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Title: Solved - NEH 4912: Rover LM15 proposal for Montego hatchback
Post by: Carnut on October 13, 2016, 07:27:54 AM
What's this, for 1 point?:

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Title: Re: NEH 4912
Post by: Carnut on October 27, 2016, 05:57:32 AM
Experts?
Title: Re: NEH 4912
Post by: el_monty on October 27, 2016, 06:43:03 AM
Moskvitch Aleko?
Title: Re: NEH 4912
Post by: Carnut on October 27, 2016, 07:07:19 AM
Quote from: el_monty on October 27, 2016, 06:43:03 AM
Moskvitch Aleko?

No.
Title: Re: NEH 4912
Post by: wingroad on October 27, 2016, 07:13:55 AM
Proposed hatchback version of the Austin Montego. Supposed to take on the hatchback Vauxhall Cavalier and Ford Sierra.
Codenamed LM15 I think, and designed in the early 1980's.
Title: Re: NEH 4912
Post by: Carnut on October 27, 2016, 07:56:48 AM
I thought you would know that one!
Apparently it has a complete Maestro centre section; that's what it says on the site and might be right - I haven't compared it!
Well done.
Title: Re: Solved - NEH 4912: Rover LM15 proposal for Montego hatchback
Post by: Allan L on October 27, 2016, 09:23:55 AM
Odd that, as for most of us at the time the Maestro was the hatchback and the Montego was the "notchback" and estate.
Title: Re: Solved - NEH 4912: Rover LM15 proposal for Montego hatchback
Post by: oko94 on October 27, 2016, 10:26:20 AM
Well, aren't Maestro and Montego centre sections pretty much the same thing ? Montego's wheelbase is 6 centimeters longer but the doors are exactly the same.

This picture shows the Maestro/Montego/Estate multi-mockup where the same centre section can be plugged to different front and rear ends.
Title: Re: Solved - NEH 4912: Rover LM15 proposal for Montego hatchback
Post by: Carnut on October 27, 2016, 10:34:28 AM
Quote from: Allan L on October 27, 2016, 09:23:55 AM
Odd that, as for most of us at the time the Maestro was the hatchback and the Montego was the "notchback" and estate.

Yes, maybe they realised that too so didn't proceed with it...!
Title: Re: Solved - NEH 4912: Rover LM15 proposal for Montego hatchback
Post by: wingroad on October 27, 2016, 02:12:18 PM
These models were on display at the British Heritage Museum at Gaydon in the Midlands.