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If you can get it so it's a generally roadworthy example they're great cars, I had three all gems of cars were they !! On my 2nd Maestro nowadays, good luck.
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Pretty sure everything will need to come out, strip the doors down too & fix the mechanisms & repair the rust. Then rub back the arches and paint them too & see how much I can get away with not doing a full respray - but if needs must.
I'm going to run it unto July when the MOT expires and then decide its fate from then.... If its got under my skin & refuses to die then i'll keep it.
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Ooo front and rear screens out, be careful with those, other than that its not too bad
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Nice story. Good luck with the project. Looks half decent so hopefully an easy one!
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A good friend of mine called James Herschell is collecting it for me towards the end of next week. He's going to store it at his place near Birmingham until I can get down for it at the end of the month. While its in his care he is going to check it all over as he's had 5 Maestros himself previously & use to be part of the club.
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You were obviously destined to own one!
She looks pretty solid so good luck. If a 389 mile tripdoesn't highlight any issues then nothing will.
Good luck,
Ian
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I'm pretty good at trying most things (welding & paintwork aside) - Haynes manual bought already!
Its 389 miles from me to the car!! Trying to get a lift down & then drive it back up.....
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Welcome to the forum.
That was a stroke of luck (Bonus Ball).
Bags of experience on here to help you with your project.
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Project 41's introduction.....
So I've been a lurker on Facebook for a while know as I always had a soft spot for Maestros - my dad had an A reg VDP when I was growing up. I've always been into my VW Polo's & as such still one of the founding members of Club Polo.... (But don't hold that against me!)
i had had seen an advert on the Facebook page for a Montego 1.6 for £500 & took a shine to it. But coming up for Christmas & having 3 kids & a wife to buy presents for it was out of my budget.... A couple of weeks later I see Pat, the owner, has started doing a Bonus ball for said Montego - so I picked a number - paid my £9.... And I won it!!
So it's been dubbed Project 41.... Initial plans are to get it from Canterbury up to me in Scotland. Asses any rust which needs taken care of & then slowly work over everything, upgrading a few parts as I go....
That is the only picture I have currently!
wishe me luck!!
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