Fast Marina Magazine

Hello all,
having just bought a Vanguard limited edition mk1 model 1300 super in Limeflower i'm wondering what other models are still out there to collect,i know there's a red mk1 model ? with a coat hanger for an ariel,but would love a pick-up if one was ever made.

Alan

VA06300- 1800 Teal blue
VA06301- 1300 Havest gold
VA06302- 1800 Essex Police
VA06303- 1800 White
VA06304- 1800 Blaze (Hidden Treasures series, that's the rusty one!)
VA06305- 1800 Blaze (Not rusty!)
VA06306- 1800 Sandglow
VA06307- 1800 Taxi (White)
VA06308- 1300 Limeflower
VA06309- 1300 Aqua

there were also two Corgi coupes back in the 70s (one metallic red, one metallic yellow)

And there were kits to fit Vanguard interiors and chassis etc for a pick-up, van and estate, but these are like rockin' 'orse poo and now very pricey....

Airfix made a plastic model kit of a Marina saloon (a TC I think) in the early 70s but these are ultra rare. I'd like to know what happened to the moulds though. They also produced a kit of the Maxi - again very hard to find. Might be worth contacting Hornby (who now own Airfix) and asking if the moulds still exist. The MK1 Escort kit is still being produced so there is a slight possibility that they are stuck on some dusty shelf somewhere.

Corgi also did a coupe in blaze very early in the 70's. I believe it was originally only available through BL dealerships. It had black interior and silver steering wheel, whilst the red and yellow ones had white interior and black steering wheel.


I was lucky enough to find one at a toy collector's fair several years ago, but they are pretty rare!

Dave.

1. Here's a link to a bunch of liveried commercials http://www.roxleymodels.co.uk/post/rxrange.htm

2. There was a range of plastic kits that mounted on Vanguard chassis called Bijou, but I can't find a link for them.

3. A plastic kit for the Coupe - originally for slot cars, but now I belive a complete kit http://www.onethirtysecond.co.uk/resin/ ... php#marina

black tulip tc wrote:Corgi also did a coupe in blaze very early in the 70's. I believe it was originally only available through BL dealerships. It had black interior and silver steering wheel, whilst the red and yellow ones had white interior and black steering wheel.


I was lucky enough to find one at a toy collector's fair several years ago, but they are pretty rare!

Dave.

They are so rare I didnt bother mentioning them The problem with the kits is of course it's hard to get all the detail right yourself and in the case of the vanguards ones, you have to buy a base model first!

black tulip tc wrote:Corgi also did a coupe in blaze very early in the 70's. I believe it was originally only available through BL dealerships. It had black interior and silver steering wheel, whilst the red and yellow ones had white interior and black steering wheel.


I was lucky enough to find one at a toy collector's fair several years ago, but they are pretty rare!

Dave.

You have been blessed - these were actually produced by Corgi for BL to give away at the launch of the Marina in April 1971 - very very rare indeed, and I have only ever seen 2 poor ones on ebay.
The white metal vans are 1/45 so a bit small besides the diecast saloons & coupes.I am lucky enough to have the very fine Airfix model to go with my 1:1 white TC saloon, as used by the police way back when!
I believe Bijou went out of business some years back

Wow thanks lads

i seem to think i have seen a metallic green coupe (perhaps Corgi) from the 1970's and was there also an AA van,i know Russ has some make them yourself cardboard kits of the mk1 coupe that were drawn by a old club member they look pretty good I'll ask him to photo copy some up for the members if any ones interested ?

Alan

Ps Thanks Chris,have you seen any of these models as they are a bit pricey?

Oooo i'm interested. Will probably last longer in the wet than my real Marina....

:shock: Don`t know if any of you guys spotted this but there was a Marina TC Airfix Kit on Ebay last week which went for the "buy it now" price of £125 within a day of being put up for sale!, just noticed tonight that the same seller has another one for sale, and guess what...the buy it now price on this one is now £145!...could be interesting to see what it goes for, think i might have one or two of those in the cupboard myself .

These are my Marina models- the Vanguards ones are both boxed. The Corgi one is going to get a respray soon - funny how Corgi issued this in two colours not used on the real cars!



I wonder if replacement "glass" is available for the Corgi Coupe?

black tulip tc wrote:Corgi also did a coupe in blaze very early in the 70's. I believe it was originally only available through BL dealerships. It had black interior and silver steering wheel, whilst the red and yellow ones had white interior and black steering wheel.


I was lucky enough to find one at a toy collector's fair several years ago, but they are pretty rare!

Dave.

(Raises hand....) I've got one...... Luckily the dealer didn't realise just HOW rare these are and it was a good price.....

Al, You can get glass for the coupe from here:
http://www.model-supplies.co.uk/
The Marina is number 306.

When I was younger I collected toy cars because I wasnt allowed a real one and have a fair number of playworn Corgis (couldnt afford any decent ones!)

Nice one Josh, I'll have the Corgi looking even better now.