3 pics to get you drooling, lads.

[saabhappy]

 

 

 

Snapped at Welland Steam Fair last Sunday.

[Angrydicky]

Is that A35 a pick-up?

[pogweasel]

OMG MARINA VAN.

[saabhappy]

Is that A35 a pick-up?

Yep - I've seen 3 or 4 around, and this is the shabbiest.

[RedSparrow]

Lovely early Marina van.

 

I do really think Marinas are quite good looking (almost pretty?!) looking cars.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

I wish it was still the time when you could buy knackered Marina/Ital vans out of scrapyards for £100, those were the best times of my life and now they are gone

[trigger]

Your making me well up here Bol. I agree though, the Marina and Ital vans are my most favorite of vans of all time.

[RedSparrow]

My dad had a dark green Marina van when I were a lad. As a small child I absolutely loved it for some reason, I think because it had a bit of character.

I used to call it the A-Team van because I was a fan of the show. Of course it looked nothing like the A-Team van.

 

I was gutted when he sold it to a bloke who parked it in a field to use it as a shed. Wonder if its still there.

 

He then bought an ex-BT Maestro van. Wasn't the same.

[Espacetic]

Love the Marina. Agree with Bol, I remember picking up tax and tested Mk1 Escorts, Datsun 120Y's, Fiat 132's and SuperMirafiori's etc for £50. I pushed the boat out once and picked up a 10 year old Dolomite HL in Inca Yellow with tax and test for £90.

You wouldn't even get a 10 year old Daewoo with no test for that, let alone a quality car like the Dolly was.

 

I still can't stop looking at that HA Viva above and seeing the word labia though

[Lord Sterling]

Love the Marina Van. I can remember when many were still running around as cheap transport.

 

I cant seem to look at them without being reminded of the hot vinyl seat material and plastic smell they carried off so well.

 

Nice.

[Dukestar25]

OMG MARINA VAN.

[MrDuke]

I hope you ripped that ridiculous chrome 'thing' from the Marina's bonnet and inserted it into the owner?

[brammy777]

Hey, that is a seriously early Marina van! I wonder if its the oldest one left? Could very well be. Also, I notice a Bedford KM nearby, love those things, like a TK with a brace.

Any more shots from this show? Looks like it was a good one.

[Simon M]

I do really think Marinas are quite good looking (almost pretty?!) looking cars.

So do I, especially with the 1300 grille (as seen on yon van above), or the coupe version - if only they weren't so horrible mechanically.....(allegedly!)

[saabhappy]

Hey, that is a seriously early Marina van! I wonder if its the oldest one left? Could very well be. Also, I notice a Bedford KM nearby, love those things, like a TK with a brace.

Any more shots from this show? Looks like it was a good one.

I have - I'll post a few tomorrow.

[VWPowered]

any pics of that ERF

[CreepingJesus]

What's that trike-van thing with the girder forks?

[pandamonium]

What's that trike-van thing with the girder forks?

In the first picture? I think it is a child's pushchair.

[michiel]

Reliant van - Here's a prototype:

 

 

Edit: known as "the girder-fork van"!