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[MiniJosh92]

Well I was sitting at home new years eve looking maestros on the internet then after a quick phone call I was the owner of this beauty -






It's a 1984 MG Maestro 1600 (one of only 10 liscensed in the country!) rally/track car. It's got quite a long spec list - twin webers, 6 point cage, suspension, polybushed etc.

The roof has been hand painted black for some reason which is pretty horrible & wants painting properly & a little bit of rust on the front doors. Plan is just enjoy it really, enter some road rallies etc.

[samsfern]

Wow man, when my rovers fully prepped, well have to enter a road rally together.

[MiniJosh92]

Indeed we will. It's got bonnet pins as well Sam!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Klevdo2202]

Don't they have webers? That British Leyland engineers at the time couldn't tune because they were only familiar with SU's? could have been a different engine I'm talking about.

Nice car though, I've got a 1.3 Ex-BT Maestro van :)

[MiniJosh92]

Yeah they had webers as standard which is how they got their bad reputation. I've seen your van, I've got the blue maestro van.

[samsfern]

Has it got a clutch that actually works? Lol!

[Klevdo2202]

Ah! cool stuff.

1.6 I think they are, S series or R?

I'd love one myself to be honest.

[MiniJosh92]

Has it got a clutch that actually works? Lol!

Yep has a fully functioning but slightly heavy clutch!

Ah! cool stuff.

1.6 I think they are, S series or R?

I'd love one myself to be honest.

This is an R series which is chain driven, the S seies is the same but belt driven I think.

Edited by MiniJosh92, 04 January 2012 - 09:53 PM.

[The Matt]

That is cool! I likey. Only thing I dislike about Maestros is replacing the heater matrix as I've had to do a few!

[minisam92]

Well I was sitting at home new years eve looking maestros on the internet then after a quick phone call I was the owner of this beauty -






It's a 1984 MG Maestro 1600 (one of only 10 liscensed in the country!) rally/track car. It's got quite a long spec list - twin webers, 6 point cage, suspension, polybushed etc.

The roof has been hand painted black for some reason which is pretty horrible & wants painting properly & a little bit of rust on the front doors. Plan is just enjoy it really, enter some road rallies etc.

a guy i help out had a 1.3 one of these in a field was pritty knackered but i was using it for parts untill some little yobbo burnt it out along with a load of other older cars like cavaliers and theres still an mg meastro or something spelt different 1 with a boot quite rotton but if you can use parts off it ill get pics n that by the way i think its a 2 litre injection

by the way looks quite retroly cool

[MiniJosh92]

That is cool! I likey. Only thing I dislike about Maestros is replacing the heater matrix as I've had to do a few!

Luckily I've not the pleasure of doing a heater matrix yet!

a guy i help out had a 1.3 one of these in a field was pritty knackered but i was using it for parts untill some little yobbo burnt it out along with a load of other older cars like cavaliers and theres still an mg meastro or something spelt different 1 with a boot quite rotton but if you can use parts off it ill get pics n that by the way i think its a 2 litre injection

by the way looks quite retroly cool

Thanks, I'm interested, if you could get some pics would be good.

[minisam92]

im there monday will try to then pal its like a saloon not a hatch back

[MiniJosh92]

Okay, ta.

[oltonlad]

Well I was sitting at home new years eve looking maestros on the internet then after a quick phone call I was the owner of this beauty - It's a 1984 MG Maestro 1600 (one of only 10 liscensed in the country!) rally/track car. It's got quite a long spec list - twin webers, 6 point cage, suspension, polybushed etc. The roof has been hand painted black for some reason which is pretty horrible & wants painting properly & a little bit of rust on the front doors. Plan is just enjoy it really, enter some road rallies etc.

a guy i help out had a 1.3 one of these in a field was pritty knackered but i was using it for parts untill some little yobbo burnt it out along with a load of other older cars like cavaliers and theres still an mg meastro or something spelt different 1 with a boot quite rotton but if you can use parts off it ill get pics n that by the way i think its a 2 litre injection by the way looks quite retroly cool

that would be a montego then.....

[minisam92]

you could be right the chap :) just went to have a look most of it looks absolutly knackered but front seats
and engine look okish as does the dash will pm you some pics monday fella

Edited by minisam92, 06 January 2012 - 11:48 AM.