afternoon all new to the club but very much old hat in the realms of British Leyland ownership , having owned various metros in the 80's and Ambassadors/Montego's/Rover 800's the maestro van back then was the obvious choice for me, was never the popular kid at school and had the cars in my teen/20's to boot, having friends (i know even had friends with my car choice) who owned the fords/Vauxhall's of the day one had the escort van that was done to RS turbo spec and i though yeah why not .. having a Montego turbo diesel that had just failed on corrosion the van got a face lift interior upgrade and turbo engine to boot (with car gearbox for better cruising speed) painted in a green colour that happens to have been used by skoda only a year or so later (fabia i think) was my work van for many years until sold in 99/00 (G60 OAG in case its out there)
any way what brings me here- well at the weekend i acquired a white Maestro 700 L Diesel one of only 2 of this make model (not the city 700 diesel) according to the search that is registered and SORN - so back in the day every breakers yard had an abundance of Maestro's Montego's, probably its owner area however now .. not so common so where does everyone go for those items ??
not looking to do a face lift with this one as i am more the original type of guy now although i am looking to give it a few easily reversed optional extras - the van in question had previously been named Millie the Maestro a rough old white bird .. (or is now) other than corporate a one owner van whom kept a lot of details for it (been some good reading for the last day or two) i'm looking to give it the ground up refresh that i think it deserves - and for this i will require parts (and a turbo engine would be useful as this will be a daily driver)
for now i think i may have bored you enough .. but will look to meet up with fellow followers when the time come
thanks all
Adrian
any way what brings me here- well at the weekend i acquired a white Maestro 700 L Diesel one of only 2 of this make model (not the city 700 diesel) according to the search that is registered and SORN - so back in the day every breakers yard had an abundance of Maestro's Montego's, probably its owner area however now .. not so common so where does everyone go for those items ??
not looking to do a face lift with this one as i am more the original type of guy now although i am looking to give it a few easily reversed optional extras - the van in question had previously been named Millie the Maestro a rough old white bird .. (or is now) other than corporate a one owner van whom kept a lot of details for it (been some good reading for the last day or two) i'm looking to give it the ground up refresh that i think it deserves - and for this i will require parts (and a turbo engine would be useful as this will be a daily driver)
for now i think i may have bored you enough .. but will look to meet up with fellow followers when the time come
thanks all
Adrian
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