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BIG RED

Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 10:45 pm
by bigcarle
my new acquisition
not home as yet and the other side of the (very large) city
a little bit of rust work to be done before it comes home
2/74 build
so i will post more pics later

Re: BIG RED

Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 10:49 pm
by MarinaCoupe
Nice one, I love the Aussie style grill, reminds me of the Datsun/Nissan 120Y/100A front end. What state is the straight 6 in?

Re: BIG RED

Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 10:52 pm
by JoshWard
Looks great! 8-)

BIG RED

Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 10:55 pm
by ClaytonSpeed
Good find :-)


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Re: BIG RED

Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2012 6:30 am
by charlie safari
Nice one!
The Big six, is it a manual? Prepare to be very scared indeed ;)

Re: BIG RED

Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2012 10:18 pm
by gjmc525d
Wish they sold that model in the uk 8-)

Re: BIG RED

Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2012 1:32 am
by bigcarle
The Big six, is it a manual? Prepare to be very scared indeed
no :cry: it an auto, if i can get my butt into gear i might just convert it to manual
either the original 3 speed floor manual or a 4 speed manual from a P76 :-D engine is a little smoky but will double check
on arrival
scary? cant by too much worse than a Marina with the Dolomite 1850 and TR7 5speed in it
at the Mt Cotton hill climb, 1in 5 gradient you go up 3 time and down 2 in the space of 980 metres :eek: :eek: :eek:
see pic
more pics of big red to come when i get it home

Re: BIG RED

Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2012 7:42 am
by charlie safari
I think you might find the smoke might be off the tyres!
They are way faster than a Dolomite 1850, its all the torque that makes the difference :-D
Nice car, I'm jelouse :shh:

Re: BIG RED

Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 6:08 am
by norway_triumph
nice car, well done !!

Re: BIG RED

Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 8:09 am
by bigcarle
to go with my other pic is my T.C. auto,
so i now have the rarest (T.C) and the second rarest (6cyl)
and also the 2 body styles available in Australia, coupe (T.C)
and 4 door (6cyl)
oh colours are T.C. Camino Gold and the 6cyl Bitter Apricot

Re: BIG RED

Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2012 10:43 am
by charlie safari
How rare are the 1750 Tc then?
1971_Austin_Marina.jpg
Ive got a Tc Coupe , A TC saloon and a van at the moment.
I just need a 6 and a ute and an Estate :thumbup:
Why are there so many styles in NZ :-?

I thought you might have had a bid on the marina/ital camper on OZ ebay at the moment, now thats a machine :eek:

Re: BIG RED

Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2012 5:14 am
by bigcarle
I thought you might have had a bid on the marina/ital camper on OZ ebay at the moment, now thats a machine :eek:
no money :oops: :cry: , i thought i might take him up on his offer of cash back as i know of another one in Toowoomba
Why are there so many styles in NZ :-?
you lot got the best of both worlds with the Aussie versions and the Enlglish ones as well :eek: :evil:
Ive got a Tc Coupe , A TC saloon and a van at the moment.
I just need a 6 and a ute and an Estate :thumbup:
yep i have seen this pic before, i know of an estate near me as well, same bloke has a panel van.
i know of only 4 genuine T.C.s in Australia and as i have said i was going to convert mine to manual but
found out it is the only one still auto so it will stay that way

Re: BIG RED

Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2012 7:51 am
by charlie safari
Yep thats my TC before I pulled it apart for a very much needed restoration, it looked much better than it was :-?
I really fancy that camper, pity it wasn't in Nz, or maybe thats a blessing actually ;)
4 Tc coupes in OZ!!!! surely there's more? my mate just sent one back actually, I know of about 4 over here too, but thats about it!
I guess I should drop the plan to stick a v8 in mine too then :eek:

How's the parts supply in oz? I've bought quite a few nos parts from there, including what must be the last quarter window assembly!

Re: BIG RED

Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 4:54 am
by bigcarle
parts are still floating around, just got to find them and keep the ears open :-D

Re: BIG RED

Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 7:31 am
by charlie safari
Thank god for ebay eh? ;)