keef Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 Following on from the sucess of my Wolseley Six thread (now up to 11 pages), I thought i'd start one on the Austin Maxi. Whilst nowhere near as rare as the Six, Maxi numbers have been dropping and now you just don't see them anymore. One has just been sold on Ebay, so probably appears elsewhere, but let's start with that one :- https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AUSTIN-MAXI-1750-SPARES-REPAIR-BANGER-RACING/183725290571 - sold for £560, which is about double what these have gone for instance the past. Mrs6C and Cardinal Wolseley 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keef Posted March 25, 2019 Author Share Posted March 25, 2019 https://www.howmanyleft.co.uk/?utf8=✓&q=austin+maxi&commit=Search gives 151 https://www.howmanyleft.co.uk/?utf8=✓&q=leyland+maxi an extra 22 so 173 left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 I took my driving test in 1980, in a Tundra 1750HL - HRA751N - which I'm sure is long gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicksilver Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 What do you mean you don't see them anymore? I see a Maxi all the time! YDU 590S, aka the HubNut Maxi, is a good place to start since I own the thing! "BL cars are rubbish" by Adam Floyd, on Flickr keef, chodweaver, blakey79 and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meggersdog Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 There's one in ACA in three weeks toohttps://angliacarauctions.co.uk/classic/saturday-13th-april-2019/1978-austin-maxi-1750-hl/ keef 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 "Easy restoration, ran when parked...etc etc etc" On a more serious note, this 1750 is also apparently for sale not very far from me - though I'd call it one for the 'dedicated marqueenthusiast'. Can't whack a bit of Sandglow Beige, though. 'Suburbanite' tyres. Hmm. No identifying registration plate visible, unfortunately. egg, Rusty_Rocket, Mrs6C and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince70 Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 If it’s a diesel it’s worth saving michael t, privatewire, Paul Dupart and 6 others 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BL Bloke Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 A couple years ago I sold my 1969 Maxi to a member of the Austin Maxi Club after it had been sitting in a council lock up for nearly 20 years. The colour is Porcelain Green. DSCF8325 by timothy jones, on Flickr DSCF8327 by timothy jones, on Flickr DSCF8328 by timothy jones, on Flickr DSCF8330 by timothy jones, on Flickr I have owned 4 other Maxis in the past, when I find photos I'll post them too. BeEP, davocano, N Dentressangle and 25 others 28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dozeydustman Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 Why they didn't keep that lovely dashboard throughout Maxi production I don't know. I've only ever seen the wooden dash in the flesh Skut and Vince70 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 The early cars were so much better looking, in my opinion. They even had That Rear End well before Renault got there with the Megane. Phil Skut, Vince70 and egg 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 Can't have this thread without this one. HillmanImp, Lacquer Peel, flat4alfa and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicksilver Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 Why they didn't keep that lovely dashboard throughout Maxi production I don't know. I've only ever seen the wooden dash in the fleshI'm with you 100% there. I just have a steering wheel from a bus and a plank of wood with some switches and dials thrown at it but the cable-change dash was much nicer and very Cortina-like with its hooded dials and 3-spoke wheel. A little-known fact is that the cable-change Maxi dash is actually mostly symmetrical for cheaper LHD conversion but not as obviously as the SD1 - the glovebox and instrument binnacle are the same shape. keef and BeEP 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 1 in folkestone1 in greatstone both in kent egg and keef 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicksilver Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 Okay, in a similar vein to Vulgalour's Princess Wedgister, here's all the ones I've seen over the past few years. Will hopefully add photos tomorrow if I have time. 1. Cable-change (all 1500)RKO437GWUD512HXMO412H (ex Prince Michael of Kent World Cup Rally car at BMIHT Gaydon) 2. Rod-change series 1BVA111J (1750)JMG236K (1750)KWP321K (1750 retrofitted with twin-carb engine)XGV768K (1750)YVC468K (1500)HRY170L (1750)LNL533P (1750)TBM22R (1500)TTO514R (1750)UUX64S (1750)XGY615S (1500)YDU590S (1750)YNH967S (1750, in Northants scrapyard, last taxed 1985)CFP214T (1750)DKN30T (1500)BBX842V (1750)CGL605V (1750, HLS lookalike)DBU279V (HLS)FWJ929V (1750)KHK286V (HLS)MTL615V (1750)OYD910V (1750 Auto)MGX975W (HLS) 3. Maxi 2 (all 1750)NDD96W (L)ORA745W (L)UAH392W (L Auto)FTR909X (HL)LOJ921X (L, ex Patrick Collection)LRL45X (L)VNG613X (HLS) Other noteworthy cars I am aware of but haven't seen in the flesh:MCE7G (cable change - Puff, Bron Burrell's World Cup Rally car)RUR732M (1750, one my dad almost bought before getting YDU)LOV476X (2 L - last Maxi built, on loan from BMIHT to Atwell-Wilson Motor Museum)WLB196X (2 HL - ex Stondon Motor Museum) The single-carb manual 1750 seems by far the most common type, with 1500s relatively rare due to being a bit underpowered and automatics particularly thin on the ground as the AP gearbox didn't suit the E-series engine. Datsuncog, LightBulbFun, chodweaver and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeEP Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 Here are the three I've owned; I should never have sold the Bermuda blue cable change! Faker, Cardinal Wolseley, Sudsprint and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 Funny, friend of mine had a Beetle registered XNX 122H. Not too far off that blue Maxi. Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adw1977 Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 This one is quite local to me in Surrey and does get used - this photo was taken at Tesco. Faker, Cardinal Wolseley, Asimo and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 SVJ142H - Nicely scruffy 1500, first registered in July 1970, snapped at Kilbroney in Northern Ireland back in June 2017. Still seems to be in use, having passed an MOT just a few weeks ago. XON249T - March 1979 registered 1750HL, snapped at the NEC back in November 2007 - but DVLA indicates that the tax ran out in October 2012, the MOT expired in April 2013, and there's no SORN in place or export marker... which isn't a good sign. Sudsprint, Cardinal Wolseley, egg and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 Can't have this thread without this one. Or, indeed, ahem, this one. Did anyone ever get to the bottom of that particular oddity - DXG25K appearing on what appeared to be two entirely different cars, several years apart? Ah well, a good feeble excuse to wheel this out again: LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keef Posted March 26, 2019 Author Share Posted March 26, 2019 Thanks for some great follow-ups! This one is apparently for sale in Portugal - https://m.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10216182269341301&set=p.10216182269341301&type=3&theater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keef Posted March 26, 2019 Author Share Posted March 26, 2019 My latest find in SE London looked like this :- egg, Cardinal Wolseley, davocano and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keef Posted March 26, 2019 Author Share Posted March 26, 2019 I took my driving test in 1980, in a Tundra 1750HL - HRA751N - which I'm sure is long gone.Still on DVLA website! :- HRA 751N ✗ UntaxedTax due:01 March 1984 Incorrect tax status?MOTNo results returned Incorrect MOT status? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicksilver Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 SVJ142H - Nicely scruffy 1500, first registered in July 1970, snapped at Kilbroney in Northern Ireland back in June 2017. P1060301.JPG P1060303.JPG Still seems to be in use, having passed an MOT just a few weeks ago. PB090090.JPG XON249T - March 1979 registered 1750HL, snapped at the NEC back in November 2007 - but DVLA indicates that the tax ran out in October 2012, the MOT expired in April 2013, and there's no export marker... which isn't a good sign. SVJ (known as Sylvia) belongs to Brendan Dooley, who seems to be on a mission to own every Maxi in Ireland. I think he's got about 10 of them! keef and Datsuncog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keef Posted March 26, 2019 Author Share Posted March 26, 2019 A couple years ago I sold my 1969 Maxi to a member of the Austin Maxi Club after it had been sitting in a council lock up for nearly 20 years. The colour is Porcelain Green. That's lovely! Wish I had known you were selling it. First I saw it was on an Airfix model website after the actual car had appeared at the NEC a couple of years ago. Look forward to seeing pics of your other Maxis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicksilver Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 That's lovely! Wish I had known you were selling it. First I saw it was on an Airfix model website after the actual car had appeared at the NEC a couple of years ago. Look forward to seeing pics of your other Maxis.JEJ now belongs to Steve Huckle, ex events secretary and now webmaster for the club who also owns HRY170L (Harry). He was hoping to have it restored for the 50th birthday this year but last time I spoke to him life was getting in the way and he hadn't managed to do anything to it for some time. Hopefully one day it'll return to the road as it's probably the only surviving Porcelain Green car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 I stuck this up on the organists maxi thread...have it again here! Launch test article Cardinal Wolseley and JeeExEll 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keef Posted March 26, 2019 Author Share Posted March 26, 2019 There's one in ACA in three weeks toohttps://angliacarauctions.co.uk/classic/saturday-13th-april-2019/1978-austin-maxi-1750-hl/https://www.facebook.com/austinmaxiclub/photos/pcb.2091781120851080/2091778547518004/?type=3&theater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keef Posted March 26, 2019 Author Share Posted March 26, 2019 1 in folkestone Black? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keef Posted March 26, 2019 Author Share Posted March 26, 2019 RKO437G https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=546074208845398&set=p.546074208845398&type=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amishtat Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 Saw this one near Braintree a few years ago, think it was in use but never saw it again. Cardinal Wolseley 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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