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This is my latest project, a 1975 austin allegro 1300 sdl estate. unfortunately most of the history has been lost but I am told, and the story has been backed up by a member from allegro international club who researched the car, that it was an ex press car but i'm yet to find any press photos. it's in a bit of a sorry state and needs quite a bit of welding, so far it looks like it needs front wings and front panel, 2 possibly 4 floor pans and a few patches on the rear inner arches. it is also missing an inner door pull and a rear wiper motor. but first things first, it needs a damn good clean.      |
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Last Edit: Sept 13, 2011 11:09:50 GMT by giz
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updates and more photos..... here are a few pictures from last week after the first big clean.   i spent an hour down the garage today and started the strip down removing the front bumper,indicators,grill,front panel vents and number plate. there was unfortunately 2 casualty's, the bumper has came away from the o/s bracket probably caused by the bump it had years ago and the o/s indicator has 2 studs missing and was screwed in sideways to the wing with a self tapper, again probably as a consequence of the bump and its sods law that the spare i have is for the n/s!  engine bay, largely original except for the heavy duty battery  here are a few pictures of the worst of the rot firstly the n/s inner wing, sorry about the finger!  n/s inner rear arch, the o/s is similar but smaller  i read somewhere that series 1 estates were only fitted with rear mud flaps, were these added after sales? n/s front wing  o/s wing/sill  o/s front floor pan underneath rear seat mount  o/s front floor pan/inner step  the car came with a few random bags and boxes of bits, here they are.....    the original hub caps in the above photo are quite bent and rusty, are new old stock ones available? and finally here is a photoshop image that a friend of mine quickly knocked up to try and convince me to keep it stock but lower it, i must say it does look good and is very tempting :lol:  |
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giz
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last week i removed the n/s wing so that i could get to the rot behind it easier, here are the pictures..... wing removed  inner sill holes  inner wing holes  i'll hopefully get the holes welded up this week and either repair or replace the wing. today i've been to the reading room at the heritage motor museum at gaydon, the build records confirm that it was built 11/03/75 and despatched on 18/4/75. the interesting thing on the records is the dist code (distribution?) is 9037 which according to a leyland document shown to me is the code for A-M (austin morris) publicity department the rest of the codes and numbers aren't well documented so maybe someone can help...... one section of the record had the following, week/colour/item build 23 / 85 / 01 week 23 is the week starting 02 june (1975) the week the allegro estate was released colour 85, is this the code for citroen yellow? i guess it must be! item build 01, does this mean this was the very first citroen yellow estate built? other than that it's guess work at the moment, i've found some press interior shots that might be my car but i can't be sure. however... colin corke left me a little gem in the office, an unused press photo taken outside studley castle (which leyland owned at the time) of all the press estates and mine is in there! i'm waiting now for a copy of the photo but for now the search continues |
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this could be my car, unfortunately the press images are black and white, the interior is dark enough to be navy and the paintwork is bright enough to be citroen but at this stage it is still guesswork.   and i thought i would share what little history i have with you all, i have crudely edited the previous owners home address even though i have found out that he died in 2002 which sadly means i can't write to him and ask for more information  this is the most interesting item i have  as this previous owner was an employee of leyland i also have this, the image shows both front and rear  the second log book (the first being leylands)  the 1st mot pass sheet  and thats about it apart from a few sorn papers and 2 more recent pass/fail mot sheets |
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giz
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i know its a pity its so historic otherwise i would lol
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These are great. It doesn't actually look all that bad under there. I would have put money on it being much worse just by the general outward frillyness of it.
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Ok haven't said it ever about an allegro but the two door estate looks quite cool  Hey............ but imagine....... take running gear from Metro 6R4 plonk it in the allegro, keep it looking stock with good wheels, what a scooby eater!!!!!!!! ;D |
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giz
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Jul 12, 2011 10:20:52 GMT
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the possibility's are endless, if someone was to offer me a swap for a good less historic estate or the money to buy one i'd do it but i just can't do it to this one!
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Save it, learn from it, get another one to create much awesomeness with.
I really like the Allegro estate, much more than the usual saloon. They're not pretty, they're not even handsome, but they are brilliant. Since you're restoring it that must mean you're keeping the fantastically hideous colour, which makes me happy.
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This should be a reversible mod, that's allowed on an historic vehicle I'd say.  bigger picture here |
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giz
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yes i'm definitely keeping it citroen yellow, i also know of a series 3 russet brown estate that i have my eye on.
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Jowey
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Jul 13, 2011 12:10:30 GMT
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The door door wagon's are real quirky looking things love the shape of that rear quarter glass.
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Jul 13, 2011 15:22:16 GMT
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Dude you have just got to do it history is cool but everything changes with age so ignore the calls to restore it to standard |
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life is just a game we play
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giz
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Jul 13, 2011 15:26:47 GMT
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i'm pretty sure i would only have to trim the knuckles to lower it and i guess i do have a spare set if i change my mind lol ok watch this space (maybe)
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Jul 13, 2011 16:33:35 GMT
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I'd lower it tbh, that looks very cool. Never thought allegros could look so good.
Its always reversible!
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Jul 13, 2011 18:37:11 GMT
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You can't beat rusty 70's BL tin, especially in a proper colour.
Good luck with the resto.
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Jul 13, 2011 19:17:41 GMT
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My brother had one of these, I pretty much learned to drive in a 5 door and had my first crash in one!! (High speed backwards, ready to do a J turn in my local supermarket carpark and bang! That'll be a lamp post then. Used a jack to push the boot straight, new bootlid sorted!  ) Brothers wasn't quite so easy. It got wrapped round a lamp post  I like the chop, but think the orange one looks better  |
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Jul 13, 2011 21:14:49 GMT
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There is a dude with a beird who comes to our garage in south london. He has 3 allegros. One white 4 door,a blue series 3 and a very very tidy lime green metallic estate.
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Jul 13, 2011 21:48:51 GMT
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restore this one & mod another one
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theres more to life than mpg & to much power is just enough.
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) Brothers wasn't quite so easy. It got wrapped round a lamp post 
I like the chop, but think the orange one looks better 
