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Topic starter
12/08/2010 11:07 am
Re: post #10073 PIC Austin Maxi
<a href=" http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisstar4/4883216866/" title="Airfix
Austin Maxi 1 by Chris*4, on Flickr"><img
src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4142/4883216866_2c8e7bf867.jpg"
width="500" height="296" alt="Airfix Austin Maxi 1" />
Sorry the best I can do at present. Just click onto the link and it takes you to see
this old Airfix 1:32nd kit issued in the late 1960's.
Cheers Chris
Autominologist residing in the Robin Hood County
Nottinghamshire England UK
Topic starter
12/08/2010 2:15 pm
Credit to the builder as well as to Airfix. Colour looks close to ...
Pageant Blue BLVC 224
Re: http://www.austinmaxiclub.org/theMaxi/models.htm#
Link also provides a photo of the real thing together with specs. Just to make
OD's research a little easier.
BTW the Airfix kit was built by Mark Reeves.
Thanks for viewing Graeme.
Cheers Chris
Autominologist residing in the Robin Hood County
Nottinghamshire England UK
13/08/2010 2:50 am
It was quite shapely
Issigonis' obsession with cars that were styled for function not form was lovely on the mini and 1100 but didn't suit the larger cars well. The 1800 and 3 Litre looked particularly plain compared to Fords and Vauxhalls but were huge inside and well made by the standards of the time as well as having super Hydralastic suspension systems giving a very comfortable ride.
I always thought that the Maxi was a nice shape which could have been made look a lot sharper with some neat styling.
Chris have you emailed Oxford with your suggestion??
Topic starter
13/08/2010 6:33 am
Now I have Maz - thanks for the idea!
Autominologist residing in the Robin Hood County
Nottinghamshire England UK