My Marina history is this:-
I got my first 1300HL in 1986 on a T plate.
Paid £650 for it.
All white and very shiny.
Should have had a really good poke around tho as you could put your hands up inside the doors from underneath.
No metal at all on any of the front doors.
Then I got hold of a 1700HLS with brown vinyl roof and that was a really good car,bar the inability to change down the box from 4th to 2nd,for tight left handers or traffic lights without grinding the gears.
Double de-clutching helped here.
Then after a few other brands,ended up with a bronze coloured 1300.
That was a total rust bucket and it failed it,s MOT and went to scrap.
Then,in 1997 I had my final Morris.
An Ital in maroon and 1300 engine.
Very good car bar one really bad wing.
I,ve always liked these cars and still kick myself for passing over a 1.7 auto,a few years back.
In the new year I intend to empty my lock up of it,s current(expensive) occupant and get a REALLY good Mk 3 in 1.3 or 1.7HLS.
Auto or manual.
Preferably in a nice metallic colour.
Hope to be a regular here
RALPH.
