BIG RED

[bigcarle]

my new acquisition
not home as yet and the other side of the (very large) city
a little bit of rust work to be done before it comes home
2/74 build
so i will post more pics later

[MarinaCoupe]

Nice one, I love the Aussie style grill, reminds me of the Datsun/Nissan 120Y/100A front end. What state is the straight 6 in?

[JoshWard]

Looks great!

[ClaytonSpeed]

Good find :-)


www.fastmarinamagazine.com - Check out my V8 conversion in Readers Projects.

[charlie safari]

Nice one!
The Big six, is it a manual? Prepare to be very scared indeed

[gjmc525d]

Wish they sold that model in the uk

[bigcarle]

The Big six, is it a manual? Prepare to be very scared indeed

no it an auto, if i can get my butt into gear i might just convert it to manual
either the original 3 speed floor manual or a 4 speed manual from a P76 engine is a little smoky but will double check
on arrival
scary? cant by too much worse than a Marina with the Dolomite 1850 and TR7 5speed in it
at the Mt Cotton hill climb, 1in 5 gradient you go up 3 time and down 2 in the space of 980 metres
see pic
more pics of big red to come when i get it home

[charlie safari]

I think you might find the smoke might be off the tyres!
They are way faster than a Dolomite 1850, its all the torque that makes the difference
Nice car, I'm jelouse

[norway_triumph]

nice car, well done !!

[bigcarle]

to go with my other pic is my T.C. auto,
so i now have the rarest (T.C) and the second rarest (6cyl)
and also the 2 body styles available in Australia, coupe (T.C)
and 4 door (6cyl)
oh colours are T.C. Camino Gold and the 6cyl Bitter Apricot

[charlie safari]

How rare are the 1750 Tc then?

Ive got a Tc Coupe , A TC saloon and a van at the moment.
I just need a 6 and a ute and an Estate
Why are there so many styles in NZ

I thought you might have had a bid on the marina/ital camper on OZ ebay at the moment, now thats a machine

[bigcarle]

I thought you might have had a bid on the marina/ital camper on OZ ebay at the moment, now thats a machine

no money , i thought i might take him up on his offer of cash back as i know of another one in Toowoomba

Why are there so many styles in NZ

you lot got the best of both worlds with the Aussie versions and the Enlglish ones as well

Ive got a Tc Coupe , A TC saloon and a van at the moment.
I just need a 6 and a ute and an Estate

yep i have seen this pic before, i know of an estate near me as well, same bloke has a panel van.
i know of only 4 genuine T.C.s in Australia and as i have said i was going to convert mine to manual but
found out it is the only one still auto so it will stay that way

[charlie safari]

Yep thats my TC before I pulled it apart for a very much needed restoration, it looked much better than it was
I really fancy that camper, pity it wasn't in Nz, or maybe thats a blessing actually
4 Tc coupes in OZ!!!! surely there's more? my mate just sent one back actually, I know of about 4 over here too, but thats about it!
I guess I should drop the plan to stick a v8 in mine too then

How's the parts supply in oz? I've bought quite a few nos parts from there, including what must be the last quarter window assembly!

[bigcarle]

parts are still floating around, just got to find them and keep the ears open

[charlie safari]

Thank god for ebay eh?