Thank you everyone for such a great response to this video! It is safe to say there will be more videos on this, at least one more before the new year and many more next year as I document getting the car back onto the tarmac :)

Maestro's bring back so many memories my friends parents had one like this and my late driving instructor had a 2.0 diesel Clubman which was the loudest car i'd ever been in. You could hear it from a mile away.

This just popped up in my recomendations, glad it did. I love your honesty about everything. My Dad had the contract for Perrys in the 90's for transporting their cars so who knows, he might have been one of the first people to sit in this car 👍

Nice one Will. Reminds me of my first car. An 83 Maestro 1.3L. The 1275 A series is a hardy beast.

I have a soft spot for the Maestro even though they weren't particularly brilliant cars. Looking forward to the follow up videos.

I had a vanden plas with the talking computer and digital speedo. Auto choke packed in. To start it in the morning I drilled a hole in the air filter housing and squirted lighter gas in. It used to start with a bang but would go all day then. Went on our honeymoon in it to Towyn North Wales. Good car. Good times.

My first car, but from 1983. Same colour too - Signal Red. Rear arches rusted to nothing. Best thing I did was to remove the auto choke and install a manual version. Very reliable from then on. Super easy to work on and as you can see, loads for room in the engine bay.

My first car was a G reg 1.3 special. Bomb proof mechanically. The body looked like it had been bombed though. Watching this brings back so many memories 👍

The body flex was something to behold, on a bend I could put my fingers between the upper door frame and body. I had a new G reg company car and it crippled me, deafened me and shocked me so many times. I never tried the bead mats or the static strip, just learned to loath the car.

Well well well, if it isnt that mac bloke that used to exist a few years ago

What a charming old motor. They get some hard stick, but they really weren't all that bad. Enjoy it😁

i remember my service vehicle back in the 80s driving on a call out 3am when the lights gradually went dim and everything stopped ,lol ,great memories

If I remember correctly when they were first released the spoke to you, correct me if I'm wrong, great video. 👍

Love to see someone saving old cars that would be scrap otherwise, and glad to see some survived the scrappage scheme! Great video, look forward to watching the progress :)

Yeah the memories, Parents had one in the late 80's F266 BTX 👍

I really liked my Maestro. Ran really well and was well plush. I bought it off a jittery heroin addict for£80 and it was in really good nick. I’d have another one any day.

My first car when I moved to the UK in 1997. Loved it ❤

What do you expect from an 'A' Series, they will always start & run easy, first designed for the Austin A30 as an 803cc in which was launched in 1951, a little tip, don't put easy start in a stationany engine, always spray it whilst it is being cranked over, just add the old fuel a little bit at a time in a nearly full tank in the other Maestro to use it up

My half brother had one of these, fast as hell, i felt sick. He died 7 years ago. Thanks for the memory recall.

40 years old this year the maestro ! my old dear in 83 had a 1.6vdp in like an ice blue!! wasnt a good car engine management went awry and sunroof handle came away in the first week of ownership lol R series engine was pretty poor! S series went in the montego was better but eat head gaskets lol

My grandad had so many of these and the Montegos. He used to buy them, do them up and resell them. NGL, think he may have been dodgy lol. I've always wanted a Montego estate. These cars bring back so many memories.

i had one of those in henley blue it was a 1991 1275cc H reg paid £150 from manheim auctions in 2003 6 mnths mot. did a twin carb conversion on it. ran a lot better and you could tell the difference and it kept up with the traffic better too. Got the full manifold and carbs for £40 off a mini Think they started life on a mg midget bolt off bolt on.then got some alloys to tidy it up as the steelies were badly rusted. each week i got paid from work would set money aside to make it into a tidy daily driver, other than oil services brake pads n tyres it just ran n ran n ran never let me down i had it for 3 years. passed it on to my dad whos car (vw polo saloon) had just failed its mot on a lot of welding. he had it for 4 years after me, When i used to pop down on my days off he was always out washing and polishing it. (he went through 3 tins of turtle wax a month) he loved it because he was a security man and getting to work he had to go up the motorway and it had a bit more power than the polo esp moving to the middle and outside lanes to overtake..

Fantastic engines the A series.

Had an 84' Mg Maestro 1600 many moons ago, speaking dashboard

I've had loads of maestros and you don't find many as clean as this one!

My first car. 1.6. arches went bad, traded in. Always loved the metro's, montego and maestro. Good vid.

I used to do a bit of buying and selling of cheapies back in the 90's and had several Montego's, Maestro's and the Maestro van's. Great little cars; as long as you ignored the bloody head linings. Nice video; thanks. Subscribed.

Good to see you back on screen will. I remember watching your old vids of your mates crashed pug 106 and you fixed it up 👍🏼 that was a good watch not sure how long ago that was

That brought back nice memories, I bought a brand new 1987 Maestro which was a nice pastel mint green colour, I loved it

A421GEH. My parents first new car and I was delighted to be in the passenger seat as my dad got to a junction and pronounced we had no brakes. After repeatedly stamping on the pedal like a maniac the car finally came to a halt in the street opposite. Ahh good times 😳

Brilliant find my dad had 2 Maestro' s last one being a Mayfair 👍 o now have the desire to own one😊😊

Had a Maestro back in the day. Mine was the 1.6 though. Great car! The only real problem I had with it was the auto-choke so I fitted a manual replacement kit and problem solved with improved fuel consumption as a bonus. Had to do the same with the 1.6 Montego I had as well.

I had a little red 1275 years ago, it was a brilliant little car...👍🙂👍

Been messing with Maestro's for years now main speciality banging T16 Turbo engines in them or turbo diesels and power steering in vans! Black van in my pic T16 Turbo videos of it doing 1/4 mile runs on a friends KZfaq along side my old Turbo no 361! That now belongs, too my youngest brother if was fit would build another!

Good old A series engine

I had 13 of them and no problems with them

There's a guy who lives just outside Banwell near Weston super mare who collects Maestro's. He usually has at least 3 parked up on the driveway just beside the A368. Every time I drive past I always hope to see him so I can park up and talk to him about them.

First car I bought off a old man aged 15 was maestro it started up easy for being sat that long

Great vid, cheers! Loved my old Maestro. The gearbox was just the best. You could almost literally fart it into gear.

its a keeper , engine is sweet, all the rubber likely perished, earth out the fuel sender see if gauge goes to full, if it does likely sender is dud, paintwork on the maestros from around 88 was much improved , best thing they did to maestro was fit a perkins diesel...i had two, one non turbo and one turbo

Had guessed your main maestro seemed familiar. Rego, wheel trims, tape covering the rust spots & the missing headliner, this being the uncommon Apple 2000 version that was also driven by Ian & Matt, of HubNut & furiousdriving respectively. But yes, a pretty clean one this low-distance example is, good to see one being put back on the road, hopefully.

Love the video. Keep up the good work.

Hey - good find for me - great video! That is such a tiny engine in that bay!

Ace 👌🏼 Years ago I used to hire an ex fire brigade 2.0 TD (think it was a Perkins lump) Tell you what it flew !!! I used to ask for the same one off the guy that hired them out. Edit… I nearly forgot I used to own a gold Montego in about 2004. A234 UYU. Apparently it was one of the very first off the production line at longbridge

Your HIF SU only needs the rubber sealing for the float chamber, they always go if left without fuel for a few years

Excellent little cars my dad had a d reg one 2001 1.3. He used to pick me up from college and tbh inwas quite embarrassed at the time. How times change. I remember it being nippy. He loved it because it didn't have the dreaded cambelt to worry about or any other modern accessories. Is yours the Austin version or the later kit one?

Looking forward to seeing how it goes with the Maestro. A mate of mine's Dad had the talking one as a company car back in the day which was something in the 80's. I know you can't do anything about this but I thought I'd let you know that I was watching this on my laptop and my wife, sitting the other side of the lounge (obviously couldn't see the screen) thought I was watching something being narrated by Rishi Sunak!!🤣

I had two Meastro's in the late 90s a two tone 1.3 L and a 1.3 Clubman they were far better than the Mk3 1.3 Ghia Escort I had after them!!

Thats a cracking find. To be honest there were a few Maestros that looked like that just a year or two out of the factory! :D The engine sounds amazing after all that time, and I can't believe the interior looks so good. Looking forward to a progress update. Liked and subscribed!

That’s a very nice little car considering it’s age 👍👍

I'm truly amazed this car has even lasted 19 years. I bought one of these sh*theaps new in 1984, and it began rusting in the bodywork seams inside 4 months. Austin Rover rectified the paintwork, and I promptly traded the Maestro in for an ex demo Golf....

Love it! Great first video 🙌🏻

Just look how far down the doors the glass comes great visibility , to see the RAC when they come to rescue you.

Very satisfying work my man! Just been watching a few of your old Plank videos so this was slightly jarring but I'm glad you're still at it, you've always seemed very much in your element be it PC's, music or cars. I recall asking for your help a long bloody time ago during a live stream and you sorted out 16ish year old me, where does the time go mate ha.

My dad had a Gold A reg one as a Company car (A24 SGA) was a great wee car...

for H reg and its been sat a long time it looks amazing!

It was trying to be hidden until you found it, thanks.

How come DVLA didn’t know where it was? Was it “SORN”ed? Was it insured and taxed? Someone would be liable for that wouldn’t they? I had one of these in 1992/3. A “C” reg from 1985. Very good car and pretty good on fuel.

I did not realise that the engine was turned round the other way with the spark plugs at the back not like the car I passed my driving test in a Austin 1300

Now this is my kind of channel! Great work - new sub here!

Right that’s it, im invested in this, more videos please 👍🏻

beautiful video....su carbs easy to rebuild....i even put some vauxhall strombergs cars on one of these

I always thought these were ok looking cars. However I bought a new Montego, my god, I got rid of it when I hit over 80 issues. I have had MG ZS for three years and honestly not one single issue.

Nice video dude, liked and subscribed 🙂 Paintwork looks pretty decent as well, just the expected rust areas, no big deal there.

Always remember joan from bbc driving school bought a Austin maestro automatic

Seeing this in good condition is surprising. Austins and or Rovers used to dissolve in the rain.

Great video, engine sounds sweet.

still remember them spark plugs think they was n9y....maybe

n o i c e

Nice car and nice colour 👍

The question isn't "Will it run?" The question is "Do we want it to?"

Das ist eben Spitzenware 😂❤🇬🇧🚨

Hi check fuel pipe coming from fuel tank under floor driver side make sure its not rusted because it break fuel leaks and catch fire it happen to me

Head gasket prob gone lol

I'm in no way being horrible. I remember these they drove ok without being particularly exciting. Build quality wasn't great, very plasticity. I remember some models suffered oil leaks. Can't imagine why anyone would rush to resurrect one

montego turbo that talked to you!!!!

The Maestro is a brilliant car, both in the 1980's when it first hit the scene and even by today's standards. My mum had one when I was a little kid. It still looked the part even after the dog chewed the steering wheel up.

I remember a school friend who had the MG Maestro, it was still shit though.

Nice little car.

Such a fantastic modern looking car, from such a long time ago. Great find and good luck with it.

If I discovered one of these in a barn, I’d run away screaming! Back in the 80s I would use my dad’s Maestro when I visited the UK from Australia, having the “luxury” of a Japanese car at home, I couldn’t believe what a woeful heap of crap the Maestro was. Even though my Dads was regularly serviced it would jump out of gear or stick in gear, Hopeless (scary) brakes, comical performance and had huge issues with build quality. Hopefully someone who worked in the factory and had a hand in throwing this hideous vehicle together will read this and cringe in shame

I had a MG Maestro in BRG fast and comfortable car.

Had a 1300 Maestro in late 80s, had a MG Maestro 2lt EFI Turbo in mid 90s for 7 years then like an idiot traded it in for a new Rover 400, should of kept it Great car

Maybe the barn was the right place for it 😅

Love the vid (my kinda thing) But how did you manage to get 37K views on your first vid?

Put it back in the barn

Nice content and you are a good speaker apart from the occasional annoying inflection, but please don't swear, people put KZfaq on the telly now in front of the kids and the grandma and saying s**t and b****ks isn't for everyone's palate or anyone who might sponsor you later. Some decent microphones would work well as the audio could be improved, overall watchable.

Sorry, but at first I thought it looked a bit like an Astra Mk3. My bad.

Cracking video! I am subscribed for more :)

Nice video and a new subscriber here! Just one thing, maybe its something my end but the audio and video looked slightly out of sync when you were sat in the car talking about adding a fuel tank and trying to start the car. Looking forward to some more videos 🙂

These cars are so hard to find these days

Looks similar to mitsubishi colt from 1990

I found a dog turd in my barn. I took it home and tried to resuscitate it. Compared to a maestro, it was worth it

Wd40 is a degrease mate wouldn't use it on cylinders personally

i had a red maestro, someone stole it in about 1989, not sure what the person thought, but I guess they were pretty desperate.

put it back in the barn

Is that the one from the abandoned garage in Castle Gresley?

Did these have a cambelt if so surprised it didn't snap lol

ive got a ford ranger head lights went down....fuse?oh no....new lamps oh no not that simple body control module..looking at a grand to fix.....i had one of these and they were simple superb and run forever....head lamp fix on this about a quid.....modern cars ....fuck em

where did this channel come from?! is there a main channel cannot find anymore vids