Morris Marina in Portuguese magazine

Lazak · Post by **Lazak** » Mon Nov 28, 2011 2:24 pm

The Magazine is only avaliable wednesday (i promise to put some photos when I get it).
The only TC known in portugal, saw it in many historic rallys here, what do you think? :twisted:

Viscount Orange Biscuit · Post by **Viscount Orange Biscuit** » Mon Nov 28, 2011 2:32 pm

Looks Good Thanks for sharing, i await the photos with anticipation.. good to see Marinas around the world getting front page cover cheers

Lazak · Post by **Lazak** » Mon Nov 28, 2011 2:40 pm

Front cover pages and even owner clubs

Viscount Orange Biscuit · Post by **Viscount Orange Biscuit** » Mon Nov 28, 2011 2:55 pm

are there many Marinas in portugal? how do you fancy coming to the Nationals this year in Norfolk UK, You'd win furthest traveled award i'm pretty sure or be a close second with Jan.. it would be great to have some more international members show up

oh and great photos

Post by **MarinaCoupe** » Mon Nov 28, 2011 3:11 pm

Who won in the magazine, the Marina TC or the Golf GTi?

Chris
www.marinacoupe.co.uk

Lazak · Post by **Lazak** » Mon Nov 28, 2011 4:40 pm

Viscount Orange Biscuit wrote:are there many Marinas in portugal? how do you fancy coming to the Nationals this year in Norfolk UK, You'd win furthest traveled award i'm pretty sure or be a close second with Jan.. it would be great to have some more international members show up

oh and great photos

Ahaha I would love, but this year is impossible, I need to open my engine first... It has 200.000 from new (never opened), its very reliable(besides the oil leaking

), but I dont trust it for a jouney like that

There are some 1.3 coupes and sallons (not more than 20, only like 5 in circulation) and one diesel green pick up!
1.8 I have seen 1 saloon years ago in a scrapyard but i think it doesnÂ´t exist anymore... besides that one there is mine ( the blaze one in the photos) one gray coupe that is for sale (http://quarteira-faro.olx.pt/morris-mar ... -181993078) and that one in the magazine(TC) !

The result of the test I donÂ´t know but the title translated to English is something like "Golf vs Marina, the unfairest comparison ever" letÂ´s hope its not a tendentious article :roll:
Last month I put my pedal down against a mk1 golf cabrio and he couldnÂ´t pass hehe 8)
But that TC is very competitive, I havenÂ´t seen the car live but some one told me that that the suspension is a swap from a mk2 escort... I donÂ´t know, when I get the magazine wednesday I will tell you something!

Cheers

Viscount Orange Biscuit · Post by **Viscount Orange Biscuit** » Mon Nov 28, 2011 4:59 pm

Lazak wrote:
Viscount Orange Biscuit wrote:are there many Marinas in portugal? how do you fancy coming to the Nationals this year in Norfolk UK, You'd win furthest traveled award i'm pretty sure or be a close second with Jan.. it would be great to have some more international members show up

oh and great photos
Ahaha I would love, but this year is impossible, I need to open my engine first... It has 200.000 from new (never opened), its very reliable(besides the oil leaking ), but I dont trust it for a jouney like that
There are some 1.3 coupes and sallons (not more than 20, only like 5 in circulation) and one diesel green pick up!
1.8 I have seen 1 saloon years ago in a scrapyard but i think it doesnÂ´t exist anymore... besides that one there is mine ( the blaze one in the photos) one gray coupe that is for sale (http://quarteira-faro.olx.pt/morris-mar ... -181993078) and that one in the magazine(TC) !

The result of the test I donÂ´t know but the title translated to English is something like "Golf vs Marina, the unfairest comparison ever" letÂ´s hope its not a tendentious article :roll:
Last month I put my pedal down against a mk1 golf cabrio and he couldnÂ´t pass hehe 8)
But that TC is very competitive, I havenÂ´t seen the car live but some one told me that that the suspension is a swap from a mk2 escort... I donÂ´t know, when I get the magazine wednesday I will tell you something!

Cheers

they all have oil leaks lol until their empty lol 200,000 miles is doing well whats a few more hundred to come over for a trip

get yourself some euro breakdown and come on over we promise you a warm welcome.. looking forward to your next post and info on the car
all the best eamonn

locost_bryan · Post by **locost_bryan** » Mon Nov 28, 2011 11:37 pm

The headline :-
o comparativo mais injusto de sempre (Portuguese)
the most unfair comparison ever (English)

How true!

ScreamingLordStokes · Post by **ScreamingLordStokes** » Fri Dec 02, 2011 5:27 pm

locost_bryan wrote:The headline :-
o comparativo mais injusto de sempre (Portuguese)
the most unfair comparison ever (English)

How true!

Unfair to the GTI of course!

Actually there used to be quite a lot of British vehicles in Portugal - I remember an article about some AEC double decker buses in Lisbon, they were halfcabs but looked wierd as they were left hand drive so were a mirror image of the traditional Brit half cab.

Coupedriver · Post by **Coupedriver** » Fri Dec 02, 2011 5:37 pm

Wow!! Great to see a car like this. I'm wishing I could speak/read Portugese! 8)

Lazak · Post by **Lazak** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 7:00 pm

Finaly I have the magazine in my hands!!
Great article! The marina won

This magazine used to ridicule marinas, so its quite nice to see an article like this! The marina only lost in the "economy test" (its less expensive to have a competitive golf gti than a marina)... In the performance test the golf havenÂ´t got any chances when the engine is in high rotation! :twisted:
This car have 3 schocks per front wheel (wow!) escort rs dif and the engine is about 150 hp!!! the owner said that its probaly not the nicest marina in the world but sure its the most expensive

The magazine also have a special surprise article that I will post on the "rally cars secion" 8) some photos of the BL Portugal rally Marinas, and some outside marinas that compete at portugalÂ´s 70Â´s rallys!
I am full of work right now, but when i have got the time I will post the photos and some brief translation of both articles!
Cheers!

Viscount Orange Biscuit · Post by **Viscount Orange Biscuit** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 7:18 pm

lol we all knew the Marina would win.. looking forward to the translation and photos,
and don't work too hard

Coupedriver · Post by **Coupedriver** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 9:24 pm

Thanks for the translations and photos!!

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