Part 1: Austin Allegro V6 street sleeper project // Jonny Smith

Blows my mind how random this channel is. Fantastic job Jonny.

Awesome, I hadn't found you when you started this project but just saw you posted part 9 so searched to start from the beginning. I learned to drive in a red/orange allegro and always wanted to do a build like this, so for now I will live vicariously through you! Thank you!

Heh. My first car after I passed my test in 1983 was an Allegro. Blue, S reg but with the round steering wheel. Crashed it into a stone bridge after a night out, yes I was pissed, never done that again since, learned my lesson there. It was, as I recall, quite a solid car. The replacement one (same model) wasn't though, and dropped an exhaust valve half way round the Coventry ring road. Ah, the memories are flooding back 🤣

This 'sleeper' could be even more effective (surprising) than a beefed-up Morris Traveller.

allegro is brisk speed in MUSIC, I'M SURE AVANTE IS ITALIAN FOR FASTER

What's happening with the allegro now? Is Adam still doing it?

Nothing better than a BL sleeper, I've done a landcrab with a VW VR6 24v 2.8 conversion

Going for the K20 was definitely a better option.

You live in Lincolnshire?
Do you know the Lincolnshire Poacher?

Jonny that's cool

Vile car

Please make this a playlist so it's easier to find the first/next video, especially after you've taken a break from watching them

My dad had one of these - the rear passenger door swung open as I was sat in the back as 5 year old kid - I always check car doors are locked since

Wow this is so cool. My mum had a brown one with an orange stripe. This was in Switzerland, needless to say it must have been one of the only ones.

Feck me it’s a sporty 2dr!🙈🤷‍♂️😂

I love your weird shit!👍🏻

Oh. Here was me, an Aussie, thinking that the Marina was BL’s most appalling creation. Thank god they never tried to bring the Allegro here! Or did they? What a thought. So repulsive, it a l m o s t makes me think fondly of a French cars. Good luck with the project, though; it’s so bad that it’s almost good. In an ironic way.

What a wonderful project Jonny, even though I've only just discovered it. I'm looking forward to catching up. I love the intent of it. Few Austin models made their way to Oz, butirecalla very comfortable ride asa kid in a weird 6 cylinder version in the late 70s. My first car was a Datto 180b in a similar sickly colour as your Allegro. But it was a prestige model, as it had a vinyl roof.

My Father was Engineering Manager at Vanden Plas in Kingsbury, One day he bought the Vanden Plas 1500 press car home before it was released (VDP 74N) and we went for a drive in it, I rather liked it and still do to this day, he later had an Allegro 1750 HLS as his company car

Jonny! My Man! I'm a bit of a latecomer. It's so good to see a car show that isn't presented by a know-all dickhead! Your genuine enthusiasm shines through.Keep it up!

Bro thus is fecking brilliant

I would love to see an update on this project. I would convert it into a hatchback with folding rear seats while I was at it!

RWD would have been awesome.

My first car was an allegro. I love them!

I was a bit against the idea when I first started watching but your wish to keep it BL / AR / Roverish really has won me over. Those 14" wheels are exactly what I would do given the time, money, workshop space and talent. On to Part 2 in my Sunday morning bingefest! Good work.

i was trainee mechanic in the mid 80's they were called Austin agro

Jonny has big balls, he starting on a car that looks terrible, most people like to start with something they think looks good, and then make better.

What happened with this project? I can never find anything continuing on this.

Absolutely beautiful!

What a fantastic project.

I had an equally appalling Princess which I deliberately ran the alloy engine extremely hot without coolant then dosed the whole muthafukka with freezing water. And yes, the engine shattered but nowhere near as dramatically as I wanted. I fucking hated that car but loved it, too. No, I just hated it.

Can we have a update please

BL had to use those bad colours as the workforce used to steal the paint !

British designers must be masochists otherwise this car (and others) wouldn't be produced

I need to see more of a supercharged C27

Just wondering what is the Pink Floyd Breathe eseque song in the background?

Mark burley at mb motorspots is a genius and his work is amazing
Take it back to him to map it ect

Bald.

Had an Allegro at 16 - hated it and only lasted a month or so. Quite like them in a quirky sort of way now.

Paint the engine green. Then no one will be able to tell that it has been changed.

Not a great fan of that steering wheel 😉 Looks like it melted in the sun 😂🤣😛

Every auntie has to have owned an allegro.mine had a few.😂

The more you tell us about this project the better looking the car gets!

Jonny, this is absolutely fantastic! I remember reading the rare updates back in the late 2000's. I was always so excited when a new article popped up. Can you remember where you were posting?

If you are a musician Allegro might mean fast but in common Italian it just means demented...sorry I meant happy!

Never seen a 2 door. Typical BL colour though. I thought about suping up a dollymite, but they are rare here. Not UK. Oh well

Without a doubt the biggest pile of shit ever built

"British Leyland's long lost answer to a hot hatch" - love it! I really like your channel Jonny. Over the years you've been one of the stand out car show presenters. I had the honour of editing an insert for 5th Gear a couple of years ago at North One up in Birmingham. Discovery have certainly changed that show around......keep up the good work!

It's super cute! It's like some kind of English Pacer.

Also good god that engine is a snake's nest of wires and tubes.

had one same colour 1100 delux lol