Fast Marina Magazine

Found this on RetroRides forum - mods I have assumed that stating the forum name and linking ( couldn't copy picture if I tried ) is allowed but if not as it is some one else's picture on another forum please remove this post, letting me know. Thanks.

Capri front Marina middle and rear+ extra bits:

http://retrorides.proboards.com/thread/ ... ted?page=3

I have seen one more Marina looking three axle Marina on Google somewhere too.

OMG!!!!!

Capri front wings and bonnet grafted onto Marina Estate. Early Marina front valance.



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Puts a new meaning on 'cut and shut'. I'd get a load of autojumble stuff in the back of that one.

Not sure what's going on there! Hadn't the early valance gone by the time the estate came along?

Makes an amphibious Marina start to look like quite a sensible idea!


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Gold and only recognised as a 2 axle body. Registered December 73 Long gone I recon.

Registration number: OKT 890M Untaxed
Tax due: 01 September 1981


Vehicle details
Vehicle make MORRIS
Date of first registration 11 December 1973
Cylinder capacity (cc) 1798cc
CO₂Emissions Not available
Fuel type PETROL
Vehicle status Not taxed
Vehicle colour GOLD
Vehicle type approval Not available
Wheel plan 2 AXLE RIGID BODY
Revenue weight Not available

Morris McKinnon wrote:Hadn't the early valance gone by the time the estate came along?

Estate came out in late 72 so there were a few with early valances.

marinabuoy wrote:Makes an amphibious Marina start to look like quite a sensible idea!


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Like It..... Gil...

Hi guys
I built that 30 years ago
Known in kent as the caprina it was an estate cut off at the bulkhead and a capri 2.3 v6 5 speed grafted on it was a suprising easy conversion as the chassis rails overlapped perfectly and the firewall was very similar shape it ran 2 x atlas axles (ford) and a transfer box giving 6x4 drive the front suspension was ford coilover struts and larger discs the hardest part was the stretching of the roof as it dropped so much towards the rear the ford v6 gave it enough power to play silly buggers in the wet but getting it sideways was a challenge it was 5 feet longer than standard
Id love to build anoyher one if someone has the bits......

Thanks for the information on this interesting car.

It was something to do when i was bored and used up some of the bits lying around most havve been built aprox 1978

Great to hear some of the back story behind it- fascinating car.