Ross wrote:
>Just before I graduated from a `66 Sprite to a new `76 B I took a friends
>`76 Marina for a run. I took it through some twisty backroads I knew to
see
>what it could do. I'd been through these back lanes umpteen times in
>Spridgets, Minis and, later, B's with BIG driver grins, gravel splatter,
>passenger white knuckles and some mildly amused cow spectators the only
>results. After attempting the same route at the same speed in an almost
>brand new Marina the driver had white knuckles, the passengers had more
>sense and the cows were laughing out loud. The Marina may not have been
>boat sized on the outside but in its soul it was a barge....
I agree Ross, the Marina can't out corner a Mini, an MGB or even a properly
sorted Sprite but it has more room and comfort and is still a neat LBC.
Let's compare it to similar sedans, instead.
Fred Pixley
Napanee, Ontario, Canada
fpixley@kingston.net
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