The Austin Maestro was introduced in 1983 and this Oxford replica is registered A205 CJH from that year. The Maestro was manufactured by British Leyland at their Morris Cowley works. It had a 5-speed manual gearbox and a basic 1.3L engine rising to 1.6L on later models. It incorporated many innovative features for its time. It had a bonded laminated windscreen, homofocal headlights, body-coloured plastic bumpers, an electronic engine management system, adjustable front seat belt anchorage positions, an asymmetrically split rear seat and a 12.000 mile service interval.
The pale yellow AA livery of the period is refreshingly simple in this case, stating merely AA Service on the sides printed below a clean white stripe along the length of the body. There is also LJ2 discreetly printed on the offside front of the bonnet. The interior is black with beige seating and most of the exterior trim is also black. The familiar blue, black and silver Maestro logo-style is positioned in the centre of the radiator grille and also across the boot, where the upmarket 1.6L engine capacity also features.