1972 Marlin Roadster

1972 Marlin Roadster in Classic Kit Cars, Documentary, 2005

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stronghold ◊ 2008-12-03 10:49
Sandie ◊ 2010-09-24 23:18	Roadster rather than Sportster. The Sportster was a more stripped down car with a slightly different design. From this link: http://www.marlinownersclub.com/ Quote The last Triumph based car (chassis 1285) was produced in June 1983, by which time the MK II Marina based kit (2151 onwards) was well into production. Of the 236 all Triumph kits produced approximately 160 are known to have been put on the road. Information on some of these cars is very sketchy indeed and doesn't allow for re-registration of more than a couple of cars. The most interesting part of that is the bit about the MK2. If you put this car's plate into MyCarCheck it comes up as a 1973 Morris. The guy who built it probably forgot to change the registration! MK3's were based on the Cortina and later on the Sierra so this is probably a MK2.

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stronghold

◊ 2008-12-03 10:49

Sandie

◊ 2010-09-24 23:18

Roadster rather than Sportster. The Sportster was a more stripped down car with a slightly different design.

From this link: http://www.marlinownersclub.com/

Quote The last Triumph based car (chassis 1285) was produced in June 1983, by which time the MK II Marina based kit (2151 onwards) was well into production. Of the 236 all Triumph kits produced approximately 160 are known to have been put on the road. Information on some of these cars is very sketchy indeed and doesn't allow for re-registration of more than a couple of cars.

The most interesting part of that is the bit about the MK2. If you put this car's plate into MyCarCheck it comes up as a 1973 Morris. The guy who built it probably forgot to change the registration! MK3's were based on the Cortina and later on the Sierra so this is probably a MK2.

1972 Marlin Roadster

1972 Marlin Roadster in Classic Kit Cars, Documentary, 2005

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