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Marina's On TV!

Post by ClaytonSpeed » Thu Oct 11, 2007 11:09 pm

Just a few shots from The Professionals! !

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Note: The sandglow Mk2 was meant to be the same car in one episode.. Spot the difference...
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Post by JIM73 » Thu Oct 11, 2007 11:14 pm

Deluxe and special maybe ?? :wink:
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Post by Al Williams » Fri Oct 12, 2007 1:34 am

I was the kid on the chopper, I remember Cowley's estate very well.

Bu**er nearly knocked me off and carriying that special weapon too! :lol:

Actually I'm the chopper! :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Post by ClaytonSpeed » Fri Oct 12, 2007 9:42 am

JIM73 wrote:Deluxe and special maybe ?? :wink:
Well done jim, 10 stars! ! No wounder the production company didn't use many BL cars in later series! They kept giving them different ones all the time!

Al Williams wrote:I was the kid on the chopper, I remember Cowley's estate very well.

Bu**er nearly knocked me off and carriying that special weapon too! :lol:

Actually I'm the chopper! :lol: :lol: :lol:
That's not the Estate Al.. This was just a saloon in an earlier ep.

Damm I'll have to watch more Professionals to capture the Estate and Van now! ! Thanks AL!

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Post by ~Sam~ » Fri Oct 12, 2007 10:30 am

Wonder what Marina this guy had!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/suffolk/content/ar ... ture.shtml

Kept the number plates so fond memories maybe!? (It's almost like Marinas on the radio so not really off topic :wink: )

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Post by Marinanut » Fri Oct 12, 2007 10:50 am

The Mrs was watching some stuff on Crime Tv yesterday; they were on about the Black Panther. Loads of Marinas being used by the Police as unmarked cars, they even had a Harvest Gold Mk1 1.8 as lead car in the convoys in and out of jail (along with a Vauxhall Victor, Mk3 Cortina and Mk1 Transit). I love these old documentaries!
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Post by wfb » Sat Oct 13, 2007 2:04 am

The Sweeney II feature film was on ITV4 tonight, mostly old fords featured. There were a few marinas in the back ground during the opening title sequence and the wreckage of a blue mark 2 saloon appears about 10 minutes in, the aftermath of a getaway gone wrong. It reappears in the back ground of various scenes as it lies in the police yard. Apart from that lots of granadas, cortinas, a couple of avengers and Regan in a maxi. All good stuff!

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Post by JubileeNut » Sat Oct 13, 2007 7:09 pm

There was a Marina in the ITV drama The Outsiders which stared Nigel Harman a while back. He also used to play young guy, Dennis Rickman in Eastenders.
Also Moggie Minor was in it!
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Post by ScottishTC » Sun Oct 14, 2007 3:47 pm

Let's not forget that it was a Marina (teal blue, 1.8 Super - OVG 552M) that killed Det Sgt George Carter's missus, Alison, in the second series of The Sweeney - in an episode named "Hit and Run".

In a series one episode "Big Spender", a pre-Alf Garnett, Warren Mitchell, has a green 1.8 saloon OXE 903L.

Also in series two (episode called "Faces"), a blue Marina 1300 (HVF 843N) turns up, lights ablaze to a shootout...after the gang has escaped over a wall. Hence Regan's sarcastic retort "Sheriff, they went thataway"...

In "Country Boy", Regan and Carter need the help of a 'boffin from Bristol' who specialises in alarms. Det Sgt David Keel uses his own transport, a harvest gold 1300 saloon (HVF 837N).

The more I think on this, maybe I should get out more...

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Post by wedgeprincess » Sun Oct 14, 2007 11:00 pm

Some more professionals exerts and cowley in the estate..
note also the other unrelated mk1 van following
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Post by norway_triumph » Wed Nov 14, 2007 5:34 pm

Here's a link for you - Amazing ! -
http://www.imcdb.org/vehicles_make-morr ... arina.html

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Post by ado28 » Wed Nov 14, 2007 5:38 pm

Excellent Link Jan, well done m8!
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Post by martinmarina » Wed Nov 14, 2007 7:43 pm

:D what a great link Jan nice one m8 :D
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Post by ~Sam~ » Wed Nov 14, 2007 8:31 pm

Nice find Jan!!

Anyone know any of the cars?

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Post by USspecGT » Thu Nov 15, 2007 1:59 am

Isn't it strange that the Marina in 'Frightmare' is only three digits in the license plate away from the teal blue Marina used in the Sweeney..

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