Registration No: FYB 131K
Chassis No: MH4S923863M
MOT: Exempt

• The last vehicle acquired for the collection in 2023
• 54,602 recorded miles (unwarranted)
• Known to the Morris Marina Owners' Club and Ital Register
• Beige upholstery, wood-rimmed steering wheel
• In need of recommissioning

Of the 807,000 Morris Marinas sold between 1971 and 1980 less than 1,000 are known to still exist. Rushed to market and compromised by an overly convoluted design brief, the Marina (codenamed ADO28) was the first British Leyland product. Targeted at the fleet market, Morris’s newcomer could be had in Saloon, Coupe, Estate, Pick-up and Van guises all underpinned by the same front-engined, rear-wheel drive platform. Engines ranged from 1.3 – 1.8 litres in size and trim levels were profuse. Never the best-selling, looking, handling or performing car in its segment, the Marina was nevertheless a sales success and an integral part of British 1970s culture.

Dating from the first year of production and first registered in Somerset (or so its ‘FYB 131K’ number plate would imply), chassis MH4S923863M was the last vehicle to join the late Mr Lucas’s collection in January 2023. Immortalised as an Oxford Diecast model and well-known to the Morris Marina Owners’ Club, the Teal Blue Saloon passed its most recent MOT test at and indicated 53,844 miles on 7^th July 2021 with ‘no advisories’. Having covered less than 800 miles since then, it is now in need of recommissioning. Long pilloried, the Marina may yet have its day in the sun.

David Lucas (1947 – 2023)

A motor engineer by profession, the late David Lucas amassed a collection of over forty vintage and classic cars, commercials and tractors between the 1970s and his death last year. A true petrolhead, he housed several of them in a private museum which was decorated with an amazing array of automobilia. Drawn to cars with original interiors, he also had a deep love of music and a quirky sense of humour. A champion of the underdog, he eschewed the more famous British marques such as Rolls-Royce, Bentley and Aston Martin in favour of Armstrong Siddeley, Singer and Standard Triumph. A stalwart member of various car clubs over the years, he exhibited at numerous events up and down the country. Summed-up by his loved ones as ‘one of the life’s true gentlemen’, David Lucas remains much missed.

For more information, please contact:
Damian Jones
damian.jones@handh.co.uk
07855 493737