Rear Boot Badge

[D813YBB]

Could any one shed any light on whether this boot mounted 'AUSTIN' badge in the photo with the Austin Rover logo fits on a Maestro boot.

i.e. mounted on a flat surface (Metro) to being mounted on a slightly curved surface (Maestro)

I've never seen a Maestro with large lettered AUSTIN badge with the logo.

[D87SMW]

Badge

Well I can tell you that the badge in the photo isn't the same as the one as fitted to the Austin Maestro.

The Metro one appears larger, but I can't be sure about that. I guess it would be a good addition to an early MKII Maestro which had only the large Maestro badge.

All badges are flat though and will bend to the shape of any tailgate with the aid of the double-sided sticky foam.

HTH

[Austin-Rover]

I presume you want an Austin badge in the larger size with the Austin 3 Bar logo as you show in the picture you have attached? If so, then I think you will be stuck to looking at Metros only for what you require. All early Maestros had small rear badging and indeed, the Austin badge was followed by the 3 Bar logo. I believe that when the S Series engine/Montego was introduced, the rear badging on the Maestro went to a larger size and the 3 bar logo was dropped. The badge from then on simply stating 'Austin'.

I am not sure if the larger Austin and logo badge from the Metro will fit (You can but try...), but one would presume that Austin-Rover would have specified their rear badges to a standard size, and infact they only look bigger on a Metro as it is a smaller car. However, this does not explain why when the larger typeface was introduced, the Metro got the 3 Bar logo, but the Maestro/Montego did not.

Anyone care to add to my ramblings??

[SimonR]

However, this does not explain why when the larger typeface was introduced, the Metro got the 3 Bar logo, but the Maestro/Montego did not.

Anyone care to add to my ramblings??

Yes.

You are almost certainly right, Rich. 'Tis a mistery. The Metro one will almost certainly fit a Maestro but finding a good condition one isn't going to be that easy is it? Good luck!

[D813YBB]

Thats right, I am looking for one of those badges if they'll fit. I have one of those Maestro's that looks like its missing the badge on the boot. Probably no one notices, but I do and I want my car to proudly wear its Austin badge.

[Simon]

I remember pondering that point when I had "one of those Maestro's" (1985 B reg 1.6 HL) I was going to fit one, because the large Austin badge was a bit loose, then some daft splonger in a Montego rear ended me and the bodyshop who did the insurance repair work (£1,500 labour + parts) fitted the earlier model smaller badges, with the Austin Rover blue logo anyway. I decided to leave alone rather than cause a fuss over a couple of badges and risk damaging the paint if I tried to get them off. I'm sure that I can remember the later Metro Austin + logo badge being the same font height/style as the "Maestro" later larger badge and would fit. I'm at work now so I have no access to EPC, but it might be worthwhile trying a dealer for the badge. Alternatively some accurate masking and some 5 wheel silver paint would restore an original, together with some foam tape and a scalpel.