My Grandfather had an Allegro that colour. I think it was a 1500 as it has an ohc engine with a silver cam cover. I do remember him and my father cutting the fake grills to put in a set of aftermarket fog lights and a pair of driving lights on the bumper.
The 1500 OHC Allegro was a great car! Great all round visibility, a reliable engine, bags of internal and luggage space, good gearchange good fuel consumption, handled well, easy to service, what more could you want? Aircon? I got rid of the square steering wheel and did the upgrade on the rear wheel bearing washers. I never found one with a popped screen, which was rumoured to happen if you jacked up a corner with the door open. Mine did a 3 hour blast at 80mph plus from Paris to Calais to catch a ferry. No problems. I rebuilt the engine around 100k miles and it was going well, even after a flooding in an underground car park in Richmond UK. No rust! The lady I sold it to ran it with no faults for another 3 years, until some clown wrote it off for her.
Saw a couple of these with the front suspension collapsed into the wheel arch in my youth in the early 80's. They weren't even that old, for what would have been a catastrophic failure at speed. Surprised there are still any around.
@@eric934 there’s some good services around now to sort out dodgy hydragas units. Sounds like it was shoddy BL built quality as the suspension set up itself is actually a pretty good system
looking good he's done a nice job on it... have you seen the sleeper Allegro build on the late brake show channel, same colour but he's building a wolf in sheep's clothing.
Well, that's a trip down memory lane! My father had one of these for a bit when I was a kid - his previous car had failed the MoT, and he needed a cheap runaround so his brother sold him a Series 2 Allegro in this colour with a brown interior. It wasn't in nearly as good a condition as this one, though! I still remember the day he had to jam on the brakes, and the bottom part of the back seat chose that moment to let us know it wasn't actually attached to the floor of the car...
@@thtmotoring Aye - and it had no rear seatbelts, so my friend and I who were sitting in the back ended up somewhere up against the backs of the front seats with my dad swearing like a trooper! Why a previous owner would have removed the seat then not put it back properly is beyond me! Dad sorted that, and moved the old banger on ASAP. Yet I still have a fondness for the Allegro...😀
Hi 👋 Greetings from New Zealand . We assembled the Austin Allegro here in NZ, they sold well. Only the four door saloon as your one was sold. We didnt sell the 2 door model and estate. I remember the tv advertising, it was British. If i remember correctly it had a bulldog featured in it. They are way ahead in car design when comparing it to the latest cars .
@@Carl-x8y3c they really tried their best to big up the Allegro as they wanted to take on Europe with it. Sadly it was let down by a lack on investment. Wow! Great story!
@thtmotoring I remember when they first came out in 1973 in the UK , i read in a car magazine that they had a square shaped steering wheel. It wasn't a good idea , as it made driving the vechile complicated. Only a few were built like this , and they were later changed to the usual round steering wheel. Have you heard of this ?. I think im right, but not totally sure.
@@Carl-x8y3c yes that’s right, the quartic wheel only lasted 18 months. Mine is a late series 1 so has a round steering wheel. Ironic really as most cars today don’t have round steering wheels
I am certain that there is something wrong with me as I loved the Allegro that my father. It was the car I learnt to drive. Have to say however nobody looked after a car as well as my dad yet it just seemed to fall apart just looking at it. He bought it new and kept it about three years. It was quite bright orange when new , and quite a grubby rusty orange when he sold it. The rear subframe detached as it was glued to its mountings. The exhaust lasted until the day after the warranty ran out. Apart from that and a couple of starting issues he didn't have any real problems with it. We did however try very hard to get him to buy a beetle instead. If he had it would still be in the family. As I said nobody looked after a car as well as my dad did.
@@Brendan-q2j nice story! I’ve always found that cars like the Allegro have a certain unique charm to them. I’ve always championed the underdog, hence why I’ve always liked British cars. Mechanically Allegros have always had proven mechanics. Sounds like your dad’s was the victim of classic bodgery that was common back then
To userri7ib9xf4k Don't know what happened to my previous attempt to reply to you! You said the rear subframe came off, because it wasGLUED ON! I remember at that time cars were geld up by a strike, and they glued the suspension on on the Princesses. BUT they did say customers could come back after the strike, to have that BOLTED on, if they wanted!
@@johnmoruzzi7236 it will be a gradual tidying up process as I plan to use it all year round. First jobs will be waxoyling any of the underside that needs it and I’ll sort the underside of the bonnet
@@thtmotoring yes after a while we gave up replacing seals. I traded it for a B reg mg metro and got 100 pounds for trade in if I left in the afternoon market stereo 😀
@@parttimetourist classic BL cost cutting back then sadly. Any that have survived today either were lucky to have been built well enough at the time or have had the build quality problems ironed out by loving owners
@thtmotoring That seems a lot but then I saw the end of the video and shots of the work. So I guess it's labour etc. I do like allegroman and I'm in West Yorkshire also. He's not far away really but don't know him. See him on project Nigel.
@thtmotoring Yes I watched the other videos. When we were kids our neighbours three doors up had a purple allegro super with a black matt roof. He was always tinkering with it and it was fast, probably a 1300 or 1500 I guess. And I remember rides from Bradford to huddersfield in my aunties red allegro. So I have soft spot for them.
There were very fine cars around back then, but I really don't think that the Allegro had a chance when compared with them, _and I refer strictly to British cars only._ The Austin 1300, _every Ford,_ the Minis, all were overall better cars. Do you know the Channel _Little Car?_ Look for the Allegro on it. You may find interesting. I can't provide the link because YT deletes them automatically. 🙄 Best wishes from Portugal. 🇵🇹 My Dad had an Austin 1300, a bit obsolescent but very trustworthy car, they were everywhere. Even the Police used them.
My Grandfather had an Allegro that colour. I think it was a 1500 as it has an ohc engine with a silver cam cover. I do remember him and my father cutting the fake grills to put in a set of aftermarket fog lights and a pair of driving lights on the bumper.
The 1500 OHC Allegro was a great car! Great all round visibility, a reliable engine, bags of internal and luggage space, good gearchange good fuel consumption, handled well, easy to service, what more could you want? Aircon? I got rid of the square steering wheel and did the upgrade on the rear wheel bearing washers. I never found one with a popped screen, which was rumoured to happen if you jacked up a corner with the door open. Mine did a 3 hour blast at 80mph plus from Paris to Calais to catch a ferry. No problems. I rebuilt the engine around 100k miles and it was going well, even after a flooding in an underground car park in Richmond UK. No rust! The lady I sold it to ran it with no faults for another 3 years, until some clown wrote it off for her.
@@robstirling3411 nice story!
Looks a nice one. always liked harvest gold, and leyland, seems to be both of these things 😁
@@Pidge0386 colour certainly reflects the time
Very nice Allegro!
Allegroman does great work!
@@frothe42 thank you! He really does! A great guy to know.
Beautiful
@@rovercoupe7104 thank you!
Wonderful to see a basic Deluxe in Harvey Gold saved... very late S1 with a round steering wheel too!
@@ianmax69 thank you! Allegroman needs to take all the credit for the saving, along with the previous owner
Saw a couple of these with the front suspension collapsed into the wheel arch in my youth in the early 80's. They weren't even that old, for what would have been a catastrophic failure at speed. Surprised there are still any around.
@@eric934 there’s some good services around now to sort out dodgy hydragas units. Sounds like it was shoddy BL built quality as the suspension set up itself is actually a pretty good system
looking good he's done a nice job on it... have you seen the sleeper Allegro build on the late brake show channel, same colour but he's building a wolf in sheep's clothing.
@@leebeech6407 yes I have, will definitely give BMW drivers a shock at the lights. This one won’t 😂
Well, that's a trip down memory lane! My father had one of these for a bit when I was a kid - his previous car had failed the MoT, and he needed a cheap runaround so his brother sold him a Series 2 Allegro in this colour with a brown interior. It wasn't in nearly as good a condition as this one, though! I still remember the day he had to jam on the brakes, and the bottom part of the back seat chose that moment to let us know it wasn't actually attached to the floor of the car...
@@iana6713 😂😂😂 that’s a good story!
@@thtmotoring Aye - and it had no rear seatbelts, so my friend and I who were sitting in the back ended up somewhere up against the backs of the front seats with my dad swearing like a trooper! Why a previous owner would have removed the seat then not put it back properly is beyond me! Dad sorted that, and moved the old banger on ASAP. Yet I still have a fondness for the Allegro...😀
@@iana6713 got a charm of its own!
Very nice. ❤
@@SmashingPistons thank you!
Hi 👋 Greetings from New Zealand . We assembled the Austin Allegro here in NZ, they sold well. Only the four door saloon as your one was sold. We didnt sell the 2 door model and estate. I remember the tv advertising, it was British. If i remember correctly it had a bulldog featured in it. They are way ahead in car design when comparing it to the latest cars .
@@Carl-x8y3c they really tried their best to big up the Allegro as they wanted to take on Europe with it. Sadly it was let down by a lack on investment. Wow! Great story!
@thtmotoring I remember when they first came out in 1973 in the UK , i read in a car magazine that they had a square shaped steering wheel. It wasn't a good idea , as it made driving the vechile complicated. Only a few were built like this , and they were later changed to the usual round steering wheel. Have you heard of this ?. I think im right, but not totally sure.
@@Carl-x8y3c yes that’s right, the quartic wheel only lasted 18 months. Mine is a late series 1 so has a round steering wheel. Ironic really as most cars today don’t have round steering wheels
@thtmotoring I googled about it. It was a mistake.
Great to see it for real
I am certain that there is something wrong with me as I loved the Allegro that my father. It was the car I learnt to drive. Have to say however nobody looked after a car as well as my dad yet it just seemed to fall apart just looking at it. He bought it new and kept it about three years. It was quite bright orange when new , and quite a grubby rusty orange when he sold it. The rear subframe detached as it was glued to its mountings. The exhaust lasted until the day after the warranty ran out. Apart from that and a couple of starting issues he didn't have any real problems with it. We did however try very hard to get him to buy a beetle instead. If he had it would still be in the family. As I said nobody looked after a car as well as my dad did.
@@Brendan-q2j nice story! I’ve always found that cars like the Allegro have a certain unique charm to them. I’ve always championed the underdog, hence why I’ve always liked British cars. Mechanically Allegros have always had proven mechanics. Sounds like your dad’s was the victim of classic bodgery that was common back then
To userri7ib9xf4k
Don't know what happened to my previous attempt to reply to you!
You said the rear subframe came off, because it wasGLUED ON!
I remember at that time cars were geld up by a strike, and they glued the suspension on on the Princesses. BUT they did say customers could come back after the strike, to have that BOLTED on, if they wanted!
Now give that bonnet area a good clean and touch-up !
I’d love to see the A-Series painted in classic BMC green…..
@@johnmoruzzi7236 it will be a gradual tidying up process as I plan to use it all year round. First jobs will be waxoyling any of the underside that needs it and I’ll sort the underside of the bonnet
Tom, thats very very nice, i feel jealous !
@@AnthonyJones-vk6xq thank you! Feeling fortunate!
I passed my driving test at 17 and my father gave me his burgundy 74 allegro, ahh the memories, the constant oil leaks. haha
@@nomd29 haha there’s not a single A series engine that doesn’t leak oil from somewhere. Although after 5 days there’s only been one drop of oil!
@@thtmotoring yes after a while we gave up replacing seals. I traded it for a B reg mg metro and got 100 pounds for trade in if I left in the afternoon market stereo 😀
@@nomd29 nice deal!
That is a devon car originally I sure I have seen it around in the past aswell
@@chucky2316 nice! It was owned by a chap up north for a good few years
The people who bought an allegro were still in the 60s
Is there a more 70's colour than this?
I did see an Ital estate last week - it looked tiny. Back then, they were a largeish car..
@@PlattLaneEnd probably not! Yes I saw an Ital estate yesterday, things really have got too big these days
My mate had one of these back early 70s it was a piece of shit wallet breaker which always needed repairs due to being badly made
@@parttimetourist classic BL cost cutting back then sadly. Any that have survived today either were lucky to have been built well enough at the time or have had the build quality problems ironed out by loving owners
What would an old car like this cost? Im guessing £750?
@@JC-hu1wd depends on condition. I paid £2800 for this one
@thtmotoring That seems a lot but then I saw the end of the video and shots of the work. So I guess it's labour etc. I do like allegroman and I'm in West Yorkshire also. He's not far away really but don't know him. See him on project Nigel.
@@JC-hu1wd he has some more Allegros in the queue along with some MG Rover cars
@thtmotoring Yes I watched the other videos. When we were kids our neighbours three doors up had a purple allegro super with a black matt roof. He was always tinkering with it and it was fast, probably a 1300 or 1500 I guess. And I remember rides from Bradford to huddersfield in my aunties red allegro. So I have soft spot for them.
First Morris created the Marina and after evaluating it Austin concluded that they could do even worse... 😛
@@duartesimoes508 objection 😛
There were very fine cars around back then, but I really don't think that the Allegro had a chance when compared with them, _and I refer strictly to British cars only._
The Austin 1300, _every Ford,_ the Minis, all were overall better cars.
Do you know the Channel _Little Car?_ Look for the Allegro on it. You may find interesting. I can't provide the link because YT deletes them automatically. 🙄
Best wishes from Portugal. 🇵🇹 My Dad had an Austin 1300, a bit obsolescent but very trustworthy car, they were everywhere. Even the Police used them.
@@duartesimoes508 thank you, will do!
Ah, sorry, BIG CAR, I meant!
Austin all aggro 😂
@@Sarcastic-weirdo2043 not this one