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1980 Morris Marina 1300 coupe

stupot Part of things Posts: 13	1980 Morris Marina 1300 coupe stupot @stupot
	Sept 24, 2012 15:15:02 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Hi been lurking around the forum for some time looking at all the excellent rides on here thought it was time I put mine on, only just bought it, a supposedly rust free 1980 marina coupe. old bloke owned it from new etc etc sold on the bay by the elderly chaps neighbor, as it was 200 miles away didn't bother looking at it as the description said it all (or so I thought) got it transported back saw it coming off the transporter....them arches and sills look a bit suspect no there was no rust as it had all been filled and painted over. Ordered myself a new MiG welder (never to old to learn a new skill) and got started this weekend. will stick some pictures on when I've mastered that new skill as well...by the way its dog s**t brown, the best colour
	Last Edit: Sept 24, 2012 15:20:20 GMT by stupot

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stupot Part of things Posts: 13	1980 Morris Marina 1300 coupe stupot @stupot
	Sept 24, 2012 15:46:41 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	some very dodgy looking wheel trims and more badges and stickers than Halfords. looked like this the original wheel nut covers were still under the hubcaps.. getting there now but then after a poke with the trusty screwdriver made this which was caused by this so I made this and it ended up like this got the other side of the arch to do then the other side..
	Last Edit: Sept 24, 2012 15:53:30 GMT by stupot

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mikeymk Part of things '85 Polo Coupe S 1.6 16v Posts: 931	1980 Morris Marina 1300 coupe mikeymk @mikeymk
	Sept 24, 2012 15:55:22 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Second pic gave me nostalgia, i can just see that in the local shops car park whilst i'm walking past on my way to middle school There would be a Bedford CF ice cream van by the school gates with those wheel trims on.


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stupot Part of things Posts: 13	1980 Morris Marina 1300 coupe stupot @stupot
	Sept 24, 2012 15:57:46 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	yeh my grandad had the same model and colour brand new in August 1979 I went to the BL dealers with him to collect it I was 7 and when I saw this exactly the same I had to have it, yeah it's a little rough round the edges but nothing a few weekends won't sort it's mint inside with the usual poor panel fit, not everyones cup of tea but I love em
	Last Edit: Sept 24, 2012 16:00:08 GMT by stupot

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orioncrazycarl Part of things Posts: 271	1980 Morris Marina 1300 coupe orioncrazycarl @orioncrazycarl
	Sept 24, 2012 17:23:40 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	I'm loving that!please excuse my stupidity, but why does it look different to other coupes ive seen?also austin?not BL? I'm not to up on the history ect, do love em tho!colour just makes it better!
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norniron Part of things Posts: 470	1980 Morris Marina 1300 coupe norniron @norniron
	Sept 24, 2012 17:40:10 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Sept 24, 2012 15:46:41 GMT stupot said: some very dodgy looking wheel trims Your "dodgy looking wheel trims" are the hubcaps from a Humber Sceptre Mk3 / Sunbeam Rapier Fastback
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retrolegends Club Retro Rides Member Winging it.....Since 1971. Posts: 3,719 Club RR Member Number: 94	1980 Morris Marina 1300 coupe retrolegends @retrolegends Club Retro Rides Member 94
	Sept 24, 2012 17:48:17 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Sept 24, 2012 17:23:40 GMT orioncrazycarl said: I'm loving that!please excuse my stupidity, but why does it look different to other coupes ive seen?also austin?not BL? I'm not to up on the history ect, do love em tho!colour just makes it better! Known as the Austin Marina in North America in the early '70s so a bit of friday afternoon factory fun maybe? Nice Marina BTW always had a soft spot for 'em.
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stupot Part of things Posts: 13	1980 Morris Marina 1300 coupe stupot @stupot
	Sept 24, 2012 19:06:52 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	the old chap that I bought it off had a fondness it seems for sticking things on the bodywork and the dashboard, he swapped the morris badges for austin ones and stuck a rover badge on the bonnet, i've just had to scour the bay for new/good used morris badges. this is the mk3 model the last morris marina before the ital. I still have the hub caps in the garage I was going to throw them in my next pile of metal for recycling look at the bits stuck on the side by the rear arches thankfully they came off without damaging the paint


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giacosa Part of things Posts: 93	1980 Morris Marina 1300 coupe giacosa @giacosa
	Sept 24, 2012 21:40:42 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	God its so long since I saw a Marina with those black central plastic caps on the wheels. What are your thoughts on power train? I may have been watching Road Kill too much but was thinking 350 smallblock.
	Last Edit: Sept 24, 2012 21:42:42 GMT by giacosa

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stupot Part of things Posts: 13	1980 Morris Marina 1300 coupe stupot @stupot
	Sept 25, 2012 9:45:27 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	mmm that would be interesting but it's staying standard, it's got to 32 years old with only a few badges been changed which has now been reversed the car has only done 41.000 miles and runs sweet as a nut and I like the 1275cc A series it's bomb proof


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mantiac Part of things Posts: 182	1980 Morris Marina 1300 coupe mantiac @mantiac
	Sept 25, 2012 10:23:21 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Cool car and kudos to you for keeping it the original colour; that's a bit of history right there.


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trigger Posted a lot Posts: 3,388	1980 Morris Marina 1300 coupe trigger @trigger
	Sept 25, 2012 11:09:46 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Thats lovely, a real timewarp, I'd ebay those wheel trim off though instead of dumping them, someones bound to want them.
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ianboyd Part of things Posts: 592	1980 Morris Marina 1300 coupe ianboyd @ianboydsnr
	Sept 25, 2012 15:08:19 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	looks far better without a piano dropped on the roof ;D Damn those top gear boys


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stupot Part of things Posts: 13	1980 Morris Marina 1300 coupe stupot @stupot
	Sept 25, 2012 15:46:20 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Sept 25, 2012 15:08:19 GMT ianboyd said: looks far better without a piano dropped on the roof ;D Damn those top gear boys well someone had to say it !!


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orioncrazycarl Part of things Posts: 271	1980 Morris Marina 1300 coupe orioncrazycarl @orioncrazycarl
	Sept 25, 2012 15:56:16 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	my fav marina, v8, ummmmmmm! I do love the way they used 4 door doors for a coupe! cheap gits lol
	cars: orion 1600 i ghia mk2 orion 2.2 vtec ghia mk1

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RRT 22R Part of things Posts: 135	1980 Morris Marina 1300 coupe RRT 22R @rrt22r
	Sept 25, 2012 17:04:43 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	I am rather partial to a bit of old BL tin, (well, to be fair, any old tin...) and I like this very much. Any pictures of the inside? I am hoping it's as brown as the outside...
	1950 Ferguson TE A20 1971 VW Beetle 1300 1972 VW Beetle 1302S 1977 Leyland Mini 850 1983 Austin Metro 1.0 HLE 1984 Honda Acty TN 550 1989 Rover Mini 30 1990 Rover Mini City E 1990 Mazda MX5

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stupot Part of things Posts: 13	1980 Morris Marina 1300 coupe stupot @stupot
	Sept 25, 2012 17:56:23 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	just for you RRT22R as you can see a very luuuvvverly shade of beige


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RRT 22R Part of things Posts: 135	1980 Morris Marina 1300 coupe RRT 22R @rrt22r
	Sept 25, 2012 18:09:08 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	;D
	1950 Ferguson TE A20 1971 VW Beetle 1300 1972 VW Beetle 1302S 1977 Leyland Mini 850 1983 Austin Metro 1.0 HLE 1984 Honda Acty TN 550 1989 Rover Mini 30 1990 Rover Mini City E 1990 Mazda MX5

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stupot Part of things Posts: 13	1980 Morris Marina 1300 coupe stupot @stupot
	Sept 25, 2012 18:16:21 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Here are a few pics of the marina's i've owned over the last few years, the pageant blue mk3 was a brilliant car I restored it and had to sell it to fund my business start up thoroghly reliable....I know a reliable marina...on the other hand the Reynard coloured 1800 special coupe was the total opposite found it in a garage in Carlisle been there many years 15000 miles from new every mot etc etc fneeded repainting and usual re commissioning bloody thing just kept on breaking sold it to a collector for a massive profit in the end....enjoy i189.photobucket.com/albums/z118/stuthegasman/marinacoupe001.jpg[/IMG] Alovely 1300 saloon I found in a garage in staffordshire found it in 2006 believe it or not it was put in the garage when it was 2 years old in 1978 it had only done 17000 miles never ever had it's first mot until after I got it and painted it etc I briefly had a mk1 1800 coupe a cracking car and very good runner sold it and wished I'm hadnt I could go on and on but I think that's enough marina's for now... go on then I briefly had an ital as well but I nicked the engine out of that as it was an A+ and putit in the red saloon which had sat so long the engine was well and truly seized
	Last Edit: Sept 25, 2012 18:35:38 GMT by stupot

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stupot Part of things Posts: 13	1980 Morris Marina 1300 coupe stupot @stupot
	Sept 26, 2012 19:04:20 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	finished repairing the sill end of the n/srear arch tonight.. And this is what it looked like before


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