1984 Austin Maestro 1.3L
HIGHLIGHTS
- Huge history file back to 1988
- Original and unrestored condition
- MOT September 2024
- Tax, MOT and ULEZ exempt from next year
THE APPEAL
THE HISTORY AND PAPERWORK
- UK V5C
- Will be supplied with fresh MOT valid until September 2024
- Massive folder of bills and service history going right back to 1988
- Every MOT certificate from 1988 onwards
- Handbook
- Original used car sales invoice from 1988, showing a purchase price of £2,950 and a Ford Escort Mk 2 being traded in
- Over 80 invoices and receipts documenting work carried out over the past 35 years
- Copies of old V5s and a letter from the second owner’s son to the DVLC notifying them of his father’s death and him taking ownership
- Maestro and Montego Owners Club documents
- More recent correspondence following death of the previous owner and transfer of ownership into his estate
- Remarkable amount of service history and a car with a genuine story to tell
- Collection of jazz music cassette tapes included with the car as they came with it!
THE INTERIOR
- Smart brown dashboard in very good condition
- Chocolate brown cloth seats in great condition
- Original Phillips radio-cassette in full working order
- Good carpets, door cards and headlining
- Original jack and tools
- Spacious, tidy luggage area
- All controls and switches work as intended
- One piece of plastic pillar trim missing
THE EXTERIOR
- Cashmere Gold metallic paint
- Completely original and with no major paintwork or accident repairs
- Good tyres all-round
- Generally smart paint finish – polishes up well with no lacquer peel
- Rear strut towers welded several years ago to a high standard
- Appears very solid underneath
- Some rust bubbles on front wheel arches, door bottoms and rear arch lower parts – nothing structural
- Some stone chips and general marks to body commensurate with the car being 39 years old and unrestored, but still presents well and is remarkably straight and tidy for an early Maestro
- All lights and trim in good order
- Supplying used dealer number plates
- Always been based in London and garaged for most of its life, which has led to the car surviving remarkably well
THE MECHANICS
- 1,275cc 4cyl OHV Austin-Rover A-Series A+ engine
- Four-speed manual gearbox
- Drives really well – accelerates smoothly through the rev range, engages all gears smoothly
- Brakes, suspension and steering all work well – vendor drove the car home 70 miles from collection with no issues at all
- Recent exhaust
SUMMARY
About Max Bids
The max bid process allows you to bid without any hassle.
Enter your maximum bid and we will then bid on your behalf to ensure you're the highest bidder - just enough to keep you in the lead and only up until your maximum.
Anti-sniping
Car & Classic prevent auction snipers from bidding in the last seconds to win an auction.
Auctions are extended by 3 minutes if anyone bids within the last 2 minutes to allow other bidders to react and counter-bid.
Auto-bidding increments
- If your maximum bid is equal to or below the reserve price, your maximum bid will be applied in full if you are the highest bidder.
- If you are the highest bidder and place a maximum bid above the reserve, we will automatically put in the reserve as your first bid.
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- Once the reserve has been met, Car & Classic will make sure you are the highest bidder using only the bidding increments stated below.
- We will keep you in the lead up until your maximum bid OR the increment closest to your maximum bid, providing your maximum bid is enough to cover the increment value.
| Bid Amount | Increment |
|---|---|
| £0 to £9,999 | £100.00 |
| £10,000 to £49,999 | £250.00 |
| £50,000 to £99,999 | £500.00 |
| £100,000 + | £1,000.00 |
Automatically outbid immediately
When you place a max bid and are outbid immediately that means that another bidder has placed a max bid limit which is higher than yours.
You can bid again and we will use our automatic bid system to try and get you as the highest bidder.
Matching max bids
When there are two max bids of the same value, the one placed first remains the lead bidder.
Pre-authorisation
We may hold a pre-authorisation charge on your card until the end of the auction when the hold will be cancelled. If you win, we'll take a security deposit which counts towards the payment for the vehicle and isn't any extra cost to you.
What are pre-bids?
A pre-bid means you're able to place a bid before the official start of the auction.
You will be notified whether or not you are the highest bidder when the auction starts.
Problem with your bid
Bids are contractually binding. To help protect you, we have some rules in place if we think it's been mistyped. Please check and amend what you have entered.