I remember the Ital, it had a snazzier grille filler. The Marina door handles were used on Lotus Esprits for decades after. We had a new Marina estate as a hire car when my dad took us on holiday to Wales in his annual week off.
One year we had a new Maxi. The windows fell inside the doors when we wound them up. That was a problem as it was halfway around Knowsley Safari Park.
At least the Ital was designed in the 70s, the Oxford had fins and a main beam button on the floor next to the clutch. It did have a fold-down armrest in the rear seat which I thought was majestic. And a starting handle.
It cost my dad £500, I spent that yesterday on new discs and pads. I still need to find a boot motor and an alarm siren, and work out why it drips water on your feet when it rains. I suspect it'll be blocked aircon drains - the Oxford would be laughing, if it's engine hadn't seized on the M6.
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