). I am reluctant to do much more polishing, as it is too easy to rub through the paint on the edges.
More 1972-73 Marinas survive than from any other production years largely because they were much better rust protected than in later years when cost cutting and use of recycled scrap caused cars to rust very fast indeed if they lived outside. Apparently for the April 1971 launch mass production began with 1000 TC models in blaze plus 4000 Super + Deluxe models in a deeper red so the choice of colour by BL for the promo model was very deliberate!
