project Maestro, please.

[grogee]

Mine did, a bit. 

Although I have my suspicions that it had been rear ended at some point, so possibly a bad repair. 

The old tailgate was full of filler and the badges were missing so I assume it had been fiddled with before. 

[grogee]

Rear arches, saltily priced

https://ebay.us/m/qZiPS4

 

[JMotor]

The tail lights plugs being painted the same shade of white would also support some repair work done in the past. 

As for those arches. Errrmm wow that's quite stingy on price. Sadly it's the usual script. No more are being made and there still is a demand for the remaining stock. Keeps prices high. 

The bidding for those ones I got were also HFM. I paid the price for them as they saved some guess work for the rear dogleg of the arch. 

[grogee]

L/H sill panel. Unclear exactly where this goes but might be useful to someone eg @JMotor

https://ebay.us/m/sNMXUX

 

[JMotor]

Gonna keep an eye on that. 

I bet it goes for silly money.

[JMotor]

Didn't scoop that sill. Ones on mine were solid enough.

Did score a NOS rad. Mine was fitted the earlier rad, which doesn't fit properly at all. Something to do with the slam panels pre-1985 being different.

The only other one for sale was £145! Yikes!

[grogee]

24 minutes ago, JMotor said:

Didn't scoop that sill. Ones on mine were solid enough.

Did score a NOS rad. Mine was fitted the earlier rad, which doesn't fit properly at all. Something to do with the slam panels pre-1985 being different.

The only other one for sale was £145! Yikes!

I've done this dance and needed an EFi rad for mine, seller wanted megabucks. 

There is a workaround using MGF rad which nearly fits, just needs a bit of bodgification to get it to fit. 

A few years ago I smugly sourced a NOS one which I proudly fitted months after purchase... Leaked like a sieve. Too late for any comeback on the purchase. 

Hence the need for the MGF workaround. 

I didn't know slam panel changed 1985, useful info. There are quite a few changes over the years that affect part fitment, I guess they were improving/cost-reducing as they went along, but virtually invisible to customer.

'Same old Maestro', except it was changed under the skin. 

[grogee]

Yesterday I bought a couple of plastic bumpers for my Maestro off a guy in Oxfordshire who, it turns out, I've bought from before. 

The bumpers are just spares, but my front bumper has a crack (in the paint?) so I'm intending to spray this one and fit the black "air dam" piece to it, dunno if it'll ever happen though. 

He is a serial Chrysler Avenger addict and has two very nice examples. Anyway he also has a Maestro 1.3 SL in (I think) Tahiti Blue and grey. Close to immaculate I'd say, judging on my quick viewing yesterday. 

He's saying he'll sell it because he never uses it, so I'm alerting the Brotherhood of BL in case anyone is interested. 

I don't suppose it will be cheap but it will be in excellent order; the guy has a two poster in his garage and all his tools are laid out in alphabetical order - you know the type. 

So if you want to know more I can put you in touch. 

No pics because I'm a buffoon, sorry. Like this one but not this one. 

[SilverMachine]

On 31/01/2026 at 10:36, grogee said:

Yesterday I bought a couple of plastic bumpers for my Maestro off a guy in Oxfordshire who, it turns out, I've bought from before. 

The bumpers are just spares, but my front bumper has a crack (in the paint?) so I'm intending to spray this one and fit the black "air dam" piece to it, dunno if it'll ever happen though. 

He is a serial Chrysler Avenger addict and has two very nice examples. Anyway he also has a Maestro 1.3 SL in (I think) Tahiti Blue and grey. Close to immaculate I'd say, judging on my quick viewing yesterday. 

He's saying he'll sell it because he never uses it, so I'm alerting the Brotherhood of BL in case anyone is interested. 

I don't suppose it will be cheap but it will be in excellent order; the guy has a two poster in his garage and all his tools are laid out in alphabetical order - you know the type. 

So if you want to know more I can put you in touch. 

No pics because I'm a buffoon, sorry. Like this one but not this one. 

two posters -  and a pirelli calendar?

[High Jetter]

2 hours ago, SilverMachine said:

two posters -  and a pirelli calendar?

.... On the loo wall.

AS 7 days of Xmas version?

[Noel Tidybeard]

looks like Wedgewood blue to me

this are tahiti blue

[grogee]

NOS bumpers... @JMotor in for a penny...? 

[JMotor]

Ohhh gawd dang! 

Mine are kinda dented up and need repainting. 

Small problem. I'm a miserable c**t and this bloody car has had enough money out of me.

Oh by the way I spent some more money. 

Bought up the cheaper rear wheel bearing kits I could find.

[grogee]

10 minutes ago, JMotor said:

Ohhh gawd dang! 

Mine are kinda dented up and need repainting. 

Small problem. I'm a miserable c**t and this bloody car has had enough money out of me.

Oh by the way I spent some more money. 

Bought up the cheaper rear wheel bearing kits I could find.

Et tu, Brutus? 

I bought some last year, they are getting scarce yet you can't move for front wheel bearing options. 

Bumpers... I've seen you spend too much the correct amount on panels. So I thought you might want to throw good money after bad. 

Then again February doom cash flow probably isn't the best time. I expect they'll be relisted for less next week. 

[JMotor]

7 minutes ago, grogee said:

Bumpers... I've seen you spend too much the correct amount on panels. So I thought you might want to throw good money after bad. 

Front Bearings appear to be a more common item over more model of cars. Handy as mine munched a new bearing after not very many miles. 

Reading into it. That maybe be due to a knackered hub flange. Which fortunately is still available thanks to the MG TF using the same part. 

[High Jetter]

Bearings are bearings tho, with numbers on usually.

[Angrydicky]

On 31/01/2026 at 10:36, grogee said:

Yesterday I bought a couple of plastic bumpers for my Maestro off a guy in Oxfordshire who, it turns out, I've bought from before. 

The bumpers are just spares, but my front bumper has a crack (in the paint?) so I'm intending to spray this one and fit the black "air dam" piece to it, dunno if it'll ever happen though. 

He is a serial Chrysler Avenger addict and has two very nice examples. Anyway he also has a Maestro 1.3 SL in (I think) Tahiti Blue and grey. Close to immaculate I'd say, judging on my quick viewing yesterday. 

He's saying he'll sell it because he never uses it, so I'm alerting the Brotherhood of BL in case anyone is interested. 

I don't suppose it will be cheap but it will be in excellent order; the guy has a two poster in his garage and all his tools are laid out in alphabetical order - you know the type. 

So if you want to know more I can put you in touch. 

No pics because I'm a buffoon, sorry. Like this one but not this one. 

Lipari Blue?

[Stinkwheel]

12 hours ago, High Jetter said:

Bearings are bearings tho, with numbers on usually.

True, but when they did the Maestro rears they specced a really weird size/type - You have a real job finding them and when you do specialist bearing suppliers want MUCHO DINERO (so much its in capitals) 

I do have a couple of spare rears in stock, and possibly a new rear stub axle as well, from the old Maestro days, If anyone needs anything hit me up and I will have a rummage of the Maestro spares pile 

I kind of have the notion that another might be owned one day, but reality kicks in and says dont be silly

[Austin-Rover]

11 hours ago, Angrydicky said:

Lipari Blue?

Henley Blue