Me two red maestros :)

[calvert500]

First time they have been out side by side since I got the ledbury in December. Cant believe I have had the turbo five years this year, time flies. Getting some minor dents removed on Friday from both cars so it was a good excuse to get the ledbury cleaned up and the turbo out the garage before this warm spell vanishes. Quite a pair I think!

Some information on both cars if you haven't seen the separate thread:

retrorides.proboards.com/thread/193228/1989-mg-maestro-turbo

retrorides.proboards.com/thread/194494/1999-ledbury-maestro?page=1&scrollTo=2274098

[richie]

They look great, in fact your turbo thread was partly to blame for me buying my MG.

What suspension have you got on them?
Also what is the best place to get parts from?

[Porsche]

Great looking cars... There can't be many left now. Most of them had rust issues just a few years from new, didn't they?

[sridgett]

Stunning. Both cool as but I prefer the simple looks of the standard model

[Mercdan68]

Who woulda thought it...an old mate had an early mg maestro back in the day I hated it as I ran mk1 escorts back then.....now I'd love to own one of these they look fantastic.....RIP to my old mate Steve major you died to young fella

[stefan1971]

Now they just look mint, my mate had an A reg one back in the day with the talking dashboard, thought it was the nuts.

[peter96]

Why do I find myself wanting a Maestro. Always fancied an MG version but really like the uncluttered lines of the other car.

[calvert500]

Thanks for the positive comments, the 1.3 gets just as much if not more attention than the turbo which surprised me. Quite a few people prefer it. They are both in great nick but they is always some jobs to get on with, get one of the list another emerges ha.

Glad I inspired you to buy a mg maestro! Just cheapy shocks on springs. KYB on the turbo which are not to bad considering. Has some actual suspension and is fun to drive, can chuck it about with confidence and sits nice, not sure they are available any more, might be wrong. Not sure whats on the 1.3 yellow shocks/red springs come fitted as new when I bought it. Might sit about the same as the turbo but proper wibblepoo. Like driving a bouncy castle ha. Looks good though only a 1.3 just for pottering in. If you have a search the polo coilovers fit with little work so its possible to get as cheap or decent as you want.

Obvious rimmerbros and local motorfactors with parts with rover not bothering to develop new parts quite a lot of the stuff on the later rovers is the same ha. But for harder bits to find just join the owners club and pit up a friendly post. someone always helps. Surprising how many people have barns full of the things lol.

[richie]

Feb 22, 2017 19:36:08 GMT calvert500 said:

Thanks for the positive comments, the 1.3 gets just as much if not more attention than the turbo which surprised me. Quite a few people prefer it. They are both in great nick but they is always some jobs to get on with, get one of the list another emerges ha.

Glad I inspired you to buy a mg maestro! Just cheapy shocks on springs. KYB on the turbo which are not to bad considering. Has some actual suspension and is fun to drive, can chuck it about with confidence and sits nice, not sure they are available any more, might be wrong. Not sure whats on the 1.3 yellow shocks/red springs come fitted as new when I bought it. Might sit about the same as the turbo but proper wibblepoo. Like driving a bouncy castle ha. Looks good though only a 1.3 just for pottering in. If you have a search the polo coilovers fit with little work so its possible to get as cheap or decent as you want.

Obvious rimmerbros and local motorfactors with parts with rover not bothering to develop new parts quite a lot of the stuff on the later rovers is the same ha. But for harder bits to find just join the owners club and pit up a friendly post. someone always helps. Surprising how many people have barns full of the things lol.

Thanks for the info, will have a go with the polo option as they are so cheap I have nothing to loose and can upgrade later.
Got a lead on parts today, took the car to work and one of the guys noticed it. Turns out his brother inlaw has 2 and used to run a Rover dealership which he still operates from.

[calvert500]

Where aborts did you get your maestro from? Looks in good condition. few links about fitting of the golf/polo suspension.


maestro.org.uk/forums/forum/technical-forums/upgrades-customisation/20187-brakes-and-coilovers

maestro.org.uk/forums/forum/general-forums/general-maestro-montego/19190-front-suspension-rebuild-and-sourcing-alternative-parts

[richie]

Found the ad for the car in the back of modern classics mag. Was on a flight to Toronto and it caught my eye.
When I got back home I gave the guy a call on the off chance it was still for sale and the rest is history.

It is in good condition, however it has had a number of repairs that aren't the best close up.
I fell in love with it when I drove it the 80m home. Since then I have booked it in for a full body respray.
It drives much like a mk1 golf gti, but dare I say a bit quicker..

[usedabused]

These motors were so greatly under estimated back in thier day...

Two beutifull examples they remind me of Juliet Bravo.....


Do you know I think I prefere the look of SVN over REW....

Turbo Diesel with the right tweeks and it would be perfect and your only ten minutes from me why havnt I seen these about.....


Thanks for shareing.... calvert500

[calvert500]

Feb 23, 2017 20:12:44 GMT richie said:

Found the ad for the car in the back of modern classics mag. Was on a flight to Toronto and it caught my eye.
When I got back home I gave the guy a call on the off chance it was still for sale and the rest is history.

It is in good condition, however it has had a number of repairs that aren't the best close up.
I fell in love with it when I drove it the 80m home. Since then I have booked it in for a full body respray.
It drives much like a mk1 golf gti, but dare I say a bit quicker..

Thought I recognised it. Seemed cheap as they are slowly rising in value. £1700 wasn't it? Ail be keeping an eye on the progress, glad to here it getting a respray. Another one saved

[calvert500]

Feb 23, 2017 21:23:30 GMT usedabused said:

These motors were so greatly under estimated back in thier day...

Two beutifull examples they remind me of Juliet Bravo.....


Do you know I think I prefere the look of SVN over REW....

Turbo Diesel with the right tweeks and it would be perfect and your only ten minutes from me why havnt I seen these about.....


Thanks for shareing.... calvert500

Thanks. people are starting to cotton on to them now. The turbo only gets taxed 6 months of the year and only comes out In the dry ha. its a keeper. I won best saloon at bishop Auckland castle classic car show a few years back now. Only had the 1.3 a few months. you might see that around Darlington/Aycliffe,

[usedabused]

If I do Ill give you the thumbs up...

[BLU]

Always loved the Maestro, despite their bad press!
The 1.3 is perfect, love it!!! A lovely slice of the late 80's early 90's

[VWPowered]

what rims are on the ledbury, are they 4x92.5 PCD both cars look awesome for different things, nice collection