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Design journal: 1971 article on the Marina

Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 7:49 pm
by norway_triumph
http://austin-rover.co.uk/cgi-bin/forum ... highlight=

interesting article - with some production line pics i haven't seen before

Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 8:45 pm
by JIM73
Nice one !! Have'nt seen that one before !! :wink:

Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 8:49 pm
by JubileeNut
I get the feeling from the first picture and looking at 1973 Jubilees they must of made cuts and stopped dipping them in that magic rust inhibitor after 1972! :shock:

Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 8:51 pm
by martinmarina
:D Nice link Jan , made interesting reading , I had to have a wry smile about the electro coating rust inhibiting paint though :wink: :wink:

Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 9:14 pm
by ~Sam~
someone painted over my rust inhibiting paint so it doesnt work any more :wink:

Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 11:06 pm
by MarinaCoupe
The secret was to get them rusty before applying the paint - standard BL practice.