Ex-BT Maestro van

[klevdo2202]

Hello everyone,

New to the forum, recommended by a fella from TheMiniforum.

Whilst my Mini is getting a MG Metro engine installed I was given a Maestro van as a runabout.










Regards, Kelvin

[smithy13]

That interior looks sweeeeet!

Sterophonics used to tour in one of these before they got massive!

Same colour and everything.

[crazymonkey]

that looks clean....i thought all maestros and maestro vans had rusted into the ground but that proves otherwise

[trigger]

What a ace runabout!, I'd love to get my hands on that and take those awful wheel trims of and get some decent older style number plate son it!

[BenzBoy]

That's brilliant! I'd be tempted to get the original British Telecom signwriting put on the sides.

[PhilA]

That's real smart. I remember these pottering about with the British Telecom logos on the sides. I'm squinting at the dash- 71k? Must have sat about a whole lot inside to look like that... I thought these got to intergalactic mileage, fell apart and were scrapped.

--Phil

[10mpg]

WOW that's a survivor, i felt so old a few days ago when i was explaining that BT vans weren’t always grey ...

That's rare survivor for sure, please keep it yellow!

I don’t remember seeing one of these either..

[whitbytom]

Wowzers that looks immaculate! Very rare you see a Maestro of any persuasion in nick like that!

Has it had a fresh paintjob or is it all original?

[klevdo2202]

Hi guys,

Thanks for all your feedback, I'm dead chuffed with it!


PhilA-
It's just ticked over at 72k now, it's in need of a bit of a tune up, the previous owner had only covered 180 miles since it's last MOT - November 2010.

whitbytom-
I have no idea if it's a fresh coat of paint, it's a slightly darker tint of yellow on the lower half though. It has a few bits of rust here and there, but it rides lovely (a LOT better than the Mini, haha)


Regards, Kelvin

[dazcapri]

we used to have one of these as a garage hack back when I worked for the local rover dealer cracking little vans don't think there'll be many of the bt ones left now especially not that clean

[petea]

Given? You lucky git Love that.

[klevdo2202]

Cheers petea!

I would really love some alloys on it, but I can't really find any cheap enough, trying to keep money saved for when the metro engine is in the Mini....


Regards, Kelvin

[dungbug]

I remember seeing these driving about & the old Marina's that the gas board used to use. ;D Get the old BT logo on it, would would ace.

Oh & welcome to RR......You'll fit in well here by the look of it. ;D

[joe90]

That looks ace mate, i love the maestro vans and i've had a few and i would like another one as a runabout, iirc in the day they were the bigest little van you could buy which from personal experience i would imagine was true, i used to do part worn tyres and i could get more tyres in the maestro than the escort or the astramax.

Bryan

[sellwrexham]

thats ace!!

[rusty998]

that van reminds me of when i was a lad, i lived near the bt depot, i used to be in the ATC (air training core) and while on a trip to an RAF Brize norton i was posted with the RAF Police, while out in a Police car going round the airfield the officer stopped the car and said we could wait here for a bit and watch a practice opp, what i could see was a VC10 that all of a sudden was surrounded by yellow BT van's
i asked what was going on ? the officer said that i should watch and find out, i did and saw the doors of the van's burst open and the VC10 stormed !
we were not there very long before the radio went mad and we were told to get ourselfs back to the station in no uncertain turms! i asked who the guys were and he said it was the SAS training, i was a little shocked to say the least as a boy of 13 it was a sight to see, i always think of that day when i see an old BT Van cheers Rusty.