AUSTIN ALLEGRO & MAXI - 1970-1984 - Rear Brake Shoes Set of 4 £19.99 @ classimocarparts / ebay

My parents had an Austin Allegro Estate when I was a kid. Many journeys from Somerset up to our grandparents' house in East London, with me and my brother riding in the boot with our duvets and pillows. Especially around Christmas time. Stopping at least 5 times on the way for a wee. Thanks for bringing back those memories with just a deal for brake shoes.

deleted139078605/12/2021 09:48

What a joke this site is becoming, 644 degrees at the moment for something …What a joke this site is becoming, 644 degrees at the moment for something literally no one wants, and not even the best price as other sellers are selling for less. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/274658471241Read lessRead more

The news is all sad and depressing, it's Christmas in a few weeks: what's really wrong with the odd listing that makes people smile, and inspires a bit of harmless banter and nostalgia? The subject is abundantly clear from the title and nobody is forced to look.

Waldolf05/12/2021 00:33

Well, Aston Martin have only gone and copied the Allegro's square steering …Well, Aston Martin have only gone and copied the Allegro's square steering wheel.Read lessRead more

not square, quartic

Cherryton05/12/2021 11:15

Or was it a Squircle?

I think Quartic is the official designation of the wheels of that design

Finally after 45 years they have brakes

Less than 291 left in entire UK.. #niche

I had one of each of those cars. Thanks for making me relive the nightmares

My Austin Ambassador Y reg, Y reg, Y reg
Don’t keep asking me why, Reg
It just happens to be that year

I worked at the factory as an apprentice

DeanHaycock05/12/2021 19:01

How can this possibly be voted so hot? Am i missing something?

A sense of humour?

mel140804/12/2021 22:53

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I would take a stab in the dark and say Austin Allegro owners?

Is this one of those magazines that you buy monthly & you get parts to build a car with each edition

I learnt to drive at Black Rock sands in my dad's Maxi 1750 HL

Both we're British Leyland rust buckets, amazing that any of them survived? Austin Allegro with its square steering wheel was an awful car, but the austin maxi as a roomy hatch back was ahead of its time , ( if you discount the old a40 and a60).

Providing the subframes and cills are ok, I would buy an Austin Maxi over any base level new car today. It is a shame that some company abroad like India did not buy the tooling and still make them?

packard04/12/2021 22:44

Less than 291 left in entire UK.. #niche

So I would assume that a good percentage or the 290 odd owners are here, How else can this be at 237°, Cos I know that I have absolutely no idea if £19.99 is a good price for a set of rear brake shoes for a 1970-1984 Austin Allegro.

Rado16v05/12/2021 07:43

The ceramic brakes on my 911 gt2 need replacing, will these fit?

I didn't know you could get brakes for Forza horizon cars

Why?

This is for a very niche market

stephenpulley195604/12/2021 22:49

I worked at the factory as an apprentice

So it’s your fault!!!!

leitchyleck05/12/2021 05:32

i so wanted an allegro when i passed test, thought they looked great, …i so wanted an allegro when i passed test, thought they looked great, ended up with a morris ital for first car, also a rust bucket!Read lessRead more

Austin Allegro, Morris Ital, Morris Marina, Hillman Avenger ...

Four reasons why the British automotive industry went down the toilet

I had so many Allegro's and Maxi's back in the 90's, they were always £50 at the scrap yard in various almost road worthy conditions and no matter what was wrong, it could always be fixed for £20 👌

When it died, you towed it back to the scrappy and got £20 back to buy the next one. As teenagers or 20 year olds, it was just the accepted method of car ownership (edited)

I had an Allegro 40 years ago. Great car

Ah - the Alegro - what can one say - I remember in the 1970s my old man was offered one of these as a courtesy car and I remember his comments to this day;

“If that was a courtesy, I’d hate to think what they’d offer as an insult”

Beyond the “square” steering wheel, it offered very littleby way of technical innovation, it was timorously designed, and suffered a quality control regime which emphasised “almost good enough” when the far eastern likes of Nissan and Honda were implementing “Six Sigma” and “Zero Defects”.

Voted hot, because if you’re the proud owner of these, components must be as rare as hen’s teeth, but I can’t help thinking someone’sjust trying to clear a section of the warehouse ‘cos they’ve last sold one in 1987! (edited)

Austin maxi land crab

Tempted, just to buy into a proud bit of British motoring history.

A real conversation piece.

I've been waiting for these to be in hot deals for the past 30years

My most cherished memory of my mum's Austin Allegro (bright yellow for anyone trying to picture it) was a group of kids who saw it at a traffic light and were brought to tears as they laughed and pointed. Fun fact: Allegro's have a decent amount of room in the passenger-side footwell for hiding your face.

My second most cherished memory was my mum telling me to stick my arm out the window cos she needed to make a quick left and the indicator light on that side wasn't working. I don't think that was road legal Lorraine!

My third most cherished memory was my dad managing to fit a full-size adult goat in the back seat with her head sticking out the window to make room. For those of you with dirty minds (I see you!), he was taking her to the vet and was simply being resourceful. Nigel's plans tended to work 50/50, but this one, thankfully (mostly for the poor goat), succeeded. Not really an Allegro story as much as a goat story, but I imagine it's the one and only time an Allegro has been used for that purpose.

packard04/12/2021 22:44

Less than 291 left in entire UK.. #niche

My brother and his partner owns one

A friend of mine renamed his "el agro." Loads of problems.

What a joke this site is becoming, 644 degrees at the moment for something literally no one wants, and not even the best price as other sellers are selling for less. ebay.co.uk/itm…241 (edited)

Voted hot just for the comments. Everyone should appreciate what a triumph for humour the British car industry of the 70's was.

Danielle7105/12/2021 06:15

Mike Brewer has a maxi for sale....

ooooooold-aaaawt-yer-and

marty-40105/12/2021 09:38

If your old ones are worn out just get them re-lined... Here's my go to …If your old ones are worn out just get them re-lined... Here's my go to company http://www.bondingandreline.co.uk/ when you can spec' what grade friction material you require Read lessRead more

Definitely. If these are "Old new stock" they could contain asbestos. These cars are big enough death traps without making them a long term risk too!

My BIL had this colour. Quite possibly the worst colour for a car ever:

kandinsky05/12/2021 14:42

I had the Stranglers version of the Allegro.... It was Golden Brown.. Well …I had the Stranglers version of the Allegro.... It was Golden Brown.. Well it started off golden and morphed into brown over the years.. Allegro – fast, quickly and bright (109–132 BPM) Read lessRead more

Texture like sun, to garage he runs
Always a frown with golden brown. (edited)

brilliant i've been waiting 40 years for these to come down in price

Here's a fine example of an allegro, 1 owner from new (edited)

BadCredit05/12/2021 03:19

Tempted, just to buy into a proud bit of British motoring history.A real …Tempted, just to buy into a proud bit of British motoring history.A real conversation piece.Read lessRead more

I've never heard British Leyland referred to as that before...

DraftySatyr05/12/2021 05:38

Austin Allegro, Morris Ital, Morris Marina, Hillman Avenger ... Four …Austin Allegro, Morris Ital, Morris Marina, Hillman Avenger ... Four reasons why the British automotive industry went down the toiletRead lessRead more

At a time when VW were coming up with the Mk 1 Golf, Renault had the R5, Toyota were making the Corolla. If it wasn't for a patriotic sense of "buy British" fuelling domestic sales, it would have gone down the toilet a lot sooner.

Rado16v05/12/2021 07:43

The ceramic brakes on my 911 gt2 need replacing, will these fit?

Should do. Just be sure to declare this performance upgrade to your insurance company.