This is the Austin Maestro and Montego Story. The Maestro & Montego started life way back in 1975 when the company started looking to create a successor to the Austin Maxi and the much-maligned Austin Allegro, which was only two years old at that time. But the British Leyland bankruptcy and subsequent restructuring had put paid to any thoughts of a new mid-size car. Thoughts of the new cars really ...