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« on: November 05, 2008, 08:05:23 PM » |
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Any idea? I've got MGBs and an Austin-Healey Sprite and it seems to me that Marinas are _way_ more rare than those!
Thanks!
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chrisf
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« Reply #1 on: November 06, 2008, 02:47:31 PM » |
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I dont know how many were imported, but I am almost certain that they did not have a high survival rate as compared to similarly imported British cars. If you can find a book that goes by the title "Triumph's in America" or something similar there is a picture of them on Seaforth Docks in Liverpool lined up to come over on the ships.
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« Reply #2 on: November 12, 2008, 11:01:19 AM » |
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I don't have anything but memory to support this, but as I do remember we only got fewer than 50,000 Marinas in the US in the 3 years combined that they were imported. We started getting them in late '73, then all of '74, and about 4 months in '75. They were imported into Canada starting sometime late '72 (correct me here) and ceased in '77. I don't have any idea how many were imported there. Your Marina is quite rare now. Treasure her, and she'll become a treasure.
Every time I say something like that, my friend Joe Curto (Mr. SU Carb) tells me I need "professional help!"
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chrisf
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« Reply #3 on: November 13, 2008, 09:52:23 PM » |
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Any chance of some pics of your new treasure? Are you keeping those "Chevy SS" stripes?
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marinaman
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« Reply #4 on: November 14, 2008, 10:12:35 AM » |
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Chris: Lots of pics on the website. I'm getting some photos of the engine compartment together to post per a request from another participant. Thanks for asking, Skip
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chrisf
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« Reply #5 on: November 14, 2008, 11:07:49 AM » |
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Hey Skip,
I was throwing the pics request to the new guy, I have seen your car on the site - even had it as my wallpaper on my computer for a while.
I did that carrier bearing replacement eventually, not as bad of a task as I thought, so the old one will be heading back to you shortly.
Chris
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marinaman
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« Reply #6 on: November 14, 2008, 11:29:04 AM » |
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Chris: Another instance of my illiteracy regarding these forum operations. I'll read closer from now on. No sweat on the return items--your convenience, to be sure.
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dkmullen
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« Reply #7 on: November 14, 2008, 04:05:05 PM » |
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When I got my Marina (white with blue racing stripes!), the previous owner had painted the wheels chocolate brown. I snapped a couple of pictures the day after I got it, but those pix have the (IMHO ugly) brown wheels. Before I got new tires on it, I had the wheels painted back their original silver-grey but I have yet to snap some pictures with the "new" wheels and new tires. I hope to do that in the next few days and then I'll post them!
Thanks for asking!
-Desmond
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