Show us your Maestro/Montego...

[D87SMW]

Like my old one: red cars come out orange :laugh: Colour-accuracy is not a digicam's strong point is it.

The camera's fine, it's just that GGT looks orange in strong sunlight. I think most Flame Red ones do.

[G51 NAV]

The camera's fine, it's just that GGT looks orange in strong sunlight. I think most Flame Red ones do.

It's the auto white balance on digital cameras which gets confused with strong sunlight: something which doesn't happen with film. To fix it, load the picture into Photoshop (or something similar) and take the Hue back by about -10. Look at the adjusted picture below to see what I mean:

[D87SMW]

I appreciate your explanation, but the picture I posted is fine. That is how it looks IRL in the strong sunlight. (Which it was today)

[G51 NAV]

Sorry, just trying to help

[MGTurbo]

Agree with John, digi cams make the car look more orange than it really is. Flame Red is much deeper than that, i know, i have been spraying it every day for the past week

[Mat_C]

Thats a really good tip John!! I'll have to try that (I'm not a camera expert but i know a few pics of my targa red EFi in the sun look crap!)

[John S]

As promised, pics of the bonnet just been painted....

The vents look well, rather purposeful. Does your car still have its under-bonnet sound deadening pad and does it make much difference to the cooling? Just curious as I recently put it back in my Turbo as it was missing.

M170 RFA: I think I'm in love. That's a fantastic car. When you're selling it I want to know about it, seriously!

What, even after the way I drove it when I was 17?! :laugh: I'll have a straight swap with a Mercedes McLaren SLR please......

[MGTurbo]

The vents look well, rather purposeful. Does your car still have its under-bonnet sound deadening pad and does it make much difference to the cooling? Just curious as I recently put it back in my Turbo as it was missing.

No i got rid of it along time ago as it was getting saggy and didnt help cooling. Hard to tell temperature wise but it's not any louder. As long as the udnerneath of the bonnet looks good i would keep it out IMO.

Gareth

[Simon]

I don't reckon that the underbonnet pad contributes much if any functional soundproofing either. I had one on my car and took it off in the end - it too was very saggy.

[MGTurbo]

Well the bonnet is now fitted and polished and im very pleased with the end result, nice and functional yet subtle

[Andy]

Looks the style that, good job.

[Guest]

No pictures of the work under way on my Turbo, but here's my TD last week.....

looks well nice where did you get the leathers from

[John S]

The seats are from a D-reg Vanden Plas model Maestro. They're quite thin on the ground these days, but it's not unknown for them to come up in the classifieds now and then. All seats were mint except for the driver's which I had partially re-trimmed by a local car hood repair specialist. I used a tired passenger seat for the donor material (replacement bolster).
They do look better and better the more they are maintained. I polish mine with 'leather feed' every other month which gets out the ingrained dirt/stops cracking. I also make sure when I get in the car that I *place* myself in the seat i.e. not to *slide* into it, minimising bolster wear.

John

[e692wtt]

Here's a pic of my Monty (rolling restoration, about to be resprayed) together with my VDP Maestro (the oldest in the club as far as we know, registered 1/4/83, MoT'd until August and awaiting restoration when my Monty is restored).

And the second pic is of my Maestro in all its glory...

[SimonR]

And the second pic is of my Maestro in all its glory...

Ah, you've just gotta love the VP in glorious white!

I've just realised what it is about your white VP that doesn't look quite right, Rich. Why has it got red inserts to the bumpers and rubbing strips? Surely it should have chrome trim?!

Anyone else got a VP without brightwork there?