New shite acquired! Not maxi, marina, princess UPDATE 20/1/15

[oman5]

Here we go. After relentlessly taking the piss out of these for 30 years I've finally plucked up the courage to buy one

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Austin-Allegro-1-3L-estate-MOT-July-2015-Tax-Jan-2015-/261610879032?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2047675.l2557&nma=true&si=spEqhEGD3BejYDWwN%252FUhx1kQyLs%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

 

We were on holiday in Cornwall when the auction ended, and it would have been a shame to come back without it considering the seller lived close by.

 

It's pretty crispy around the edges, but it drives well and not beyond redemption. I admit to being stunned as to just how refined it is on the motorway

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Austin-Allegro-1-3L-estate-MOT-July-2015-Tax-Jan-2015-/261610879032?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2047675.l2557&nma=true&si=spEqhEGD3BejYDWwN%252FUhx1kQyLs%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

[trigger]

Nicely played! I have a strange desire to own a Allegro for a bit too.

[Jim Bell]

Nice!

[Craig the Princess]

Allegro estates are full of win, and with their ample load capacity that is a lot of win.

[Junkman]

Nicely played! I have a strange desire to own a Allegro or two.

 

FTFY

[Sloth in a bowl]

That sir, is a mighty fine piece of tin. If it wasn't for the fact that I want to stay married, I way well have dipped in my pockets for one of these by now.

[garethj]

Fantastic, that's the perfect holiday souvenir!

[Junkman]

That sir, is a mighty fine piece of tin. If it wasn't for the fact that I want to stay married, I way well have dipped in my pockets for one of these by now.

 

Actually, I might have to buy one sooner or later to save my marriage.

The Junkwoman is rather fond of them.

[oman5]

Getting it back to wales from Cornwall was a decent shakedown run, for a 1.3 it's not too bad in the power stakes and got close to 40 mpg. It has a later metro engine, not that this should make much difference, and still has it's old style logbook, unipart mw/lw radio and a leycare letter from 1982. I like it!

[406V6]

Back in the day I owned an Allegro Mark 2 with the 1.3 A series and replaced it with a Metro containing the 1.3 A+.  The difference between the two was so great they might as well have been totally different engines. The A+ had far better breathing at anything over 2500 rpm and was a lot smoother and quieter.

[eddyramrod]

Good choice!  If I ever have an Allegro (which so far I have cunningly* avoided) I would want it to be a 1.3 estate.

[skattrd]

I think Allegro estates look a billionty times better than the standard one, top bombing sir.

[Fat_Pirate]

Those 4 headlamps are an intimidating sight.  I believe the Allegro 3 was the 1980 equivalent of a white Audi A4 TDI, owning the nation's motorways and raining down terror on Escort 1100 drivers.  

[vulgalour]

Jealous.  The 1.3 Allegro estate is everything I want in a car.

[STUNO]

I had a 1300 4 dr many years ago, and actually liked the experience ! Always thought the estate was a better looker than saloon, but the colour had to be right.

Good luck with that, at least you know it drives well.

[blguy1975]

Hi.And welcome.I think you did well with that estate.I have a 1975 2 door with a q u a r t I c steering wheel.great fun .why not join the Allegro club ideal for s h o w s and parts .I know of a allegro estate. In Stockport which I have been trying to buy for 3 years. All good fun

D

[dollywobbler]

An Aggro 3 1300 estate is also on my wish list. Best of the whole lot I reckon.

[mouseflakes]

Yep - the Allegwagon is the one I'd go for. I said 'oo' myself when I saw yours on ebay (before it was yours).

[Alexg]

Congratulations, and welcome to the exclusive Leyland Shooting Brake owners society. Firstly feel free to help yourself to a complementary glass of Costcutter Iron Brew and settle comfortably on one of our 3 plastic garden chairs. I'll be back in a minute to tell you about how much shit I lugged down the tip last week.

[Angrydicky]

I demand MOAR pics!

[Sudsprint]

Fantastic

 

Who wants a Lynx Eventer when you can own one of these?

[oman5]

MOAR pics of the shooting brake. Sorry about the lack of foto skillz.

 

 

 

 

I've been going through it to see what needs doing. The ride is very bouncy which probably means the nitrogen has leeched out of the displacers.

The speedo doesn't work.

All 4 arches are bubbly and to be honest it could do with 2'new front wings. Sadly at 370 quid each that's not gonna happen any time soon.

Petrol tank has a minor leak.

2nd gear synchro is missing without trace and it jumps out of gear.

The inner wing of the ns needs the rot cutting out and a repair section made.

But....the engine is one of the sweetest A series I have driven, no timing chain rattle, no smoke and pulls well.

AND!!! When pulling away, it does that first gear MEEEEEEAAARR whine that the metros did.

I'm much more comfortable driving this than the P6, I think the plan is to just stop the rot getting any worse and make it reasonably presentable.

I think I'm also going to resist the temptation to put a BMW centre grill on the front, no matter how tempting it is.

[eddyramrod]

Australian spec, I hadn't realised!  How rare, well found sir!

[Sloth in a bowl]

The speedo doesn't work.

All 4 arches are bubbly and to be honest it could do with 2'new front wings. Sadly at 370 quid each that's not gonna happen any time soon.

Petrol tank has a minor leak.

2nd gear synchro is missing without trace and it jumps out of gear.

 

 

<BL sarcasm> So what you're saying is; that it's factory fresh. </BL sarcasm>

 

To be honest nothing sounds like it will take it off the road straight away as you haven't complained about the steering or brakes and the motor sounds like a good'un.

And top work with the trippy pictures.

[forddeliveryboy]

I bet it goes way better than this one, ignoring the flat springs - what a practical car.

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AUSTIN-ALLEGRO-1-3-ESTATE/171474236006?_trksid=p2047675.c100013.m1986&_trkparms=aid%3D555012%26algo%3DPW.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D25402%26meid%3Da73e829cfac84a4bb0040dd9cf230f45%26pid%3D100013%26prg%3D10670%26rk%3D5%26rkt%3D30%26sd%3D261610879032

[alf892]

Wow...an Allegro is a proper machine

 

I think the estate is the Grand Tourer of the range.....a very handsome beast

[Richard]

Incredibly capacious too, and with a full-size boot under the floor so you don't have to leave your boot crap in sight or move it when you want to carry a grandfather clock or something.

[Craig the Princess]

Incredibly capacious too, and with a full-size boot under the floor so you don't have to leave your boot crap in sight or move it when you want to carry a grandfather clock or something.

 

Not quite full size but fecking useful.

 

[purplebargeken]

These do look good in estate flavour.

[robinmasters]

Lovely.

 

Is that polyfilla or toothpaste all over the near side wing?