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I have been looking around for a small, old, rwd van to replace my cossy P100. Obviously looked at Escorts and Anglias, but they are fortunes now. I always liked the look of the Marina vans, but they are almost extinct... Anyway, to cut a long story short I ended up with a 1.3 Morris 440 van. 2 owners, 41k, last taxed in 94. I can't tell you what a grin it is driving it around, although I am constantly trying to put it into the 5th gear that it doesn't have. I was telling my dis-believing mates that I intended to put it on body coloured steel wheels with hubcaps, early Marina front end, and find a packet of 10x Players No6 to stick on the dash. One of them coined the phrase 'Poverty Retro'... Any one else got any suitable pictures?
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and where are your pics?
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wanted, 25th hour. Required daily, cash waiting
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 This is how they should look!!!  |
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Sorry GW, I got one of it but being a newb, can't see how to attach it... |
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Photobucket is your friend ;D upload to photobucket then copy and paste the img code  |
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Remember the days when sex was safe and motorsport was dangerous. Vintage bling always attracts pussy.  |
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Cool, try this...  |
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Ultimate poverty retro... I would give both my nuts to own this;  |
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sweet - i think poverty -retro could take off. with the look of the one above it really could stand out. slam, wheels and a coat of paint would go a long way...
what PCD do these have?
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wanted, 25th hour. Required daily, cash waiting
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google images blows for this, and can't acess flickr at work - how about the old Gas Board decals, or AA rep for comedy value?
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wanted, 25th hour. Required daily, cash waiting
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Or yellow, on polished wolfrace slots, with this on the side:  Apparently, at the time, the words were often changed to "Busby is a tit". Nuff said. |
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'83 GTM Coupe. 4A-GE Powered
'00 GTM Libra Auto. Ick.
'71 Detomaso Pantera. Current Resto
'89 GMC Safari Tow/Kip bus
'05 SAAB 9-3 Daily
'71 Siva Moonbug. Not even contemplating resto yet.
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And carrying on the original theme of this thread:  |
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'83 GTM Coupe. 4A-GE Powered
'00 GTM Libra Auto. Ick.
'71 Detomaso Pantera. Current Resto
'89 GMC Safari Tow/Kip bus
'05 SAAB 9-3 Daily
'71 Siva Moonbug. Not even contemplating resto yet.
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all mine are poverty retros.  as for the PCD it depends what weight the van is on marinas. |
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Volvo back as my main squeeze, more boost and some interior goodies on the way.
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is it bad that i saw the thread title and thought of my own car? |
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is it bad that I saw the thread title and thought of my own car? I bloody hope not cos I thought the same ;D |
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Hi Mate, nice van there....
Seeing as you've got the 440, it is standard Marina running gear so any 3 3/4 x 4 stud will fit which are (deep breath...)
Small Triumph PCD (GT6 wheels look good and fairly standard), TR7 wheels, Dolomite with spacers, then (with Grayston spacers) you have Maestro/Montego rims, MGF/TF and ROVER Metro/100. Some older Fiats will go on with persuasion (and wobble bolts). Seeing as you've got a late van, you should also have telescopic front shocks as standard - they are the same as LDV 200 series front shocks for the upgrade. Plenty of tuning bits for the A+ engine, just try and avoid the MiniTax......
Have fun!
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Rover Metro - The TARDIS - brake problems.....Stored
Rover 75 - Barge
MGZTT Cdti 160+ - Winter Hack and Audi botherer...
MGF - The Golden Shot...Stored
Project Minion........
Can you see the theme?
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koppak
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I have been looking around for a small, old, rwd van to replace my cossy P100. Obviously looked at Escorts and Anglias, but they are fortunes now. I always liked the look of the Marina vans, but they are almost extinct... Anyway, to cut a long story short I ended up with a 1.3 Morris 440 van. 2 owners, 41k, last taxed in 94. I can't tell you what a grin it is driving it around, although I am constantly trying to put it into the 5th gear that it doesn't have. I was telling my dis-believing mates that I intended to put it on body coloured steel wheels with hubcaps, early Marina front end, and find a packet of 10x Players No6 to stick on the dash. One of them coined the phrase 'Poverty Retro'... Any one else got any suitable pictures? If you look around for a 1.7/1.8 diff it'll drive much nicer unless pf course you,ve got it loaded to the roof. Spitfire overdrive box is an easy swap in ther to |
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Ultimate poverty retro... I would give both my nuts to own this; What the chuffin knobstick's has this got to do with poverty retro's?  ??  |
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nconst
Part of things
funky fresh since 89'
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exactly what i was thinking, nothing poverty bout that motor !
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'Poverty Retro'?Deleted
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Faded beige rusty Bedford Rascal, ridiculously banded steels with stretch, arches and heavy slam. Do it. You know it makes sense.
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May 10, 2010 13:12:15 GMT
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exactly what I was thinking, nothing poverty bout that motor ! Lol! No not these days, no! Back in 1968 the Plymouth Roadrunner was the poverty musclecar... |
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