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  • Roadster project on Car & Classic

    http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C741358

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    Body off and work needed as it's been in storage since 1998. Price looks ambitious for a project.

  • #2
    Re: Roadster project on Car & Classic

    And now added to eBay albeit at a higher price! www.ebay.co.uk/itm/marlin-kit-roadster-kit-car-barn-find-unfinished-project-spares-or-repairs-/121981443168...

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    • #3
      Re: Roadster project on Car & Classic

      I thought I recognised this car, see here, first photo;

      http://davidbanes.com/post/967324735...hotos-from-the

      tumblr_nbg824N1081ql85kjo3_500.jpg

      I think the guy with the dark hair and 'tash was the owner and the car was one of the best at the show at that time, very well put together.

      Can't have been used much as the tyres look to be the originals!

      Always odd seeing the 'then & now' photo's, especially when I've been out of the club, country and Marlin ownership for 30 years!
      Last edited by David; 09-05-16, 02:36 PM.
      - 9th owner of T693 SSC possibly a factory built Ford based V8 Sportster
      - 4th owner of Q309 RNV, an early Cabrio built by Bob Copping, owned Doug & Liz Billings for 16 years
      - 9th Custodian of JRR 929D, Triumph Vitesse based special Paul Moorehouse built prior to the Triumph Roadster kits.
      - 8th owner of Roadster chassis number 2395. Now owned by Barry!
      - Builder of chassis number 2325 (PKK 989M) in the mid 80's. Now owned by Eric & Lynne.

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      • #4
        Re: Roadster project on Car & Classic

        On the left Margret Priest and the ( Purple Peril) Nice to see that this car now advertised looks to still be in reasonable condition.

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        • #5
          Re: Roadster project on Car & Classic

          Is that the purple car that later lost it's windscreen and was then, recently, broken up for spare on eBay?
          - 9th owner of T693 SSC possibly a factory built Ford based V8 Sportster
          - 4th owner of Q309 RNV, an early Cabrio built by Bob Copping, owned Doug & Liz Billings for 16 years
          - 9th Custodian of JRR 929D, Triumph Vitesse based special Paul Moorehouse built prior to the Triumph Roadster kits.
          - 8th owner of Roadster chassis number 2395. Now owned by Barry!
          - Builder of chassis number 2325 (PKK 989M) in the mid 80's. Now owned by Eric & Lynne.

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          • #6
            Re: Roadster project on Car & Classic

            Thats the one, a bit special in its day. Andrew Priest took it back to Marlin ( Paul Moorhouse) and had the chassis cut and a piece added to make it longer. So definately the first ever LWB and a MK1, and quick. A sad end to a good car.

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            • #7
              Re: Roadster project on Car & Classic

              Somebody should write the full history of 'Purple Peril' for Pitstop. Wasn't Noel Pendock-Wheaton the one who chopped the windscreen off?
              Was it the most customised Chassis conversion of a Roadster, apart from the MX5 transplant in France?
              Last edited by stevejgreen; 10-05-16, 02:10 PM.
              MOC member since 05/97
              1984 Marlin Roadster SWB.
              1800TC, Unleaded ported head, stage 2 cam. Ford Type 9 gearbox, Dolomite Sprint rear axle fitted with MGF disc brakes.
              Three core radiator, Renault Clio vented front discs.
              The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.

              Loads of Marlin Reference can be found documents here or there.

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              • #8
                Re: Roadster project on Car & Classic

                Coincidentally, I was reading through back issues of Pitstop and came across this in the Dec 2007/jan 2008 issue:

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                • #9
                  Re: Roadster project on Car & Classic

                  And in June/July 2008
                  CCI12052016_00000.jpg

                  Worth pointing out that the tyres from a 2CV might fit Triumph rims, but the 2CV had 3 bolt PCD so the rims won't fit a Triumph hub.
                  Last edited by stevejgreen; 12-05-16, 05:51 PM.
                  MOC member since 05/97
                  1984 Marlin Roadster SWB.
                  1800TC, Unleaded ported head, stage 2 cam. Ford Type 9 gearbox, Dolomite Sprint rear axle fitted with MGF disc brakes.
                  Three core radiator, Renault Clio vented front discs.
                  The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.

                  Loads of Marlin Reference can be found documents here or there.

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                  • #10
                    Re: Roadster project on Car & Classic

                    What was the Circuit des Remparts d'Angoulême all about?
                    Why don't we hear about it now?
                    MOC member since 05/97
                    1984 Marlin Roadster SWB.
                    1800TC, Unleaded ported head, stage 2 cam. Ford Type 9 gearbox, Dolomite Sprint rear axle fitted with MGF disc brakes.
                    Three core radiator, Renault Clio vented front discs.
                    The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.

                    Loads of Marlin Reference can be found documents here or there.

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                    • #11
                      Re: Roadster project on Car & Classic

                      think it still rolls, a friend, morgan barrel back owner went to view it either last year or the year before - said it was brill!
                      street racing in classic cars/poss m\bikes
                      Last edited by Tony Stott; 12-05-16, 06:52 PM.

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                      • #12
                        Re: Roadster project on Car & Classic

                        Originally posted by tony.stott2 View Post
                        think it still rolls, a friend, morgan barrel back owner went to view it either last year or the year before - said it was brill!
                        street racing in classic cars/poss m\bikes
                        Apparently Purple Peril was a regular visitor along with a few others. Who I wonder?
                        MOC member since 05/97
                        1984 Marlin Roadster SWB.
                        1800TC, Unleaded ported head, stage 2 cam. Ford Type 9 gearbox, Dolomite Sprint rear axle fitted with MGF disc brakes.
                        Three core radiator, Renault Clio vented front discs.
                        The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.

                        Loads of Marlin Reference can be found documents here or there.

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                        • #13
                          Re: Roadster project on Car & Classic

                          Originally posted by tony.stott2 View Post
                          think it still rolls, a friend, morgan barrel back owner went to view it either last year or the year before - said it was brill!
                          street racing in classic cars/poss m\bikes
                          Yes Circuit des Remparts d'Angoulême is still running, rumour had it they had a financial blip a few years back but I think it runs the same weekend as Kop Hill Climb because we often have people telling us (Kop Hill Climb) that they are going there rather than coming to us.
                          - 9th owner of T693 SSC possibly a factory built Ford based V8 Sportster
                          - 4th owner of Q309 RNV, an early Cabrio built by Bob Copping, owned Doug & Liz Billings for 16 years
                          - 9th Custodian of JRR 929D, Triumph Vitesse based special Paul Moorehouse built prior to the Triumph Roadster kits.
                          - 8th owner of Roadster chassis number 2395. Now owned by Barry!
                          - Builder of chassis number 2325 (PKK 989M) in the mid 80's. Now owned by Eric & Lynne.

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                          • #14
                            Re: Roadster project on Car & Classic

                            Back on topic, a better photo of Q207... I obviously took a looking to this car on the day.
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                            - 9th owner of T693 SSC possibly a factory built Ford based V8 Sportster
                            - 4th owner of Q309 RNV, an early Cabrio built by Bob Copping, owned Doug & Liz Billings for 16 years
                            - 9th Custodian of JRR 929D, Triumph Vitesse based special Paul Moorehouse built prior to the Triumph Roadster kits.
                            - 8th owner of Roadster chassis number 2395. Now owned by Barry!
                            - Builder of chassis number 2325 (PKK 989M) in the mid 80's. Now owned by Eric & Lynne.

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                            • #15
                              Re: Roadster project on Car & Classic

                              Back on eBay with body assembled and further work done: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/marlin-roadster-kit-car-barn-find-unfinished-project...

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