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Info from Phil Airdrie on his Marlin Roadster DRL 152K :
I purchased the Marlin kit from Paul Moorhouse at the factory in Dec 1981 from Plymouth having previously purchased a 1972 Morris Marina 1.8 as a donor vehicle.
The construction subsequently took place while I worked in Truro over the next 6/9 months.
The car was roadworthy and MOT`d from 1982 and driven around from time to time until 1991, covering approx. 20k miles. It was always great fun to drive with great
acceleration and always gave a friends Lotus 7 a very close run!
I parked it up at the end of that summer, life changed with new family arrivals and it has sat back in the garage since that time. It was never truly finished or sprayed
so there is further scope for customised rebuild/completion.
The reason for sale is to create space and the sad realisation - that my wife is eager to point out - is life needs to move on!
I have kept much of the original paperwork/pictures to provenance the vehicle, and the V5 doc describes it as a Morris Marlin Sports first registered on 11.05.1972 and
registered by me 01.06.1982. This gives it historic vehicle status. Also historic MOT certs and tax discs, garage bills etc
Technical spec. It has a standard 1800cc `B` series engine with twin SU carburettors along with the standard Marina Marlin set-up. Paul Moorhouse shortened the
original prop shaft as part of the design. The rear leaf spring set up is original as is the torsion bar suspension at the front.
The dash board arrangement is functional rather than aesthetically pleasing with original Marina dials and steering column.
The steering wheel was replaced with a wooden rimmed steering wheel. There were 4 new wheels rims and tyres.
The car is in Worcestershire and the asking price is £1750.00. A purchaser would need to trailer the car away
Phil Airdrie
I have put this advert up on Phil's behalf, there are several more (and higher res. versions) of these current pictures.
I have contact details for him which I will not put on a public forum, if you are interested, please contact via my details in Pitstop and I will put you in touch with him
I purchased the Marlin kit from Paul Moorhouse at the factory in Dec 1981 from Plymouth having previously purchased a 1972 Morris Marina 1.8 as a donor vehicle.
The construction subsequently took place while I worked in Truro over the next 6/9 months.
The car was roadworthy and MOT`d from 1982 and driven around from time to time until 1991, covering approx. 20k miles. It was always great fun to drive with great
acceleration and always gave a friends Lotus 7 a very close run!
I parked it up at the end of that summer, life changed with new family arrivals and it has sat back in the garage since that time. It was never truly finished or sprayed
so there is further scope for customised rebuild/completion.
The reason for sale is to create space and the sad realisation - that my wife is eager to point out - is life needs to move on!
I have kept much of the original paperwork/pictures to provenance the vehicle, and the V5 doc describes it as a Morris Marlin Sports first registered on 11.05.1972 and
registered by me 01.06.1982. This gives it historic vehicle status. Also historic MOT certs and tax discs, garage bills etc
Technical spec. It has a standard 1800cc `B` series engine with twin SU carburettors along with the standard Marina Marlin set-up. Paul Moorhouse shortened the
original prop shaft as part of the design. The rear leaf spring set up is original as is the torsion bar suspension at the front.
The dash board arrangement is functional rather than aesthetically pleasing with original Marina dials and steering column.
The steering wheel was replaced with a wooden rimmed steering wheel. There were 4 new wheels rims and tyres.
The car is in Worcestershire and the asking price is £1750.00. A purchaser would need to trailer the car away
Phil Airdrie
I have put this advert up on Phil's behalf, there are several more (and higher res. versions) of these current pictures.
I have contact details for him which I will not put on a public forum, if you are interested, please contact via my details in Pitstop and I will put you in touch with him
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