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« on: October 25, 2020, 03:37:24 PM » |
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Spotted this afternoon in a local petrol station. An Austin Allegro in chocolate brown with tan velour upholstery & beaded seat covers. A true classic.  |
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« Reply #1 on: October 25, 2020, 03:38:43 PM » |
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« Reply #2 on: October 25, 2020, 03:39:12 PM » |
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« Reply #3 on: October 25, 2020, 03:39:40 PM » |
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« Reply #4 on: October 25, 2020, 09:30:39 PM » |
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Must be getting quite rare now. Can't remember the last time I saw one even at a show.
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« Reply #5 on: October 25, 2020, 11:04:03 PM » |
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I was comparing it to the modern cars parked alongside & thought what a nice looking car it was.
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« Reply #6 on: October 26, 2020, 06:28:29 AM » |
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I see a young lad most mornings coming the other way in one, in the superb hearing aid beige colour, I can't make my mind up if his grandad gave it to him as his first car or if he's a genuine inthusiast, he always waves when I'm in the bug so he may be a petrol head |
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« Reply #7 on: October 26, 2020, 09:04:31 AM » |
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Harris Mann's original design.
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Nitro doesn't add power, it multiplies it! Bob Loux, running 10.07 secs @138mph on a 650 normally aspirated Triumph drag bike in 1965!
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« Reply #8 on: October 26, 2020, 12:55:58 PM » |
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Cool!
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« Reply #9 on: October 26, 2020, 05:25:33 PM » |
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Yes they looked good but they were rustbuckets!
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« Reply #10 on: October 26, 2020, 06:49:34 PM » |
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I can remember them being call the All Aggro.
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« Reply #11 on: October 27, 2020, 07:34:54 PM » |
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Last one I saw would have been in the 70's when it's front end collapsed as it was turning into the road junction outside my school. British engineering at it's best
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« Reply #12 on: October 28, 2020, 07:55:35 PM » |
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« Reply #13 on: November 22, 2020, 10:35:00 PM » |
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Actually allegro front suspension was based on the Austin 1100 design - millions sold and driven to a rusty grave without suspension issues. I suspect the one you saw was collapsed due to a broken lower balljoint, probably lack of maintenance. Easy to knock British engineering, sometimes warranted (the Allagro ended up being one of the ugliest cars around imho due to commitee design), but we'll still buy crap French and over priced German cars?
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« Reply #14 on: November 23, 2020, 09:02:52 PM » |
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But wasn't the 1100 the same as the mini? Front wheels used to fall off them regularly!
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