Practical Classic magazine - March 2017 issue

[Sussex Pete]

Has a buying guide for the MG/Austin Maestro that features our very own Archivist Simon Heap and his immaculate 1.6SL Maestro.

[Jez]

Is that my old one? G825 NGN. The original owner from new would be interested in seeing it.

[carfix]

Hi Jez, It certainly is. Looks good too.

With all the recent press activity and the positive write ups it looks like the Maestro could be the next big thing!!

How ironic.

[montego lake]

Thats whot happened to the Triumph Dolomite Sprint, just needs some good press and positive write ups and values go up!

[Andy]

Was a good read that. Good magazine in general.

[Simon]

They Photoshop-ed my fuel filler out if you look closely...

[Andy]

So they have, its not on the drivers side there , why? In fact I am quite impressed the the Bl/Austin/Rover/MG etc content. Much more than last time I bought it. Think ail start buying it monthly again. Even a Rodacar maestro (which I am presuming is an apple been on an N plate) bee on an interesting journey. Wouldn't mind the previous issues to read up on it! Did the contributor Sam Sam Skelton use to post on here? Name rings a bell.

[Doctordiesel77]

He did indeed...this is the first time I've bought practical classics for a long time and was similarly impressed...last one I bought was more like "Impractical Classics"

[Jez]

It looks to me like the whole car has been airbrushed. Seems strange for a classic car magazine? Vogue it is not!

[Simon]

Nope, it was how the car was photographed - in a white room with uplighters and downlighters deliberately to avoid glare and also to pick out the contours, however "Hands Up" I admit there are one or two areas of light corrosion eg tailgate where Photoshop was required, just to present the car in the best way.
Vogue? I don't understand, please elaborate...

[Jez]

I was referring to Vogue magazine and the airbrushing of the models in there!

I was not referring to a Range Rover!

Simon, if you ever want to know more about my time with the car and who I brought it off, please PM me anytime.

[Simon]

Ah, Vogue Magazine... I see - I get it!

I'll take you up on that offer, Jez, thanks very much. As a previous owner, you'll be pleased to learn that NGN is well loved by my wife and I and the mileage is scarily creeping up (now 27,000) reason being that a car is for using and driving, not for looking at! Looking forward to April when it gets MOT'd again so I can insure it for anothe magic 5000 miles of '80s fun!