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In this gallery, we take a look at some of the names used to sell various versions of the Morris Marina in overseas markets, plus one that didn't quite make it...

Of course, as those of you who have visited the BMC 1100/1300 page in this gallery will already know, the Marina featured here was not the first Morris to bear that name; that honour goes to the Danish version of the Morris 1100.

Austin Marina

Home market name: Morris Marina The Austin Marina replaced the Austin America (see above) in the US and Canada, and was also sold in South Africa alongside the Austin Apache. More...

Morris Cavania

Home market name: Morris Marina Cavania was to have been the name for the Marina in Australia, but at the last miniute Donald Stokes insisted on Marina. By that time, some cars already built had bootlid holes drilled to take the longer namebadge, so the final postion was ingeniously filled with a full-stop! Picture kindly supplied by Scott Williams

Morris 1700

Home market name: Morris Marina While the Marina name was insisted upon for the Australian market (see above), it was dropped altogether by their neighbours in New Zealand. In a similar move, the Montego 2.0 was later sold in Germany as the Rover 2.0 GTi (petrol) or GTD (diesel). Picture kindly supplied by Henk Schuuring

Morris Marina

Home market name: based on Morris Ital The Morris Ital was going to be called the "Morris Marina Ital", until Michael Edwardes ordered that the Marina tag be dropped. Not so on this version, though: contemporary with the Ital but built in Portugal, it used a 1489cc diesel engine producing just 37bhp, resulting in a top speed of less than 70mph. Picture kindly supplied by Graham Arnold

Huandu CAC6430

Home market name: based on Morris Ital Chinese market Morris Ital. More... Picture kindly supplied by Alexander Beyer

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