Maestro van make it into preservation

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[frame][/frame]The ever faithful,A series engine,with 80,000 on the clock. For A Maestro,this one is in very good order. 88 307 2166 - North Wales.

[jagnut66]

Hi,
They weren't bad vans, I had one whilst on BT which started off yellow too, before being repainted in the new colour scheme of grey.
BT was never the same after that and then they swapped over to Ford and I was given an Escort
(van that is!! )......
Anyway looks like yours is ex-BT too.
You know you just want to repaint it back to yellow and put the (blue stick on) British Telecom logo back on the side.....
.... along with 'Make someone happy' adverts.................
Good luck with it. Many will think that it's not a classic but I suspect that so few will survive that it will be in the future.
Happy memories for me.....................
Best wishes,
Mike.

[POMMReg]

My exRM Astramax is the ONLY 365D left on the road.

Quite rare.

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Hi,
They weren't bad vans, I had one whilst on BT which started off yellow too, before being repainted in the new colour scheme of grey.
BT was never the same after that and then they swapped over to Ford and I was given an Escort
(van that is!! )......
Anyway looks like yours is ex-BT too.
You know you just want to repaint it back to yellow and put the (blue stick on) British Telecom logo back on the side.....
.... along with 'Make someone happy' adverts.................
Good luck with it. Many will think that it's not a classic but I suspect that so few will survive that it will be in the future.
Happy memories for me.....................
Best wishes,
Mike.

Good, to hear you have happy memories !I wonder how many Ex BT, Bedford, HA's survive,in comparison
with the Maestro's ? Fair play to BT,Post office Telephones,Royal Mail etc for always buying British. Sadly,I spotted an Open Reach van,the other day,with a Fiat badge ! Always good to see POMM REG's Astra Max at MMOC National. Park it next to my Maestro at Kelmarsh. UXH,will also be there. A right good weekend ![frame][/frame]

[POMMReg]

Tempted to buy an ex-RM Combo "Tin Top" - these are getting rare now!

[irmscher]

Brilliant vans better than the escort

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Tempted to buy an ex-RM Combo "Tin Top" - these are getting rare now!

Royal Mail were never fans of the Maestro.

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Tempted to buy an ex-RM Combo "Tin Top" - these are getting rare now!

Now back on the road,with a full 12 months ticket. If anyone sees any scrap Maestro van's,please let me know.
Now is the time to collect as much as I can,to keep this one on the road. All thoughts to SLM now, which will be at the "Classic van and Pick up" (in cab form only) event. Takes place at Gaydon on the 10th of August 2014. A, non, one Marque, Classic vehicle event, Ford Transits,Ford Escorts, Simca van's,Minor LCV's,Anglia Van's, Marina van's,all manner of British light commercials built. Sponsored by Keksey Publishing,it looks to be a great weekend,with many clubs attending. But, first, the Kelmarsh MMOC National looms,with all our lovely Minors.
Eddie Farrell.
Eddie's fleet historian.
Freelance Motoring Journalist.

[POMMReg]

"Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit, but the highest form of
Intelligence...."


Chris.Stevens
POMMReg & MINOReg Historian & Researcher
Freelance Savior of Mankind and the universe

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"Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit, but the highest form of
Intelligence...."


Chris.Stevens
POMMReg & MINOReg Historian & Researcher
Freelance Savior of Mankind and the universe

Just luv yer boy. A massive inspiration( and others I hope ) to me.

[morris van]

A friend of mine had one from new and it started to fall from day one and the main dealers were complete cowboys and when he went to get some oil for it they gave the wrong sort and they said they used to put any old oil in them when they came in for a service.

[jagnut66]

A friend of mine had one from new and it started to fall from day one and the main dealers were complete cowboys and when he went to get some oil for it they gave the wrong sort and they said they used to put any old oil in them when they came in for a service.

Which goes to underline the value of doing your own servicing...............
................and your not paying someone else's labour fees!!........

Good, to hear you have happy memories !I wonder how many Ex BT, Bedford, HA's survive,in comparison

As an aside, I also drove a Bedford HA whilst on BT, though by that time they were in their last months of service......
Nice little vans I thought.

[IaininTenbury]

Nice to see it and well done for saving one. Quite fancy one myself now....

[Matt]

Tempted to buy an ex-RM Combo "Tin Top" - these are getting rare now!

Now back on the road,with a full 12 months ticket. If anyone sees any scrap Maestro van's,please let me know.
Now is the time to collect as much as I can,to keep this one on the road. All thoughts to SLM now, which will be at the "Classic van and Pick up" (in cab form only) event. Takes place at Gaydon on the 10th of August 2014. A, non, one Marque, Classic vehicle event, Ford Transits,Ford Escorts, Simca van's,Minor LCV's,Anglia Van's, Marina van's,all manner of British light commercials built. Sponsored by Keksey Publishing,it looks to be a great weekend,with many clubs attending. But, first, the Kelmarsh MMOC National looms,with all our lovely Minors.
Eddie Farrell.
Eddie's fleet historian.
Freelance Motoring Journalist.

The transit van club are having their big yearly meet at that event. I am planning on going

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Tempted to buy an ex-RM Combo "Tin Top" - these are getting rare now!

Now back on the road,with a full 12 months ticket. If anyone sees any scrap Maestro van's,please let me know.
Now is the time to collect as much as I can,to keep this one on the road. All thoughts to SLM now, which will be at the "Classic van and Pick up" (in cab form only) event. Takes place at Gaydon on the 10th of August 2014. A, non, one Marque, Classic vehicle event, Ford Transits,Ford Escorts, Simca van's,Minor LCV's,Anglia Van's, Marina van's,all manner of British light commercials built. Sponsored by Keksey Publishing,it looks to be a great weekend,with many clubs attending. But, first, the Kelmarsh MMOC National looms,with all our lovely Minors.
Eddie Farrell.
Eddie's fleet historian.
Freelance Motoring Journalist.

The transit van club are having their big yearly meet at that event. I am planning on going

Yes, looking to be a great weekend Matt. All manner of classic light commercial's.

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Nice to see it and well done for saving one. Quite fancy one myself now....

Thanks Iain. Do you think you could fabricate a Maestro inner wheel arch ? as well as outer cills ?[frame][/frame]

[drivewasher]

Brand new wheel here:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AUSTIN-MAESTR ... 4618e0e941

[IaininTenbury]

Nice to see it and well done for saving one. Quite fancy one myself now....

Thanks Iain. Do you think you could fabricate a Maestro inner wheel arch ? as well as outer cills ?[frame]

I'd expect so. (Just got a Maestro saloon in for a back wheel arch/sill end rebuild. Nice that folk are saving these now too).
I'd need to see an inner arch photo or in real life to see what the ribbed pressings look like to see if I could do it on my kit.