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| − | '''Leyland Marina/Austin Marina. 1972–5 (prod. unknown). 2-door coupé, 4-door sedan, 2-door panel van. F/R, 1485, 1748 cm³ (4 cyl. OHC), 2623 cm³ (6 cyl. OHV).''' E-series [[Austin Maxi]] engines powered Australian Marina, plus six-cylinder 2·6 used to challenge local [[Ford Cortina]] TC and [[Holden Torana]]. As a vehicle, the bid failed: take a worse car and make the front end even heavier. Marina, however, allowed Leyland Australia to field a relatively full range from [[Leyland Mini|Mini]] at bottom end to [[Leyland P76|P76]] at top, if only for a brief period. A replacement was planned (P82) but it never saw the light of day. Production shifted to South Africa after Leyland Australia’s collapse in 1975. | + | '''Leyland Marina. 1972–5 (prod. unknown). 2-door coupé, 4-door sedan, 2-door panel van. F/R, 1485, 1748 cm³ (4 cyl. OHC), 2623 cm³ (6 cyl. OHV).''' E-series [[Austin Maxi]] engines powered Australian Marina, plus six-cylinder 2·6 used to challenge local [[Ford Cortina]] TC and [[Holden Torana]]. As a vehicle, the bid failed: take a worse car and make the front end even heavier. Marina, however, allowed Leyland Australia to field a relatively full range from [[Leyland Mini|Mini]] at bottom end to [[Leyland P76|P76]] at top, if only for a brief period. A replacement was planned (P82) but it never saw the light of day. Production shifted to South Africa after Leyland Australia’s collapse in 1975. |
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| | ''Marque:'' [[Leyland]] | ''Predecessor:'' [[Morris ADO16|Morris 1500]] | | ''Marque:'' [[Leyland]] | ''Predecessor:'' [[Morris ADO16|Morris 1500]] |
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Revision as of 02:01, 30 March 2008
Leyland Marina. 1972–5 (prod. unknown). 2-door coupé, 4-door sedan, 2-door panel van. F/R, 1485, 1748 cm³ (4 cyl. OHC), 2623 cm³ (6 cyl. OHV). E-series Austin Maxi engines powered Australian Marina, plus six-cylinder 2·6 used to challenge local Ford Cortina TC and Holden Torana. As a vehicle, the bid failed: take a worse car and make the front end even heavier. Marina, however, allowed Leyland Australia to field a relatively full range from Mini at bottom end to P76 at top, if only for a brief period. A replacement was planned (P82) but it never saw the light of day. Production shifted to South Africa after Leyland Australia’s collapse in 1975.
Manufacturing locations: Zetland, NSW, Australia; Cape Town, South Africa
Marque: Leyland | Predecessor: Morris 1500
q.v. Morris Marina
