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Just to follow up on the story of the Marina, this is the story of the ADO77, the car that was being developed to replace it in...
Feb 27, 2024
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These are relevant. The conclusion is the Marina was a sensible choice for BL in 1971 but it should have been gone by 1976.
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Don't knock the Marina too much - it was a good car to learn on. It was a full sized car, so you didn't have the problems of learning...
Feb 27, 2024
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Hey they sold a million of those Marina's. Not bad for what was meant to be a temporary stopgap. They just kept making them long after...
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I'm not sure what more damage could have been done by British Leyland without pointing out the truly abysmal the labor situation at BL...
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Is not having BLMC created by the merger of BHM and LMC in the first place allowed, with the result that "British" doesn't drag...
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While designing and building the Austin Allegro, Metro and Princess [1] was difficult to comprehend, sticking with unimproved versions...
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