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[andrewwita]

Well i found another marina today - they just keep popping up in my neighbourhood , this one is again a bit worse for ware , the owner has it for the engine for his mgb gt , as it is a 1.8

but it is dark brown on the bottom half of the car and more beige upper and a brown vynil roof - well whats left of it

can't see the front end of the car as it is covered by brambles , will try and get pics of it soon , i am hoping to get bits of it , as i did talk to him and he is happy for parts to go from it

[andrewwita]

well thats how bored i am and how close the car is , just poped there to get a pic



first registered on 18/11/1977

last on the road in 1993

colour classed as brown

[JoshWard]

Let's hope he knowsthe differences between a single carb Marina (unless that's an HL) and an MGB otherwise he will have the same problems as me! Josh (who has a single carb Marina with an MGB engine)

[black tulip tc]

Doesn't look like an HL, looks like a deluxe or super to me, which will be single carb.

[andrewwita]

from what i remember it is a super -

[MarinaCoupe]

Hi Josh,

What's the problem with your engine then?

[andrewwita]

so did morris actually manufacture the marina like this , with two colours ?

[MarinaCoupe]

Hi Andrew

Frank's the man to confirm it, but I don't think so. It looks to me like a Sandglow car with the bottom half resprayed to match the vinyl roof.

[Uncle Frank]

so did morris actually manufacture the marina like this , with two colours ?

Sorry Andrew, sadly doutone paint was never offered on the Marina range as far as i know, you were offered the choice of a vinyl roof though...very fashionable at the time , that car looks to be as Chris has already pointed out, a Sandglow car with a brown vinyl roof, and looks like someone had the lower half painted to match.

[JoshWard]

Hi Chris, nothing serious just had to change the backplates over and fit an electric fuel pump! (which I was planning to do anyway )