Propshaft separation at the gearbox end was the most dramatic. Pole -
vaulting anyone?
Then there's the tendency of the front suspension to collapse completely...
Still, they resisted the temptation to produce a Marina Million. On second
thoughts that could have something to do with the sales....
Did you not recognise that "I wonder which way the front wheels are
pointing" feeling when you drove the Marina? Or that cleverly engineered
"harsh but somehow wallowy" ride quality?
Julian
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Fildes" <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2004 12:39 PM
Subject: [OM] Re: [OM][OT] Re: Olympus moving to PA
>
> I drove a Marina once - it had NOTHING in common with a moggy dammit.
> More like such other classics as the Lada Samara or the Trabant.
> What faults? :)
> AndrewF
>
> On 23/05/2004, at 8:34 PM, Julian Davies wrote:
>
> >
> > The Minor was available in 1971 IIRC in England. It was then
> > "replaced" with
> > the Marina, which became the Ital and lasted Well into the 80s. Sadly
> > these
> > were Minors in drag, complete with all the known faults and none of the
> > charm.
> > If wondering whatever happened to the British car industry, think no
> > further
> > than this example of peddling the same old crap for thirty plus years.
> >
> > Julian
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Andrew Fildes" <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2004 3:10 AM
> > Subject: [OM] Re: Olympus moving to PA
> >
> >
> >>
> >> Not so crazy. When the Morris Minor was discontinued in England in
> >> 1962
> >> (?)
> >
> >
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