txfromwi
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Look what I found! My first car. Austin Marina (USA).
Memory tells me it was a 1972, but an internet search suggests it could also be a 1973 - any experts out there that can date this??
UPDATE - I found an authoritative website - this model did not exist in 1972, it's a 1973.
It was half metric, half English and every project I completed I had extra parts at the end.
Burned front brakes every 15K miles and I could change those pads out, wheels up to wheels down in less than an hour.
So many idiosyncrasies I could fill a book...
Color was Black Tulip. Essentially black but just a bit of color in the right light.
And when I painted those running boards with black Rustoleum, I could see a color difference.
Sure wish I still had her, and every one of my cars for that matter....
Memory tells me it was a 1972, but an internet search suggests it could also be a 1973 - any experts out there that can date this??
UPDATE - I found an authoritative website - this model did not exist in 1972, it's a 1973.
It was half metric, half English and every project I completed I had extra parts at the end.
Burned front brakes every 15K miles and I could change those pads out, wheels up to wheels down in less than an hour.
So many idiosyncrasies I could fill a book...
Color was Black Tulip. Essentially black but just a bit of color in the right light.
And when I painted those running boards with black Rustoleum, I could see a color difference.
Sure wish I still had her, and every one of my cars for that matter....
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