Who made Maestro cars?
Who made Maestro cars?
British Leyland
| Austin Maestro | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | British Leyland (1982–1986) Rover Group (1986–1995) |
| Also called | MG Maestro Rover Maestro |
| Production | 1982–1995 (Austin/Rover Maestro) 1983–1991 (MG Maestro) 1995–2001 (remaining CKD kits) 2001–2007 (China) |
What year was the Austin Maestro launched?
1983
In March 1983, when the Maestro was launched, the digital dashboard came as standard on the top-of-the-range MG and Vanden Plas models and as an optional extra on the 1.6HLS – a deliberate marketing ploy.
How many Maestro cars are left?
In 1995, official records show that 231,824 remained in existence. An Auto Express survey in 2006 revealed the Maestro was one of the most scrapped cars of the preceding 30 years, with just over 11,500 examples with registered owners 15 years ago. That number has shrunk to a mere 90 cars today.
How many Austin Allegros are left?
291
More than 640,000 Austin Allegros rolled off the production line in Birmingham – and there are just 291 left now. It is top of the league of cars which are set to disappear from our roads forever.
Did the Austin Princess have a Rolls Royce engine?
The Princess is a version of the Austin A99 Westminster produced by BMC from 1959 to 1968, latterly under the Vanden Plas marque. The model was launched in October 1959 under the name Princess 3-litre….Vanden Plas Princess R.
| Vanden Plas Princess R (1964-1968) | |
|---|---|
| Engine | 3.9 L Rolls-Royce IOE I6 (1964-1968) |
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How many Allegro does Austin have?
The Allegro was designed as a replacement for the Austin 1100 and 1300 models. In total, 642,350 Austin Allegros were produced during its ten-year production life, most of which were sold on the home market, less than a third of 2.1 million 1100s and 1300s sold in the previous 11 years.
How many Allegro are left on the road?
What is the MG Maestro Turbo?
The MG Maestro Turbo was a high performance reaction to the growing band of 16 valve hot hatch cars of the post 1986 period. In fact, a Maestro Turbo was part of the production plan back in 1984, but the development cars were said to be ‘too fast’ and only the Montego Turbo appeared during that period.
What is a Montego Turbo?
Essentially the car was a standard MG Maestro into which the Montego Turbo drivetrain and suspension was fitted, to create the fastest production MG to date.
What was the design prototype of the 1989 MG Maestro?
However, the design prototype car did showcase a number of features that were also earmarked for the 1989 Model Year specification MG Maestro 2.0i. These comprised of colour-coded side rubbing strips and bumper insert strips, rear sill trim treatment and a rear spoiler and strakes.
When did the MG Maestro come out in Moonraker blue?
One of these was a 1987 Model Year MG Maestro EFi finished in Moonraker Blue metallic and registered on 25 June 1987 as D786 POF (below). Built by the Prototype Build department at Canley, this example was a fairly faithful representation of the final engineering specification that would follow in the production cars.
