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Dec 18, 2006 23:18:39 GMT
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Evening everyone. Been on this site a few times and have seen some impressive motor's. A friend of mine persuaded me to post up my cars, so here I am... First up, my first car (purchased in 2003 when I was 15) is my Austin Maestro 1.3 Special. Bought for just £50, I've never had any trouble getting it through an MoT and I've barely had to do anything to it. Some photo's taken only recently, now that I've put it back on the road (second time in total). Currently on 94k miles:   My other Maestro is my Moonraker Blue Vanden Plas. Purchased in June this year, run between July and November, has just 66k on the clock. Taken a week or so ago:  Taken at BL Rally, Peterborough, in August:  Hope you like - I'm sure you'll appreciate it takes a bit of work keeping cars like these on the road.  |
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G51NAV
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Dec 18, 2006 23:22:49 GMT
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Well fancy finding you here...welcome aboard Great looking cars. That VP looks nearly as good as mine  |
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’84 Austin Maestro HLE · ’87 MG Maestro EFi · ’89 MG Maestro Tickford Turbo #502 of 505
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Welcome to R-R. Great to see a nice couple of Maestro's, another of those cars that you used to see every time you turned round yet now seem to have dissapeared!
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Maestro frenzy! Shame I sold mine a few weeks ago...
Another gorgeous VP. Love that colour.
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G51NAV
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Dec 19, 2006 15:17:37 GMT
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Don't encourage him, he'll only post more pix of it ;D It doesn't look as aristocratic as my VP in Oporto Red   |
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’84 Austin Maestro HLE · ’87 MG Maestro EFi · ’89 MG Maestro Tickford Turbo #502 of 505
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Dec 19, 2006 23:36:22 GMT
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how easy is it to lower these things? haha. sweet motors -unsual for a 18yr old welcome too. please do stick around |
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G51NAV
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how easy is it to lower these things? Very very easy. The MG versions make popular track-cars:  |
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’84 Austin Maestro HLE · ’87 MG Maestro EFi · ’89 MG Maestro Tickford Turbo #502 of 505
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Dec 20, 2006 10:47:23 GMT
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Welcome to RR! Metallic colours really do suit Maestros and Montys, yours both look fantastic! I've always kinda liked them, but Maestros are appealing more and more to me! Especially the steel bumpered versions like your 1.3 Special What other Maestros sported the steel bumpers then? |
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G51NAV
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Dec 20, 2006 11:24:59 GMT
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What other Maestros sported the steel bumpers then? All the base 1.3 petrol, 2.0 Clubman diesels, and the Ledbury-built kit cars (like this one):  |
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’84 Austin Maestro HLE · ’87 MG Maestro EFi · ’89 MG Maestro Tickford Turbo #502 of 505
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Dec 20, 2006 13:59:44 GMT
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Aah right, cheers! I do like the steel rear bumpers for some reason. |
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DutyFreeSaviour
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Dec 20, 2006 14:23:39 GMT
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^^^^^^ that moonraker blue is the doppelganger of a V-P auto we used to cane unmercifully back in 92-93........ a mates car - he had that - another had the montego 2.0 (hl?) and I was in my V8 TR7....... oh the memories......... norfolk constabulary absolutely loved us! Nice motors matey - welcome! When you hunting down a turbo version then? ;D EDIT - wasn't here an MG Maestro cup or some such thing? |
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Back from the dead..... kind of
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Dec 20, 2006 14:29:21 GMT
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Oh yeah, metal bumpers, propper half modern car 8)  wish I could put metal bumpers on me Sierra.  Welcome maestrospecial and G51NAV, these Maestros have always appealed to me (specially without a montego front end! ) since one spoke to me in 1985 or whever it was! |
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 it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts |
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Dec 20, 2006 20:25:58 GMT
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Cheers for all the positive comments. ;D Indeed it is unusual for someone my age to be driving a Maestro - but I just love it! I'll be sticking around I think. |
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Dec 20, 2006 23:19:01 GMT
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my dad used to have one of them. his was pretty battered. i think we managed to pull one of the door handles off without much effort.
it was still awesome though. "please fasten your seatbelt". amused me no end when i was a nipper! i reckon thats what modern cars need, reminders not to be dumb!
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Dec 20, 2006 23:23:38 GMT
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big ups, well done for driving an VERY interesting first car, some of us feel bad when we see you were right from the start and we had to catch up later lol
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Dec 20, 2006 23:34:06 GMT
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it was still awesome though. "please fasten your seatbelt". amused me no end when I was a nipper! I reckon thats what modern cars need, reminders not to be dumb! Sadly mine doesn't have the Solid State dash, but I'm fine with that. |
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Dec 20, 2006 23:36:59 GMT
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What other Maestros sported the steel bumpers then? All the base 1.3 petrol, 2.0 Clubman diesels, and the Ledbury-built kit cars (like this one): To be picky: The later 1.6 Automatic was available with metal bumpers, in Clubman spec. but these are rare. I did prefer the metal bumper models, until I bought my VP. ;D |
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it was still awesome though. "please fasten your seatbelt". amused me no end when I was a nipper! I reckon thats what modern cars need, reminders not to be dumb! Sadly mine doesn't have the Solid State dash, but I'm fine with that. get one pronto! ultimate brag right there! my car actually tells me when i left lights on etc! i think my dad convinced me once that the car actually was a transformer and the head/face was underneath it somewhere. i never dared look, i was petrified of it looking at me! |
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Dec 21, 2006 16:02:20 GMT
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wow, maestros and montegos in abundence. unusual 4 an 18year old to hanker after one, good on yer. all it needs is some mgf wheels and a 2.0 turbo engine. oh.... thats my car!!
could always stick the bits off a metro turbo in it! or............
1380 maestro, roller rockers, 649 cam, lcb etc. theres a thought. just had a better thought, 8 port maestro. loads of room for a nice pair of webers.
don't mod the vdp, too rare for that.
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you wanna end up like john? you cant stay 17 forever
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Dec 27, 2006 15:14:48 GMT
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My old man had chocolate brown A reg maestro when they were quite new. I used to clean it every sunday for pocket money ... bloody slave labour! Nice cars though! |
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You've been telling me you were a genius since you were seventeen ... in all the time I've known you I still don't know what you mean !
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wish I could put metal bumpers on me Sierra. 
