Austin Allegro Vanden Plas 1976 Test Drive

Austin Allegro Vanden Plas 1976 Test Drive - Bradley James Classics

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Bradley James Classics

9 жыл бұрын

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@marclaw4511 7 жыл бұрын

A friend had a 1750HL 1981 so would imagine these were fitted with that engine.

@nikamota 6 жыл бұрын

I learned clutch control in an Allegro when I was 14. I found the Allegro to be a quiet,comfortable wee car

@davidwhittington8437 4 жыл бұрын

beautiful car with the 1750 engine it was good for around 10 seconds to 60 which is nearly in hot hatch territory

@weirdrcmodels3853 3 жыл бұрын

Only in twin carb 90bhp form - this will be a single carb

@smudger671 6 жыл бұрын

Everything rattles and squeaks - would drive me potty.

@vonKragh 7 жыл бұрын

I did used to travel with a colleague regularly, and his car which was almost the same model didn't rattle at all. It had the hydro elastic suspension, very comfortable!

@herseem 6 жыл бұрын

vonKragh it wasn't hydralastic, it was hydragas. I've had three

@jspope2008 6 жыл бұрын

What a lovely car!

@lewis72 7 жыл бұрын

Wasn't this actually called a "Vanden Plas 1500", with no reference to Austin or Allegro ?

@bradleyjamesclassics 7 жыл бұрын

Lewis72 I think you are right....they did a 1750 version too

@lewis72 7 жыл бұрын

Bradley James Classics Yes, by then I think it was known as either a Vanden Plas 1.5 or 1.7. They should have tried to get the Rover V8 in it.

@terminal-velocity111 4 жыл бұрын

Lewis72 I had a VDP 1700 auto 😂

@thrunsguinneabottle3066 5 жыл бұрын

Bootiful

@hjp1hjp22 7 жыл бұрын

There were a handful of prototype luxury Vanden Plas models based on the Maxi, 1800, Marina, and Princess, even the booted Riley Elf/Wolseley Hornet Mini, that never went into full production. I don't think I've ever seen a Series 3 Allegro Vanden Plas.

@jamessergeant2136 3 жыл бұрын

Would love to see a Vanden Plas Marina!

@mrsneaky2010 6 жыл бұрын

Would have been nice to see the outside!!

@vonKragh 7 жыл бұрын

Why does it rattle all the time? Or is it the camera mounting?

@bradleyjamesclassics 7 жыл бұрын

vonKragh - wasn't aware of the rattling sound....sorry

@justabagel5173 6 жыл бұрын

i wonder if an ls4 5.3 would fit in this ?

@bradleyjamesclassics 6 жыл бұрын

just a bagel maybe in the back?....then a few rolls of lead in the front :-)

@terra2805 6 жыл бұрын

No rev clock I'm afraid. Lol.

@bradleyjamesclassics 6 жыл бұрын

Terrance Adrian well spotted!.....I realised that afterwards

@TheRagBag 6 жыл бұрын

Was the driver test driving it or auditioning as a get away driver?

@bradleyjamesclassics 6 жыл бұрын

TheRagBag - get away driver actually.....sadly the following day he was arrested when attempting to flee from a bank

@TheRagBag 6 жыл бұрын

Bradley James Classics hopefully not in the Allegro!

@bradleyjamesclassics 6 жыл бұрын

TheRagBag - I knew he should have used the 1750cc one.......

@marvinlewis2144 6 жыл бұрын

TheRagBag he is showing the poke it has

@jspope2008 6 жыл бұрын

What a rattle trap!

@bradleyjamesclassics 6 жыл бұрын

jspope2008 - what a lovely guy!

@rovercoupe7104 7 жыл бұрын

What is all the noise? M.

@bradleyjamesclassics 7 жыл бұрын

Rover Coupe - twin carbs fitted with pancake filters. Sounds like the last SS I drove....many moons ago!

@rovercoupe7104 7 жыл бұрын

No, there sounds something loose next to the camera. By the way I think the S in Plas is pronounced. Lovely car, thank you for taking us for a spin. M

@dreamdiction 6 жыл бұрын

It rattles because it's junk.

@bradleyjamesclassics 8 жыл бұрын

opps i thought they fitted some with 1700cc.......my mistake. I thought some kind 'experts' would spot any errors.....i was correct (for once :-)

@TheMentalblockrock 8 жыл бұрын

no, 1500 and 1750.

@richardlove4287 4 жыл бұрын

I had a 1750 with velour interior. Shit car ....loved it.

@maureentaylor7356 7 жыл бұрын

It's Van Den PlaS - you pronounce the "s" at the end of Plas. It is Flemish, not French.

@bradleyjamesclassics 6 жыл бұрын

Maureen Taylor - I know.....I can’t help myself (I promise to try harder :-)

@nikamota 6 жыл бұрын

Maureen Taylor Calm down Maureen 😆

@MrThecarebear 6 жыл бұрын

Not like my dad - he pronounced it "Vander Plass"!

@ronaldderooij1774 6 жыл бұрын

No it is Flemish. Van den means "of the" Plas means "small lake". So the "s" should be pronounced clearly.

@wernerbloemwagen6878 4 жыл бұрын

Apparently - reading through the comments here it all depends on how hoity-toity grand one would like to sound like : must admit that "vanden Plaa" sounds better than "vanden Plass".

@984francis 7 жыл бұрын

What's clattering?

@martinparker6536 6 жыл бұрын

everything...........its a BL ! actually it was probably those picnic tables or something loose in the glovebox

@Synthematix 6 жыл бұрын

simple rubber self adhesive pads sorts that on any car

@christopherdouglas8471 6 жыл бұрын

Martin Parker I thought it was the picnic tables as well, but I noticed the rattles continued after the tables were latched. Sounded like a real beaten up car!

@johndrake2729 5 жыл бұрын

The impending death of a BL product.

@AllThingsAlex 8 жыл бұрын

It took me less than 15 seconds to read an entry on Wikipedia. Yes they fitted it with a 1750cc. I'm surprised, if you were in any doubt, why you couldn't have done the same?

@lewis72 8 жыл бұрын

+Alex Child He was holding the camera.

@bradleyjamesclassics 7 жыл бұрын

Alex Child - true.....

@nicholasthornley9708 6 жыл бұрын

In that case anyone who reads the Daily Mail should be ignored. It's unverified garbage and not to be trusted... ever

@suffolksettler5106 6 жыл бұрын

my mother had one of these (1500 though) in Vanden Plas spec and I can say it was the worst car I have even driven (and I have had the misfortune to drive an Ital van)

@paulanderson79 5 жыл бұрын

I remember the Ital vans with the ghastly 1275cc A Plus engine. Death trap. Then again most cars of the era were similar.

@leeellis6738 7 жыл бұрын

Not wearing his seatbelt 😲

@bradleyjamesclassics 7 жыл бұрын

Lee Ellis - not a legal requirement in North Hampshire :-)

@pauljeffries 5 жыл бұрын

Rev counter..?.......where....?

@pja4523 8 жыл бұрын

hi there, please can you let me know best email address to contact you on? I work for MailOnline, we've done an article about classic British metal of the 70s and 80s, this video would work really well - we can credit you on-screen and hyperlink to your website.

@bradleyjamesclassics 8 жыл бұрын

hello - sure I'm on info@bradleyjamesclassics.co.uk

@leeenglandland2978 6 жыл бұрын

Guaranteed? Yes its guaranteed to break down and you get free 5 gallons of water in the boot when it rains !

@marvinlewis2144 6 жыл бұрын

Lee Englandland blowjob love it the comedy that came from British leyland

@depechem0demusic 6 жыл бұрын

Like a Bentley-are you for real lol-all I could hear on the video was the interior rattling-it was a shed then and it’s still a shed 😂😂

@garyowens1517 5 жыл бұрын

I had a 1983 1.6 hl automatic . A heap of shit. Glad to see the back of it.

@leer798 4 жыл бұрын

Sit a bit closer to the steering wheel !

@stevek3036 6 жыл бұрын

Suspension was shot...….. 33k miles engine - really?

@bradleyjamesclassics 6 жыл бұрын

Steve-DIFMEIWS Steve what a guy you are....well loved I bet

@91myroc 6 жыл бұрын

Poor mans Jaguar

@mikehunt1528 6 жыл бұрын

lmfao

@bradleyjamesclassics 6 жыл бұрын

Not that poor (at the time!)

@dazspurs9899 6 жыл бұрын

This model was more expensive than a base model jaguar back in the day

@paulanderson79 5 жыл бұрын

@@dazspurs9899 Err, no. Not quite.

@jahno7154 7 жыл бұрын

No square wheel what a let down.

@bradleyjamesclassics 7 жыл бұрын

JAHNO71 sadly the Vanden Plas never had the square wheel

@MrThecarebear 6 жыл бұрын

The square wheel was well rid of by BL before the Vanden Plas arrived. Didn't take them long to change the Allegro to a round steering wheel - BL just took one from the Morris Marina.

@Synthematix 6 жыл бұрын

I should have had square wheels to probably would have improved it lmao

@MrThecarebear 6 жыл бұрын

The Quartic wheel was disposed of by the time the Vanden Plas arrived and so all Allegros including this one had round ones. Which was easy for BL - they just took a steering wheel from the Morris Marina and stuck that on them.

@624radicalham 6 жыл бұрын

Albie Stainer Look at the Thames TV video of the Vanden Plas. It says "rather thankfully we're back to a conventional round wheel for this model" implying that at least at airtime, the square wheel was still available in the Allegro WHILE the Vanden Plas was in production. I'd actually like to know what the reality was.

@marvinlewis2144 6 жыл бұрын

It's shaking like a shiting dog

@bradleyjamesclassics 6 жыл бұрын

Marvin Lewis classy

@marvinlewis2144 6 жыл бұрын

Bradley James Classics sounds well tho.my bro just sold his 1500 Vandenberg plastic.

@johnparsons6608 4 жыл бұрын

Lovely interior in these cars if you took it out and put it in another car

@graemedurie9094 7 жыл бұрын

I suppose the first and real question is why? We had one once as a rental car in the UK, had to take it back (towed actually) 3 hours later to be told yes, they all did that. Cheap and nasty base with fancy trimmings

@bradleyjamesclassics 7 жыл бұрын

Graeme Durie - what a nice chap you are

@graemedurie9094 7 жыл бұрын

So kind of you to notice.

@Synthematix 6 жыл бұрын

the allegro is a lot of things, but classic aint one of em.

@bradleyjamesclassics 6 жыл бұрын

Synthematix I would agree with you if you were right...

@Synthematix 6 жыл бұрын

lol, theyre voted one of the worst cars ever made

@bradleyjamesclassics 6 жыл бұрын

Synthematix - yes usually by people who never drove/owned one. They are actually fab little cars.

@Synthematix 6 жыл бұрын

Really lol? ive heard nothing but bad things about em, i worked on a beige on in the 80s that was falling apart it was only 5 years old then at the time,

@bradleyjamesclassics 6 жыл бұрын

Synthematix let’s agree to differ old chap......