Classics Monthly

SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE

“I was tempted into buying the Jubilee because they are very rare, especially in a condition as good as this one”

All the Marina Jubilees were built in 1973 to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the first Morris car in 1913. It is a common misconception that it was built for the Queen's Silver Jubilee, but that wasn't until 1977 anyway. Funnily enough, in 1975 there was an MGB GT Jubilee which people also assume was for the Queen's Silver Jubilee, but that was in fact to celebrate 50 years of MG cars. Unfortunately the marketing people got the date wrong with that one, as 1975 was actually MG's

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