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On 22/03/2024 at 07:36, datlow said:

time for a  "delivery van" version stripped out seats/glass

werent the old escort/corolla "van" versions some kind of tax break back in the day 

Escort was a real van.  Cortina wagon was available as a "van".  Mitsubishi Express was the seatless Sigma wagon, AA used them for their roadside assistance iirc.

Schools out!

Assembled here or in the UK? Did NZ have the same paint codes as UK, or did we have our own or Aussie paint codes like BMC had?

One of my old bosses had a XU1 Torana in that hot pink. Actually, he had two, a race car and a road car.

On 18/03/2024 at 08:57, Ned said:

Yeah, but you got to drive a P100D so you know what it's all about haha

Is "D for diesel" part of Elon's schoolboy humor? lol

On 11/03/2024 at 14:20, flyingbrick said:

yeah I have battled to the death on this. Lease companies are making money at your expense- Definitely not a free lunch, but I can understand why businesses take that route.

Opex v capex, a lot to do with cash flow and tax. Also makes it look like you're doing OK and you just give it all back when things go tits up and flip the bird to your creditors.

3 hours ago, tortron said:

Morris marina kit car

 

And Austin Maxi gears in the Lotus 5-speed.

Have always liked 70s Lotuses (Loti?)

22 hours ago, escorted said:

Sundowner? Spotted in Phillip island 

Correct. An option on all 3 vans. Not sure if they did one for the utes, like Holden did for the Sandman.

Morris Marina Owners Club is another good source of info, 

https://www.fastmarinamagazine.com/

Or on Facebook 

https://facebook.com/groups/2020074034743692/

Have a read of @kws Marina thread, can't recall if he covers the alternator, but he definitely covers the lights.

Going a full circle into a Marina again. KwS's 1973 Morris Marina Coupe.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/350196927/mg-might-be-about-save-affordable-station-wagon

22 hours ago, igor said:

Either or. They're effectively the same car underneath.

As the grandson of serial BMC owners on both sides and having owned many myself I may be biased. 

Part of the Allegro's bad rap was because mechanics assumed it was the same, but BL had changed the rear wheel bearings to a modern type, and when adjusted like the old type they failed and the wheel fell off.

37 minutes ago, tortron said:

Look in the background, there's a ramp. The site is lower than the surrounding ground level 

Correct, basement carpark floor, fences show actual ground level.

1 hour ago, rotormotor said:

Wonder how many of those are still around? My money would be on the Peugeot 404, high chance the others were thrashed to death or rusted away.
Of course, if any of the Mazdas survived, they'd be worth the most...

Recently followed a Tesla into Pak n Save, and he looked pissed off when he found Kias at both chargers. 

The world's first solar powered Hiace.

11 hours ago, cletus said:

17.6 for those wondering 

 

 

That's faster than a Ford Escort Mexico and just a smidgen slower than a Mazda RX3.

Well spotted that man.