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Austin Maestro Vanden Plas

Posted on 29/07/2010 by Sam Skelton
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Reviews Austin Maestro Vanden Plas

Smooth operator… If you’re not likely to put your foot down often, a Vanden Plas is probably the best Maestro in the real world. You get lovely wood cappings, leather trim if you go for a later one, or a … Continue reading →

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MG Maestro EFi

Posted on 28/07/2010 by Sam Skelton
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The MG Maestro EFi is an underrated piece of kit - and has me tempted.   (Image copyright Jonathan Sellars)

The Golf GTi will be along in a second… When I was young, a friend of my father’s had an MG Maestro EFi. My father thought little of it, spouting his anti-Leyland guff at me in the Rover 800. “Rattly, … Continue reading →

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Rover 220GTi Turbo

Posted on 27/07/2010 by Sam Skelton
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Subtle yet sporting, just needs brakes.

It’s R8, this Rover… The R8-series Rover is starting to be appreciated, like the Maestro before it, as more than just a banger. The earliest and mintiest cars are finding cherished homes, and there’s even an owners’ club. Probably the … Continue reading →

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Austin Maestro 1.6 Mayfair

Posted on 26/07/2010 by Sam Skelton
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Simon's Maestro Mayfair - not original, but better

More than a Mayfair… Simon Heap is my kind of chap. He doesn’t always like his cars to be the way they left the factory, but the way he chooses to improve them is to make any addition look like … Continue reading →

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Austin Maestro 1.3L

Posted on 25/07/2010 by Sam Skelton
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No ambition to be a racing driver? The Austin Maestro 1.3L shouldn't disappoint then!

Bread and butter motoring, 1980s style… In bread-and-butter form the Maestro is an oft-derided car. I may as well admit it here, despite the fact I like Maestros and Montegos I’m a bit of a snob with it. Don’t laugh … Continue reading →

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