472 Rover (Austin) Maestro DLX (1990)
Austin/(Rover) Maestro (1983-94) Engine 1275 cc S4 OHV
Registration Number H 632 YNX (Dudley)
AUSTIN SET
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The Maestro was a compact 4 door Hatchback and 2 door Van originally produced as an Austin Maestro under the British Leyland banner. From 1988 onwards under the restructured Rover group the Austin badge was dropped and the vehicle referred to as a Rover maestro though never wearing a Rover badge, simply a Maestro badge.
Although production officially ended in 1994, production was transferred to Varna, Bulgaria for assembly from complete knockdown kit form., around 2000 were produced before that company Rodacar AD ceased production in 1996, citing the high import costs of the components and little demand. The majority of these cars were exported from Bulgaria to other countries a small number finding their way to the UK and sold by Apple 2000 Ltd. of Bury st. Edmunds.
In 1997 Parkway Services of Ledbury, Herefordshire purchased a batch of 621 CKD kits, previously stored at Cowley. the majority of these were built and converted to RHD form, meaning that the last new Maestro was registered as late as 2001.
This is not quite the end of the saga, the tooling was sold to FAW (First Auto Works), China, who continued to produce the vehicle in both hatchback and van form adding a new model which incorporated a Maestro hatch and Montego front end.
Many thanks for a fantabulous
46,884,312 views
Shot at Weston Park Classic Car Show 27.03.2016 - Ref 111-472
472 Rover (Austin) Maestro DLX (1990)
Austin/(Rover) Maestro (1983-94) Engine 1275 cc S4 OHV
Registration Number H 632 YNX (Dudley)
AUSTIN SET
www.flickr.com/photos/45676495@N05/sets/72157623759808208...
The Maestro was a compact 4 door Hatchback and 2 door Van originally produced as an Austin Maestro under the British Leyland banner. From 1988 onwards under the restructured Rover group the Austin badge was dropped and the vehicle referred to as a Rover maestro though never wearing a Rover badge, simply a Maestro badge.
Although production officially ended in 1994, production was transferred to Varna, Bulgaria for assembly from complete knockdown kit form., around 2000 were produced before that company Rodacar AD ceased production in 1996, citing the high import costs of the components and little demand. The majority of these cars were exported from Bulgaria to other countries a small number finding their way to the UK and sold by Apple 2000 Ltd. of Bury st. Edmunds.
In 1997 Parkway Services of Ledbury, Herefordshire purchased a batch of 621 CKD kits, previously stored at Cowley. the majority of these were built and converted to RHD form, meaning that the last new Maestro was registered as late as 2001.
This is not quite the end of the saga, the tooling was sold to FAW (First Auto Works), China, who continued to produce the vehicle in both hatchback and van form adding a new model which incorporated a Maestro hatch and Montego front end.
Many thanks for a fantabulous
46,884,312 views
Shot at Weston Park Classic Car Show 27.03.2016 - Ref 111-472