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Re: In Defense of the Austin Marina

To: <paul.hunt1@virgin.net>
Subject: Re: In Defense of the Austin Marina
From: Phil Raby <mgworld@chp.ltd.uk>
Date: Thu, 26 Nov 1998 08:50:53 -0000
On 25/11/98 7:32 pm Paul Hunt said

>I think the only 'advance', well, difference anyway, was the lack of a
>chassis and the torsion-bar front suspension (now where else did that
>turn up, I wonder?).  A colleague once criticised the torsion bar and
>cart springs of my Marina, and when I pointed out it was the same
>technology as the E-Type (he was a Jag fiend) he said "Well, the E-Type
>suspension always was rubbish".

My Moggie van certainly had torsion bar front suspension, perhaps the 
saloons didn't, though.


Cheers,

Philip Raby
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