white marina mk1 at spitfire graveyard

MARINAMADBAZ · Post by **MARINAMADBAZ** » Sun Oct 30, 2011 1:02 pm

Told about a white morris marina mk1 1.3 saloon at the triumph spitfire graveyard.
Got my daughter to go on her facebook,i don't have a facebook account to busy for all that chatting,anyway there is a couple of pictures of it on there at (spitfire graveyard)
Looks like its in resonable order and has recently come into the yard.
its a 1.3 saloon on an L reg
i don't know if its for sale or to be broken up for spares,maybe screaminglordstokes might to be able to have a look if anybody is intrested as they are located in sheffield.
telephone number for spitfire graveyard is 0114 2700886
hopefully somebody will be able to make use of it.
let me know how any of you get on.
Best regards
Barry

JoshWard · Post by **JoshWard** » Sun Oct 30, 2011 4:57 pm

Here are the pics on their Facebook page, looks very saveable. Date of manufacture is Nov 72 as well so tax exempt.

MARINAMADBAZ · Post by **MARINAMADBAZ** » Sun Oct 30, 2011 6:17 pm

Thanks josh for putting the pictures on the forum,im not facebook trained according to my daughter.
Hope somebody can find out a bit more and hopefully get it saved
Best regards
Barry

Post by **MarinaCoupe** » Sun Oct 30, 2011 6:23 pm

Gotta need saving - someone?

JoshWard · Post by **JoshWard** » Sun Oct 30, 2011 6:51 pm

Well who fancies lending me some money? :P

With free tax and low insurance (well for all the folk older than me) it's a sure bet.

Post by **MarinaCoupe** » Sun Oct 30, 2011 7:23 pm

JoshWard wrote:Well who fancies lending me some money? :P

With free tax and low insurance (well for all the folk older than me) it's a sure bet.

How much is it Josh?

Chris
www.marinacoupe.co.uk

JoshWard · Post by **JoshWard** » Sun Oct 30, 2011 7:39 pm

No idea, I can ask on his Facebook page if you want or you could ring the yard.

Go on you know you want it 8)

JubileeNut · Post by **JubileeNut** » Sun Oct 30, 2011 7:56 pm

If its not able to be saved then the parts are worth getting like dash and trim etc etc. getting hard to find now.

ScreamingLordStokes · Post by **ScreamingLordStokes** » Sun Oct 30, 2011 11:40 pm

From looking at the photos it certainly looks in reasonable condition. I haven't had any dealings with the Spitfire Graveyard myself so I can't really guess what they intend to do with the car. All I know is that they have been around for quite some time and are a well established concern that obviously specialise in Triumph spares, so I doubt that the Marina is in immediate danger of being crushed, the least they'll do is strip it to sell the parts.
Actually I've just looked at their website and they are under new management and have moved across Sheffield. My guess is that they'll strip it for parts - lets face it they'll probably make more out of it that way - unless someone comes in with an offer they can't refuse.
If anyone needs any local assistance I'll be happy to help.

ScreamingLordStokes · Post by **ScreamingLordStokes** » Mon Oct 31, 2011 4:19 pm

Called in on my way home from work today to have a look. It would make an ideal winter project for someone. The navy interior is in good condition (but with the obligatory small rip in the drivers seat). It has 62K on the odometer and I've every reason to believe that to be correct; the inner wings are solid, as are the headlamp panels and front crossmember. The front chassis rails look reasonable. Its has had a new nearside wing fairly recently. There is an around a four inch hole in the corner of the drivers footwell due to water ingress but the rest of the floorpan looks ok. All the jacking points are still there but the rear offside one is starting to go, the spring hangers don't look too bad but would benefit from a bit of attention from the mig. Needs attention to the rear arches, theres a hole in the rear valance and also in the boot opposite the spare wheel well (there are a couple of repair panels in the boot one of which is a lower rear quarter section).
The car is not currently driveable due to failed clutch hydraulics. It also has a full history file.
The guy who runs the place now (Dave) is a good bloke who I reckon is genuine. He got the car when he went to fetch a Spitfire and the Marina was in the same yard. He doesn't really know what its worth but has had an offer (but is still waiting for the person to get back to him).
Conclusion: the car is saveable but will take a bit of work to get back into decent condition. Hope this helps.

JoshWard · Post by **JoshWard** » Mon Oct 31, 2011 5:20 pm

It's up for Â£450 apparently, sounds like a great project for someone.

Fast Marina Magazine