Tiny doing NEC again!!

SiPickupV8 · Post by **SiPickupV8** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 6:38 pm

hi all Tiny is doing NEC this year in November,
and because its our 40year he is putting a book together with 40 facts about marinas so if you know something about marina's that most mite not know please email him with your infor via = dawntiny1960@btinternet.com.

Because he is onlt looking for 40 items and that some people will send the same items he will just pick the best and most different items that are sent.
Thanks for reading.
Ta Simon

Post by **MarinaCoupe** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 7:12 pm

The Marina was the first BL chassis to be designed on a computer.

Chris

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Post by **MarinaCoupe** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 7:15 pm

The Marina won an international award for chassis rigidity in 1971 beating the Ford Escort.

Chris

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ClaytonSpeed · Post by **ClaytonSpeed** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 7:50 pm

The MK1 1.3 grill was Inspired by the 1960's pontiac's!

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Viscount Orange Biscuit · Post by **Viscount Orange Biscuit** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 8:14 pm

not 100% on this one but was the Marina the first car to have air vents in the dashboard? a friend who used to work for a BL garage delivering Marians all over the counrty told me it.. and he's now looking to buy a Marina, gave him this address so look out for Budgie

Post by **balmy** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 8:15 pm

MarinaCoupe wrote:The Marina was the first BL chassis to be designed on a computer.

Chris

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Spectrum ZX81???

ClaytonSpeed · Post by **ClaytonSpeed** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 8:33 pm

IBM 790.. Possibly?

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Post by **MarinaCoupe** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 8:35 pm

Mk1 Cortina had dashboard air vents so - no go on that one.

Chris

JubileeNut · Post by **JubileeNut** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 10:17 pm

First car to use day glow paint????

locost_bryan · Post by **locost_bryan** » Tue Aug 16, 2011 2:20 am

Leyland Australia used the OHC 1500 & 1750 E-series engine.

Leyland Australia subsequently re-engineered the body to take the 2623cc E6. When they went bust, the tooling went to South Africa. The E6 was also fitted to South African Rover SD1 and Land Rovers.

New Zealand Motor Corporation assembled Marinas from CKD kits, sourced from both England and Australia. At one point they were assembling vans and pickups with the 1275cc A-series, estates with the 1800cc B-series, saloons with the 1500cc and 1750cc E-series, and coupes with the 1750cc E-series. Later saloons and estates had the 1700cc O-series. This would give one of the largest range of engine types fitted to a British designed car.

Fast Marina Magazine