A good friend of my father worked on the production for the Maxi in the 70s, when ever one came down the line that was being made for BL staff ( apparently the ticket would say something so they could tell) it would get extra coats of paint/ rustproofing and be put together a lot better than most with any spare extras fitted even though they were not on the sheet. He had one and it still looked good in the early 90 when he unfortunately died.
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