Barn Find 80s Classic Hot Hatch Turbo discovered - Remember these?

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Published on August 20, 2023 4:00:02 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5FI_IiHhD0

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Barn Find 80s Classic Hot Hatch Turbo discovered - Remember these? Jonny Smith meets a man in Warwickshire who laid up his 1989 MG Maestro Turbo before it was 10 years old. Some 24 years later Jonny helps to uncover it and push it outside, before trying to start the 150bhp 2.0-litre Turbo Austin Rover engine. Although only 505 Maestro Turbos were ever produced, 92 of those were white. This is number 304. When was the last time you saw what was in its time one of the quickest accelerating hot hatches of the decade.

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Jonny Smith
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CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
1:00 Meet the owner
1:45 Seriously rare!
2:17 TICKFORD made bodykits
2:32 How it was found
3:15 Ran when parked
3:40 Garage opening
5:04 Emptying the garage
5:47 Engine bay
6:30 Engine specs
7:20 Flat tyres
9:14 Pushing out of garage
10:08 Real condition
11:52 Interior
15:10 Engine checks
18:40 80s IMMOBILISER!
19:57 First start attempt
22:40 Will it run?
24:00 Will it run 2nd attempt
24:18 Service history
28:25 Will it run 3rd attempt


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