Mike & Elvis Restore An Austin Allegro AKA The Most "Unloved" Car Ever | Wheeler Dealers 

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I've always loved the Allegro despite what people say about them. Its great to see Mike Alvis working their magic on one! 👍

Should have replaced the Hydragas suspension, the spheres only had a 15 year life. Just had mine replaced and the difference in the drive, handling and comfort is utterly amazing. But fantastic you chose the VDP 1500 and brought it back to life, another one to add to the 68 of them registered in the UK.....by the way the car is a Vanden Plas 1500 not an Allegro !!

My Mum had one of these many years ago in the same colour combo although hers was a manual (5 speed!). It was a great car. It didn't rust (it was ziebarted at the VP factory), was totally reliable and it had over 100,000 miles on it when she sold it. It was a 1974 car and was last taxed in 1995, at least 5 years after she'd sold it. Not bad for an 'unreliable / rustbucket' Allegro. And an observation, pulling the choke out might have helped this one start that first time....

I love how they made an allegro of all things look like a silver shadow

My teacher, Mr Whitley, had one. He also had a Marina! Quite the collection.

Ahh the underrated Allegro!

The All-Aggro. 1:58 2:15 I thought he was going to jump out and give that car a damn good thrashing! 😂😂

It is apparently correctly pronounced as Plas(s) as in grass! Where else in the world, did a volume mass market car producer, build and sell a bespoke luxury version of one of its smaller models, with a handcrafted leather and walnut interior? I certainly cannot think of one other example.

Great to see wheeler dealers do a cheapy car

Mike's had a lot on his plate recently

The Allegro really was never as bad as it has been made out to be. By the time the series 3 came out virtually all the faults had been ironed out. Yes there were things that were not as good as they should have been but the same could be said for almost every other motor of the time. They were within the top 5 best sellers for their entire manufactured years. Most people who know the truth about them like them while most who criticize them are only jumping on Clarkson's band wagon and like him actually know nothing about them.

...my ball joint has had some play in it too

The rear section looks like it was designed by the same team that did the Jensen Interceptor.

Well thanks for that 12 minutes 😮

Nice car

Nice work mate you repaired this Austin allegro and sell it for profit

you can see that it only works with modern cars, there is a chock on the steering column

..how much did it go for?

Theres a Fair bit of red overspray in that car I say it’s been blasted in the front and sometime…..

It’s plas with the ‘s’ pronounced as it’s Dutch like Moet where you should also pronounce the ‘t’

The transition to youtube isn't good; too much is cut out of the original video and sometimes it makes no sense.

I thought they were lovely. Particularly the VdP versions. I blame smart-arse television motoring pundits for their fate.

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Elvis could've painted it and saved alot of money.

What kind of hair cut or hair style is it that Mike wears? It’s definitely one if a kind😑

What ever happened to “My dream car”?

Well Mike. ye can call it what ye want. I owned one for about a year back in the day. They earned their reputation as a pile of Junk. The one i owned had 60ish k on the clock and was about 8 years old by the time i got it. The engine was decent but most other things were in need of some kind of repair. Ball joints were a nightmare , rear wheel bearings lasted no time at all. I eventually gave up on it and punted it. Oh and did i mention water ingress!!!

You paid 1500 quid for that !!!?? 😳

had a 1500 auto. it was lethal in cold weather - just wud not go. i dare not turn right onto a main road in it wen cold.

I would rather have a nasty fall on my bicycle.

👎👎👎for preserving this monstrosity!!!

They're only 'unloved' now, or at least before the all old crap is classic now, ethos, but at the time they were just cheap basic family cars, not unloved at all, until the windscreen fell out !

The rear section looks like it was designed by the same team who did the Jensen Interceptor.