Number Tracking

[John S]

If anyone is curious to know what certain cars carry which numbers - log on here:-

http://www.theaa.com/allaboutcars/cardatacheck/startcheck.jsp?page=application&getProductDetailsFromDatabase=NO

PS: Just state you don't own the vehicle.
I found M171 RFA is a Rover 400 and that my own ultimate private plate (JS 1) is currently on a Bentley Arnage Red Label!
M435 TRO is on an Astra as you may know.

[D87 SMW]

F171 GGT is a Rover Vitesse.
:cool:

F700 SRY is a Rover 800SE, and 701/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/710/11/12 are all Maestro Specials!! :eek: :eek:

F16x GGT are mostly Metros, I did find a Mini Racing Flame whatever that is! :eek: :confused:

:laugh: :cool:

[Maria]

Oi, Mr Astra 95 Sport, give M435TRO back!!! :rage:

[D87 SMW]

Originally posted by Maria
Oi, Mr Astra 95 Sport, give M435TRO back!!! :rage:

Hey, dad's 1997 R reg Astra appears on there to be a 1995!!! :eek: :eek: :o

[malcsmaesty]

Originally posted by Maria
Oi, Mr Astra 95 Sport, give M435TRO back!!! :rage:


Yeah,give it back,i want it for mine!!!!!:p

[SimonR]

Originally posted by malcsmaesty
Yeah,give it back,i want it for mine!!!!!:p

Hey *I* thought of it!

At the moment S1MON is on a ferrari but I think it'd look fairly nice on F153.

[malcsmaesty]

;) Sorry about that F153!,just thought it would look good on mine as it's an M plate.
M679/M680/M682/M683(MOL) are all all metro 90 CD,M681, the rose between the thorns:laugh: :cool:
MAE 57Y is on a fraud concertina L (probably has been by now!!):laugh:

[SimonR]

Ah, in that case if yours is actually an M plate already then you should have it because I couldn't fit it to either of my cars as they're both too old :(

It really is a shame that you can't contact the owner and ask to buy the car, an M-plate Vauxhall Ashtray an't be worth very much.

MAE57Y may even be better infact :)

[malcsmaesty]

I originally enquired about this reg about 18 months ago thru new reg and other affiliates,but all say it was never registered,tried my own reg,same response so this is a better way to find out if a reg has been issued.Did the same with MAE 57Y,can you guess what the outcome of that one was?:rolleyes:

[tony]

this is brill if only for checking any cars that u are going to buy
:p

[tony]

http://www.maestro.org.uk/maestro/xdu185x.jpg
i did it on this car-it comes back as a austin morris maxi 2 1750 l:eek:

[D87 SMW]

Originally posted by tony
I did it on this car - it comes back as an Austin - Morris Maxi 2 1750 L :eek:

Ooops! :eek: :laugh: ;)

[malcsmaesty]

Here's one for the monty owners,MON 7Y currentley on a Saab 9000i

[Alan the Vanner]

This is fantastic! I found correspondance for a couple of Allegros that my Dad used to own, even though they were scrapped years ago.
BTW E970WNF is on a Metro(!)

[D87 SMW]

Originally posted by Alan the Vanner
This is fantastic! I found correspondance for a couple of Allegros that my Dad used to own, even though they were scrapped years ago.
BTW E970WNF is on a Metro(!)

They don't disappear, J373 ONC, D248 LND, and A151 NNB are stil all on there. Even dad's old Consul (still in existance just about), 510 SMA is on there! :eek:

[Andy]

i wont t see if ma dads cars is on ther (the red maestro press car)
cos he crashed it then we saw it adverdised agen later wot was the num plate f977 rhp or summet like that.

[John S]

Originally posted by Andy
i wont t see if ma dads cars is on ther (the red maestro press car)
cos he crashed it then we saw it adverdised agen later wot was the num plate f977 rhp or summet like that.

This one? You did questionably better than me then - I had to put up with a B-reg Golf GTi when I were a nipper!:rolleyes:

[John S]

and some more....:)

[Andy]

yer that 1 were did u gets thouse pics out of autocar???? a cant realy rember the car that much thougt a was about 6 only ma mam :censored: her self with ma dad driving lol so as any 1 ttryed iy on that website then.

[b466bmf]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2442370679
did a check on this one too
g915svj
it came back as a

Vehicle make ROVER
Model MAESTRO MG TURBO
:eek:

[Andy]

i dont understand how does this site work r997 rhp is still on ther as a 'maestro turbo' does this mean its still out ther

[b466bmf]

no it cannot tell if a car is scraped or not ,it just tells you what the car should be by the reg number.

[D87 SMW]

Originally posted by b466bmf
no it cannot tell if a car is scraped or not ,it just tells you what the car should be by the reg number.

Yes, as I said, J373 ONC has been dead for three years (in 6 days) and it's on there.

[Andy]

yes so is the red press car and am sure thats dead a think he means ther on ther any how dead or not

[D87 SMW]

Err, yes.......

[G51 NAV]

Originally posted by b466bmf
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2442370679
did a check on this one too
g915svj
it came back as a

Vehicle make ROVER
Model MAESTRO MG TURBO
:eek:
What a shame...so it really WAS a Maestro Turbo :(

[D87 SMW]

Originally posted by G51 NAV
What a shame...so it really WAS a Maestro Turbo :(
:eek: :eek: :rolleyes: :banghead: :o :(

[G51 NAV]

Interesting to see what cars are registered either side of your own...G50 NAV and G52 NAV are/were both Montego deisels. I used to own H220 MOG - a fairly-famous white MG Maestro EFi. H221 MOG is a black Mini that 'lives' near me (I've seen it).

edit: Just checked TUR 80S (turbos). Came back with no match! I can't believe that it isn't registered to someone...

[D87 SMW]

SW 1 is on an Audi A6 Avant!! :eek: :rolleyes:

Looked for A5 TRA, and there was no match...
No match for N1 OVA either! :confused:

[G51 NAV]

FAO STEVE WORSELEY: F170 GGT is registered as an *AUSTIN* Maestro Special, *NOT* Rover

I rest my case, M'lud :) :)

[b466bmf]

ho god here we go:(
a range of maestros and minis round my reg +rover 2300 and 213

[Austin-Rover]

Originally posted by G51 NAV
FAO STEVE WORSELEY: F170 GGT is registered as an *AUSTIN* Maestro Special, *NOT* Rover



Steve, i guess that your idea of minature Rover badges on the side of your car has gone out the window! ;)

I told you it was an Austin.

:laugh:

[G51 NAV]

Originally posted by b466bmf
ho god here we go:(
Hey I only meant it as a bit of fun; Rovers and Austins have been made by the same company since before I was born; no marque-snobbery on my side of the fence. I just feel that 'non-MG' Maestros and Montegos should have kept their Austin badges. If I ever buy an 'unbranded' Maestro or Montego I'll put an Austin badge on it with pride!

R491 RVJ is apparently a Rover, though...

[D87 SMW]

Originally posted by RDGelder
Steve, i guess that your idea of minature Rover badges on the side of your car has gone out the window! ;)

I told you it was an Austin.

:laugh:

And who's car is registered as the follwing...

Vehicle make ROVER CARS
Model MAESTRO L +

...?

;) Ho hum...

If F170 GGT was Austin, why would I have to go on Rover on Churchill's site to find the Maestro Special and not Austin?

Car make: Rover
Car model: Maestro Special
Year of manufacture: 1989
Engine size (cc): 1275
Number of doors: 5

;) :D :cool:

:cool:

[SimonR]

Originally posted by G51 NAV
Interesting to see what cars are registered either side of your own...G50 NAV and G52 NAV are/were both Montego deisels. I used to own H220 MOG - a fairly-famous white MG Maestro EFi. H221 MOG is a black Mini that 'lives' near me (I've seen it).

I nearly bought an H*** MOG (can't remember the number) It was a 18k MG 2.0L in BRG. Funny how things work out isn't it...? It was in Littleport and the guy wanted too much for it so I stuck with F153...

[G51 NAV]

Not surprised to see that H352 MOP (MG Maestro Turbo No. 1: the '88 Motorshow car) is registered as a 2.0i.

(For those who don't know, the story behind the FIRST Maestro Turbo getting what is probably one of the LAST registrations is a long one that I won't bore you with :laugh: )

[b466bmf]

was all the maestro turbo brummy registard?
:)

[G51 NAV]

Originally posted by F170 GGT
If F170 GGT was Austin, why would I have to go on Rover on Churchill's site to find the Maestro Special and not Austin?
(a) The Austin marque-name was owned then by Rover Group
(b) Ignorant inconsistency: also explains why MG Maestros and Montegos come under "Austin" on Parker's Price Guide website, rather than under "MG"

Rover=MG=Austin; same company, whichever way you look at it...

[G51 NAV]

Originally posted by b466bmf
was all the maestro turbo brummy registard?
:)
Don't know specifically about Maestro Turbos, but I think it's fair (and perhaps sad) to say that towards the end of their production-runs MG Maestros and Montegos didn't sell very well, and it seems that a large amount of G and H-reg examples were eventually registered as Rover company cars to at least shift the expanding stockpiles. These later cars, having sat around in everything nature could throw at them for God knows how long, seem to suffer the most cosmetic corrosion; certainly many (unrestored) H-reg Maestro Turbos seem to be in far worse physical condition than F and G-reg ones.

edit:
The fact that there are H-reg Maestro Turbos at all gives a rough indication as to how long they were sat around unsold: G51 NAV is Maestro Turbo No. 502 - 4th from last - and was built in October 1989, went to Tickfords in November 1989 and was registered in January 1990. By December of 1989, all the Maestro Turbos had been built, but H-reg didn't start until August 1990, so any Maestro Turbo with a H-reg was almost certainly sat around in the open air (all through the winter of 1990) and remained unsold for at least 9 months :(

[H48HPE]

This is the way I see it:

Steves car is no more an austin than it is a rover, in fact its neither really, it a rover group car or was it still Austin Rover group either way, at that time was a product of British Aerospace.

In my eyes its down to whatever you want to call it, Rover group wanted it to be known as simply 'maestro' others prefere to think of it as a rover maestro which its never really been, others like to think of it as its original name Austin maestro.

All down to personal choice really

Andy

[D87 SMW]

Like the new Mini isn't really referred to as a BMW? :eek: ;)

[G51 NAV]

Originally posted by F170 GGT
Like the new Mini isn't really referred to as a BMW? :eek: ;)
Hmmm...not sure if BMW actually *want* the British public to see the new Mini as a BMW or not. They don't actively market it as a BMW Mini. I think they hope that Mr Ignorant Patriotic Great Britain will buy one thinking that his money is in someway upholding the British economy, when it's ultimately filling German pockets with only a small proportion going into the hands of the British slaves who build the cars :(

[D87 SMW]

Was it not the son of Mr. Cooper himself who has helped BMW tune up their new Mini Cooper S? :eek: :rolleyes:

[G51 NAV]

There must be SOME official connection with the Cooper family or else BMW wouldn't be allowed to use the name, but I heard that part of the deal was all settled long before BMW decided they were keeping the Mini name, and that subequently Cooper himself wasn't very happy to learn that his name was now going to be used to promote what was essentially a foreign car that just happens to be built in GB (a bit like a Nissan). Don't know how true that is....just one of those rumours you hear.

[Maria]

It is Mike Cooper, son of John Cooper, at Cooper Garages that's tuning the new "Mini", so the official connection remains.

I still think "Mini" is an inappropriate name for something so bloody huge!

[D87 SMW]

Originally posted by Maria
I still think "Mini" is an inappropriate name for something so bloody huge!

It's bigger than the Astra MKIII !! :eek: :rolleyes:

[H48HPE]

I seem to remember somthing ive read somewhere about a 'cock up' early in the days of the first mini back when the first cooper was being produced, it meant that cooper didnt make nearly as much money as he should have done and also lead to BMC being able to use his name on the mini as long as they wanted without having to ask permision. this will have carried right through to when BMW asset stripped rover and pinched the best bits and probably that cooper agreement.

The only good thing BMW did was not sell rover to alchemy partners who wanted to buy the company and totally asset strip it leaving just a small company dealing with a niech market i.e. MG F's which probably wouldnt have lasted two mins but then again they wouldnt have cared once they got their money.

andy

[G51 NAV]

The BMW Mini was inaffectionately described by a friend of mine as being as big as a Maxi outside but only as big as an Allegro inside. One thing BL new how to do was make the most of interior space; a skill long since lost I'm afraid.