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James P
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106 months
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minimatt1967 said: poo at Paul's said: davepoth said: First standard alloy wheels for one. Can anybody name the model? MIni Clubman with the 12 inch Denovos or whatever they were called? They were Steel. Pretty sure it was the Dolomite Sprint. Yes, definitely
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poo at Paul's
3,068 posts
44 months
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MGBs pioneered deformable crumple zones too.
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tali1
3,389 posts
70 months
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poo at Paul's said: MGBs pioneered deformable crumple zones too. Wiki says "This innovation was first patented by Mercedes-Benz in the early 1950s"
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Jumturbo
Original Poster
137 posts
50 months
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Jumturbo
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137 posts
50 months
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Balmoral Green
29,612 posts
117 months
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As has been discussed on other threads, I wouldn't rely on those figures. They have proved to be way off the mark. Your Monty, is, as ever, fabulous 
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VeeFour
3,339 posts
31 months
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poo at Paul's said: MGBs pioneered deformable crumple zones too. Nah, that was just the rust affecting structural integrity.
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M5 Russ
1,627 posts
61 months
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Now that's proper old skool. I love it. A great motor in superb condition.
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davemac250
4,204 posts
74 months
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Any other pics.
Maybe that capture a bit more of the Maestro - it looks just like an old love!
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falkster
4,151 posts
72 months
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Great looking car, my dad had a champagne beige one on a B but that rusted to death before him having a silver D plate given by the dealer in 86.
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dbdb
1,165 posts
42 months
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Jumturbo
Original Poster
137 posts
50 months
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Thanks for the comments everyone. davemac250 said: Any other pics.
Maybe that capture a bit more of the Maestro - it looks just like an old love! There were a few Maestros there, most were the very rare MG 'Tickford' Turbo. The black one you spy next to mine is a Turbo;) Instandard form, these were quicker to 60 than the Monty Turbos by 0.6 secs with an official time of just 6.7. There were at least half a dozen of these at the show, but only two Monty Turbos! (including mine) 
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GB123
193 posts
22 months
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Very nice car.  My nan used to have an MG Metro very similar to this..   She sold it on in the end though, shame as I'd have definitely bought it if I was older at the time  , she's got a crappy Daewoo Matiz now! 
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davemac250
4,204 posts
74 months
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Jumturbo said: Thanks for the comments everyone. davemac250 said: Any other pics.
Maybe that capture a bit more of the Maestro - it looks just like an old love! There were a few Maestros there, most were the very rare MG 'Tickford' Turbo. The black one you spy next to mine is a Turbo;) Instandard form, these were quicker to 60 than the Monty Turbos by 0.6 secs with an official time of just 6.7. There were at least half a dozen of these at the show, but only two Monty Turbos! (including mine) Thanks. It is not my old one - which I am sure was scrapped by the owner after me. I only had it for a very short time, and although I can honestly say it was, without doubt the most unreliable car I have ever owned (having left me stranded in all parts of the UK and finally in Austria with a myriad of minor/major electrical faults mainly) it was a joy (in the dry) when everything came together. I had the Turbo Maestro - used to have it looked after by Motobuild. Friend had a white Monty Turbo. The Maestro was great, really surprised a number of more fashionable hot hatches at the time, I always hankered after fitting the Motobuild side exit exhaust that one of their cars had fitted.
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tali1
3,389 posts
70 months
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falkster said: Great looking car, my dad had a champagne beige one on a B but that rusted to death before him having a silver D plate given by the dealer in 86. champagne beige =Arum White - an early colour on B/C regs
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Jumturbo
Original Poster
137 posts
50 months
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Well, it's taxed, Mot'd, insured and been nowhere this summer! Not even MG Saloon Day 2012! The sh!te British weather has dampened everything! and it's still flipping raining! Let's hope August brings better weather and Jum can flex his muscles! 
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y2blade
46,390 posts
84 months
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Fantastic 
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J4CKO
7,406 posts
69 months
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Love it, makes me feel nostalgic for my Montego GTI, makes a change that nobody has suggested it is dreadful and must be crushed which seems par for the course on ph for our motoring heritage.
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dbdb
1,165 posts
42 months
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I year on and I still like your car! I find I like a lot of BL cars, it's the styling I think.
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tali1
3,389 posts
70 months
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J4CKO said: Love it, makes me feel nostalgic for my Montego GTI, makes a change that nobody has suggested it is dreadful and must be crushed which seems par for the course on ph for our motoring heritage. Sadly it is plain ignorance.Many moons ago i told a work colleague i had a Montego Turbo.He looked at me shocked " A montego (lonnnng pause ...Turbo??? , A Turbo ? on ..a Montego?, A Montego with...a Turbo?? " - he was completely bamboozled by this seemingly alien concept
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