1989 Rover Maestro 500 Pick-up 2.0D City [LM10]

1989 Rover Maestro 500 Pick-up [LM10] in Take the High Road, TV Series, 1980-2003 Ep. 1363

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1989 Rover Maestro 500 Pick-up 2.0D City [LM10]

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

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Sandie ◊ 2025-05-24 22:53	Some Maestro Vans were converted to pick-ups by a garage in Milton Keynes: https://www.aronline.co.uk/ar-cars/news-maestro-pick-up-surfaces-or-is-it/ https://archive.commercialmotor.com/article/6th-april-1985/24/maestro-pickup Interesting comment on the AR Online article: Quote I worked for HM Forestry Commission in the mid 1980s and we had at least one, possibly more, Maestro pick up. It was used by the foreman of the estates dept a Santon Downham, Norfolk. It has an Edinburgh registration number as did all our vehicles at the time. This pick-up has an Edinburgh registration and is Forestry Comission green... But no indication that BMG did the Forestry Commission conversions (would possibly expect a Buckinghamshire/Oxfordshire registration mark if they did). I'll list as pick-up so it is easier to find in case someone has more info. -- Last edit: 2025-05-24 22:57:30
dsl ◊ 2025-05-25 01:54	We've identified this vehicle using the details you provided AUSTIN MAESTRO 500 CITY DIESEL 1989 Registration number: F113 TSC Body type: Car Derived Van Colour: Unknown Date of first registration: March 1989 DVLA MoT says green Rover Maestro ARonline also has a page on the 5 pick-ups built at Longbridge as works hacks - "From memory, five pick-ups were built in Longbridge, not at the home of the LM10 in Cowley. At least one of the pick-ups was in use at Longbridge, one was blown up on TV by Jeremy Beadle and another was in use by a tyre firm in Abingdon for a number of years." with one pictured - G68 GOF - "We had it as a works vehicle from 1995-2000, keeping it going using some of the Bulgarian CKD parts. After this picture was taken we added a box section system to fit a ladder rack and mobile work vice. We also towed a train of trailers loaded with kit to the various installation works that we did around the factory. At one stage it was taken away, repainted and photographed to tempt the Chinese into buying the tooling. When Rover split from BMW, Longbridge insisted on having it back and we didn’t envy the person who came to collect it – as it was so noisy, we thoughtfully gave him some ear defenders to wear!" We've identified this vehicle using the details you provided ROVER MAESTRO 500 L DIESEL 1989 Registration number: G68 GOF Body type: Car Derived Van Colour: Unknown Date of first registration: November 1989 No mention at all of any Maestro pick-ups by anybody in my Maestro/Montego bible - yes there is one.
jcb ◊ 2025-05-25 09:23	Nice find

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Sandie

◊ 2025-05-24 22:53

Some Maestro Vans were converted to pick-ups by a garage in Milton Keynes:
https://www.aronline.co.uk/ar-cars/news-maestro-pick-up-surfaces-or-is-it/
https://archive.commercialmotor.com/article/6th-april-1985/24/maestro-pickup

Interesting comment on the AR Online article:

Quote I worked for HM Forestry Commission in the mid 1980s and we had at least one, possibly more, Maestro pick up. It was used by the foreman of the estates dept a Santon Downham, Norfolk. It has an Edinburgh registration number as did all our vehicles at the time.

This pick-up has an Edinburgh registration and is Forestry Comission green... But no indication that BMG did the Forestry Commission conversions (would possibly expect a Buckinghamshire/Oxfordshire registration mark if they did).

I'll list as pick-up so it is easier to find in case someone has more info.

-- Last edit: 2025-05-24 22:57:30

dsl

◊ 2025-05-25 01:54

We've identified this vehicle using the details you provided
AUSTIN MAESTRO 500 CITY DIESEL 1989
Registration number: F113 TSC
Body type: Car Derived Van
Colour: Unknown
Date of first registration: March 1989

DVLA MoT says green Rover Maestro

ARonline also has a page on the 5 pick-ups built at Longbridge as works hacks - "From memory, five pick-ups were built in Longbridge, not at the home of the LM10 in Cowley. At least one of the pick-ups was in use at Longbridge, one was blown up on TV by Jeremy Beadle and another was in use by a tyre firm in Abingdon for a number of years." with one pictured - G68 GOF - "We had it as a works vehicle from 1995-2000, keeping it going using some of the Bulgarian CKD parts. After this picture was taken we added a box section system to fit a ladder rack and mobile work vice. We also towed a train of trailers loaded with kit to the various installation works that we did around the factory. At one stage it was taken away, repainted and photographed to tempt the Chinese into buying the tooling. When Rover split from BMW, Longbridge insisted on having it back and we didn’t envy the person who came to collect it – as it was so noisy, we thoughtfully gave him some ear defenders to wear!"

We've identified this vehicle using the details you provided
ROVER MAESTRO 500 L DIESEL 1989
Registration number: G68 GOF
Body type: Car Derived Van
Colour: Unknown
Date of first registration: November 1989

No mention at all of any Maestro pick-ups by anybody in my Maestro/Montego bible - yes there is one.

jcb

◊ 2025-05-25 09:23

Nice find

1989 Rover Maestro 500 Pick-up 2.0D City [LM10]

1989 Rover Maestro 500 Pick-up [LM10] in Take the High Road, TV Series, 1980-2003 Ep. 1363

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