Milk Race Marina

**Topics directly related to Marinas and Itals**

Moderators: ClaytonSpeed, balmy

ScreamingLordStokes
Posts: 1119
Joined: Thu Feb 26, 2009 6:01 pm
Location: Socialist Republic of South Yorkshire

Milk Race Marina

Post by ScreamingLordStokes » Sun Jun 07, 2020 2:45 pm

British Leyland had a long history of being a co sponsor of the Milk Race, The Tour of Britain cycle race, whose main sponsor was the Milk Marketing Board. British Leyland supplied the all white support vehicles from the early mid 70s to the 80s including Marina and Ital saloons and estates, Sherpa vans, Range Rovers, Princess and Ambassadors.

[image][/image]
Attachments
image.jpeg

User avatar
Pont.skins
FMM Supporter
FMM Supporter
Posts: 1052
Joined: Fri Jun 08, 2007 4:35 pm
Location: Ponteland

Re: Milk Race Marina

Post by Pont.skins » Sun Jun 07, 2020 4:19 pm

Great pic! :thumbup:
Pont.Skins

ScreamingLordStokes
Posts: 1119
Joined: Thu Feb 26, 2009 6:01 pm
Location: Socialist Republic of South Yorkshire

Re: Milk Race Marina

Post by ScreamingLordStokes » Sun Jun 07, 2020 5:26 pm

There is some fuzzy footage on youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaJQDWcVJ1I

A Marina estate can be seen after the main bunch of riders have passed at 0.57 secs and then at 2.02.
There is also a Princess and a Rover SD1.

Post Reply