The Austin Allegro 1300 Special, a version never offered on the British market, had a great deal more showroom appeal than the UK versions. Chris Cowin takes a closer look for AROnline:-
https://www.aronline.co.uk/cars/austin/ ... 0-special/
Austin Allegro 1300 Special
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Re: Austin Allegro 1300 Special
But it's still an Allegro!
No better in any way than the 1100s & 1300s it replaced.
No better in any way than the 1100s & 1300s it replaced.
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Re: Austin Allegro 1300 Special
Mark, you philistine.

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Re: Austin Allegro 1300 Special
Look at the Mark 1 Golf to see where it all went wrong for BL.
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Re: Austin Allegro 1300 Special
They must have been onto something though as Aston seem to have nicked an Allegro steering wheel for their latest generation of cars.