1980 Austin Maxi 1750, 1748cc. Registration number CBW 437V....

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£3,300

1980 Austin Maxi 1750, 1748cc. Registration number CBW 437V. Chassis number XLAWH78M128258. Engine number 86019.

The Maxi (code name ADO14) was the last car designed by BMC before it was incorporated into the new British Leyland group, and the last production car designed by famed designer Alec Issigonis.

The new chairman Lord Stokes decided to change the hatchback's name to the Maxi in homage to the Mini of 10 years earlier. All Maxis were produced at the Cowley plant in Oxford, although the E-Series engines were made at a new factory at Cofton Hackett in Longbridge.

Underneath the Maxi's practical and spacious bodyshell lay an all-new front-wheel drive chassis, which was interlinked with an innovative five-speed manual transmission. Power came from a 1,485 cc, E-Series petrol engine which would later be used in other British Leyland products, such as the Austin Allegro. The 1750 and twin-carburettor 1750 HL models, added to the range in 1971.
The Maxi featured a spacious interior, comfortable passenger accommodation, competitive prices and reasonable running costs. One unusual feature of this car was that the rear seat back, as well as folding forward as in a conventional hatchback, also folded back. In combination with fully-reclining front seats, this gave satisfactory, if spartan, sleeping accommodation.
CBW has unknown early history to the cataloguer but it is well known to the Maxi Owners Club winning Best Series I and Best in Show at the 1999 Maxi Owners Club meet as well as many other trophies in the early 2000's.

The DVLA MOT history site shows continuous MOT's since 2006 at 39,709 miles through to its last one in 2021 at 41,732, some 2,000 miles in the last 14 years. In 2015 it was owned by William Thomson of Brigg selling it to our vendor in 2016. In 2019 he had the suspension overhauled with recon hydro gas units fitted as well as four new tyres (£1226) and in 2021 it had another service including having the distributor overhauled (£306).
He passed away last year and the car has now been removed from the garage and a new battery fitted. We have driven it around our premises and had the suspension pumped up. It should be noted that there was a rodent living under the bonnet and some of the wiring has been nibbled.

Sold with the V5C, MOT history, service receipts, owners manual and the trophies mentioned above. Spicers would recommend a thorough inspection of the wiring, there is no evidence of damage to the interior