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hi, was wondering if any of you guys know anything about this grille?
it was given to me by a young lad who was clearing out his grandads shed, who used to work at longbridge.
any information would be helpful, what model/year it was fitted or anything.
many thanks, ryan

ANy chance of a more straight on image?

here is a few more pictures, hope this helps

I've seen one of those before, but can't remember where, export market Allegro possibly?

Complete guess, but Austin minor van?

Getting close ?............... Would the dimensions match up ?.......

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Come on lad some one must now what grill this is

the lower engine allegro was 1100cc ,sorry cant help you with this one??

Hindustan Ambassador?

Tim

I know I've seen a car with a grille the same in it before from the BMC stable but for the life of me I can't think of it. Very likely to be what they used for the beach car alright.

Yes it look look like the beach buggy grill but can anybody pin it down to a car ?

Different shape to the beach car grille, the sides on this one aren't curved enough.

captain wrote:the lower engine allegro was 1100cc ,sorry cant help you with this one??

There was a 1-Litre Allegro from 1981-82 as part of the model & engine rationalisation scheme following the introduction of the Metro. It was a little known variant & not a great success. No offence captain, I only know this because I fitted the engine from one into a Mini & a check on the engine number revealed all.

Lord Croker wrote:

captain wrote:the lower engine allegro was 1100cc ,sorry cant help you with this one??

There was a 1-Litre Allegro from 1981-82 as part of the model & engine rationalisation scheme following the introduction of the Metro. It was a little known variant & not a great success. No offence captain, I only know this because I fitted the engine from one into a Mini & a check on the engine number revealed all.

That's what I love about this forum( you learn something everyday) no offence taken thanks for the info?

im just trying to think how miserable your life was in 1981 if all you had to drive was a brand new 1000cc Austin allegro

I bet it couldn't pull the rice from under a skin pudding

Innocenti had a 1,000 cc Regent (Allegro), how very sad

Looks like a Hindustan/ morris oxford front grill to me.

That was my first thought, but I think it would have more than a 1000cc engine.