The Saving of "Skippy" the Maestro

[Ed]

You may have seen on the Facebook group or via other news channels, that an E reg Maestro City X had been used to advertise the scrap page scheme at Vauxhall Haverhill, Suffolk. The Maestro had been rather carelessly, placed in a skip and displayed outside the dealership. After a backlash in the classic motoring press, and within our own circles, the club rallied together and managed to find a new owner for the car. That new owner is Calum, and he has gallantly taken "Skippy" under his wing and plans to one day, return Skippy to the road. Now I'm not going to lie, Skippy needs an awful lot of work, but he appears structurally solid and with some time, care, and most of all money, I think his future is bright.

Skippy was collected today, with the aid of our preferred vehicle transporter Thistle Towing. The spectacle drew quite a crowd. Enjoy some pictures below.

[Ed]

[Tanya]

Brilliant job - well done to all concerned! Fantastic photos, I love them!

[Soulcharger]

Hopefully it will be fully restored and we can all see the pictures

[fbm777]

When they get like that, you have to virtually rebuild the entire car to deal with the rust. Don't envy that person. Thinking at the moment with my car (montego) I am going to have to take out all the rear glass to do major rust-proofing.

[maestro dave]

Nice one

[Soulcharger]

When they get like that, you have to virtually rebuild the entire car to deal with the rust. Don't envy that person. Thinking at the moment with my car (montego) I am going to have to take out all the rear glass to do major rust-proofing.

Have to do the same for this tiny bit of rust