@@johnmoruzzi7236 there really is! He’s got a whole upstairs full of spares. Currently about 8 Allegros on site with another hopefully being rescued soon.
I worked on these cars in the 70/80s as an auto electrician.The drivers side headlamp connector catching the coolant bottle came about because originally the headlamps were sealed beam units so if a beam failed you renewed the whole unit with the glass.however they later changed to normal bulbs so it caused the connector to sit further back so they introduced a modified bracket with spacer to rectify this issue.Also the wiring looms were called fabrostrip and were flat as opposed to round taped up type.think the idea was so you could see any damage without stripping back insulation.The first ones had the quartic steering wheel which people hated but now look at the modern cars now coming with flat bottom and top sports strg wheels! Car makers have short memories sometimes..
The brown one outside was exactly like my first car - FTU2T - I do hope it's out there waiting its time to be revived somewhere. Untaxed since July 91 so it's doubtful I fear
Great that there is a facility to take Allegros for basic care maintenance and repairs. And spares !
@@johnmoruzzi7236 there really is! He’s got a whole upstairs full of spares. Currently about 8 Allegros on site with another hopefully being rescued soon.
I worked on these cars in the 70/80s as an auto electrician.The drivers side headlamp connector catching the coolant bottle came about because originally the headlamps were sealed beam units so if a beam failed you renewed the whole unit with the glass.however they later changed to normal bulbs so it caused the connector to sit further back so they introduced a modified bracket with spacer to rectify this issue.Also the wiring looms were called fabrostrip and were flat as opposed to round taped up type.think the idea was so you could see any damage without stripping back insulation.The first ones had the quartic steering wheel which people hated but now look at the modern cars now coming with flat bottom and top sports strg wheels! Car makers have short memories sometimes..
@@user-rf2qt8ou8w nice info! Yes car makers really do
Looking forward to updates!
@@AllThingsAlex thank you! Same with your Allegro 👍
The brown one outside was exactly like my first car - FTU2T - I do hope it's out there waiting its time to be revived somewhere. Untaxed since July 91 so it's doubtful I fear
@@OldCarsNewVan this one should hopefully be a future project but it’s going to need a lot of work. Several others ahead of it in the queue
LOD701P used to belong to Josh of The Car Santuary
@@alexboulton9910 yes that’s right
Is that S1 Estate a 1500? That'll look lovely restored in Cosmic Blue Metallic
@@ianmax69 yes it is! Think that’s a longer term project. Of the cars inside, the next job I think is the white sport next to it