grogee Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 11 hours ago, JMotor said: Got some more pics of the Ledbury from the last owner. It's been lowered. Did ask if he had the original shocks. Unfortunately he didn't have them. So far this is the extent of the arch rust. Doesn't look toooo bad I think? So I'm hoping I can scab some repair sections from the extra pair of front wings I'm getting with it. @andy18s cheers for the heads up and also exposing my lack of self restraint for sodding Maestros 😆. Those arches look way better than mine were. @vulgalour is our resident expert on Maestro rear arches. I have some standard* shocks but no standard springs unfortunately. *Fronts taken from an EFi but they're Sachs/Boge so not original fit. I also have some unused pattern rear ones that would be perfect. Yours for going rate minus shiter discount. JMotor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMotor Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 On 9/9/2023 at 8:02 AM, grogee said: Those arches look way better than mine were. @vulgalour is our resident expert on Maestro rear arches. I have some standard* shocks but no standard springs unfortunately. *Fronts taken from an EFi but they're Sachs/Boge so not original fit. I also have some unused pattern rear ones that would be perfect. Yours for going rate minus shiter discount. Hopefully they won't be utter litter to sort. They have been filled before, so hopefully the grot doesn't go too far in. I shall bear the shockers in mind. Going to wait until the car is with me. That gent known as @worldofceri is fetching it up for me. I'm stupid, but not THAT stupid to drive it home 😆. grogee, mk2_craig and motorpunk 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 10 hours ago, JMotor said: Hopefully they won't be utter litter to sort. They have been filled before, so hopefully the grot doesn't go too far in. I shall bear the shockers in mind. Going to wait until the car is with me. That gent known as @worldofceri is fetching it up for me. I'm stupid, but not a THAT stupid to drive it home 😆. Welcome. You'll never leave. JMotor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 Depending on the quality of the repair, you might find yourself having to redo those arches completely. Looks a functional repair in the photos, just depends on how they dealt with the inners really. You might just need to whizz a flap wheel over the outside and splash a little filler and paint on. JMotor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy18s Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 I'm amazed @Cavcraft hasn't been in here to tell the story of the mighty Maestro Van.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 32 minutes ago, andy18s said: I'm amazed @Cavcraft hasn't been in here to tell the story of the mighty Maestro Van.... Was it a Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EyesWeldedShut Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 58 minutes ago, grogee said: Was it a https://chinacarhistory.com/2021/04/26/the-complete-story-of-the-austin-maestro-in-china/ I know we've had those before but .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 5 minutes ago, EyesWeldedShut said: https://chinacarhistory.com/2021/04/26/the-complete-story-of-the-austin-maestro-in-china/ I know we've had those before but .... They didn't even bother with doors on the back. I love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMotor Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 3 hours ago, vulgalour said: Depending on the quality of the repair, you might find yourself having to redo those arches completely. Looks a functional repair in the photos, just depends on how they dealt with the inners really. You might just need to whizz a flap wheel over the outside and splash a little filler and paint on. After seeing the *joy you had with yours. I'll try to mentally prepare for the misery that will unfold when I dig into mine. The Nexia I owned taught me a hard lesson about that. Damn lucky I could get panels to sort that mess out. Visually it was only a very small section that was rotten. Think for now, I'll leave mine alone for the short term. Because no doubt there be other issues to sort first. vulgalour and grogee 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 3 minutes ago, JMotor said: ess out. Visually it was only a very small section that was rotten. Think for now, I'll leave mine alone for the short term. Because no doubt there be other issues to sort first Ah it'll be reet. Been using an ancient austin all weekend as family transport (fucking useless fiesta) and its been grand. JMotor and mk2_craig 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 Here's my dear departed Dad's '85 Maestro with my half brother and sister poking out of the sunroof. I used to really look forward to riding in this car. It was fairly well behaved too, AFAIK it didn't "do a Leyland" on him. Geoff Smith, Dyslexic Viking, ProgRocker and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2flags Posted Sunday at 08:05 AM Share Posted Sunday at 08:05 AM Great thread. I managed to acquire a 1.3 Maestro for my son's first car for the princely sum of £100, okay it was 20yrs ago. Cost us £80 to get it through a MoT and looked utterly shite. It was red, with partial hand painted doors and sills in red primer. Ran that thing for years. Simply refused to die. His mate laughed at him when he got it. Thet didn't when their cars broke down had his was the only one running. Great little car. [Sorry, no photos.] Dyslexic Viking, ProgRocker, motorpunk and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMotor Posted Monday at 12:38 PM Share Posted Monday at 12:38 PM *Picture borrowed from Ceri* That'll be the Maestro I actually never intended to buy on it's way to me today. Looking forward to it. Dyslexic Viking, andy18s, motorpunk and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted Monday at 01:14 PM Share Posted Monday at 01:14 PM Yessss!!! JMotor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMotor Posted Monday at 03:51 PM Share Posted Monday at 03:51 PM Just need someone to unload my Nova off too now 😆. Oh. Got the message from a pal at the unit. It's here! Thanks to @worldofceri for bringing up, cheers again bud. Dyslexic Viking, Stinkwheel, worldofceri and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted Monday at 07:12 PM Share Posted Monday at 07:12 PM Details and pics sil vouz plait JMotor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMotor Posted Monday at 07:20 PM Share Posted Monday at 07:20 PM 6 minutes ago, Matty said: Details and pics sil vouz plait On the Nova? Yeah no bother. It is a project tho. Might do a for sale ad on here. Then I can post all teh pics then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted Monday at 07:22 PM Share Posted Monday at 07:22 PM @JMotor you're truly one of life's winners. There's two types of people in this world, Maestro owners and wannabe Maestro owners. May your indicators remain functional. Matty, JMotor and motorpunk 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted Monday at 07:25 PM Share Posted Monday at 07:25 PM 6 minutes ago, JMotor said: On the Nova? Yeah no bother. It is a project tho. Might do a for sale ad on here. Then I can post all teh pics then. Good god no. I meant the maestro. The state of my finances, I can barely dream of a maestro. A novas far too rich for my blood 😆 JMotor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMotor Posted Monday at 07:34 PM Share Posted Monday at 07:34 PM 12 hours ago, grogee said: @JMotor you're truly one of life's winners. There's two types of people in this world, Maestro owners and wannabe Maestro owners. May your indicators remain functional. I feel as if joined a very exclusive club. That no sane person wants a part of. Which I like. 12 hours ago, Matty said: Good god no. I meant the maestro. The state of my finances, I can barely dream of a maestro. A novas far too rich for my blood 😆 Hahah, no worries. I shall get more deets and photaes this coming week. A-Series is a sweetie too. Matty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted Monday at 09:15 PM Share Posted Monday at 09:15 PM I went to a Maestro launch, sold parts & accessories for them, derided them in later years. Would. JMotor and motorpunk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motorpunk Posted Tuesday at 07:46 AM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 07:46 AM 10 hours ago, High Jetter said: I went to a Maestro launch Tell us MORE! (I went to the launch of the MG6 at Longbridge, the teacups were stuck to the saucers with mould. I like such details.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted Tuesday at 08:11 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 08:11 AM 22 minutes ago, motorpunk said: Tell us MORE! I worked in parts for Caffyns at branches that had AR group franchises. For some reason I got paid to go to both Maestro & Montego launch events, had a new Acclaim demo to drive up to one IIRC. JMotor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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