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Events : Report – 31st Techno Classica Essen
The 30th Anniversary of the Techno Classica in Essen coincided with the Centenary of Citroën, the 60th Anniversary of the Mini s well as the 50th of Austin Maxi, Ford […]
Month: April 2019
Around the World
The cars : Etsong Lubao QE6400/QE6440 (2001-2003)
The first in a three-part story about the continuation of the Maestro’s afterlife in China. The acquisition of production rights for the Maestro in the late-1990s by Etsong was intended […]
Around the World
The cars : FAW Lubao CA6410/7410 (2003-2006)
After Etsong gave up on the slow-selling Maestro-based Lubao, First Auto Works (FAW) took over the production rights, and gave the car a bit of a spruce-up. The FAW Lubao […]
Austin/MG Maestro (LC10)
The cars : Yema SQJ6450 (2006)
After First Auto Works stopped selling the slow-selling Lubao and its derivatives, the production rights and tooling were sold to Sichuan Yema Automobile Co, headquartered in Chengdu. Although the Maestro […]
Austin Apache
The cars : Authi Victoria
The three-box ADO16, as restyled by Michelotti – it shared its basic body structure with the South African Austin Apache and, to this day, fans say that this car should […]