not too sure if this is classed as towing

[11redrex]

Ahh, Russet Brown, the colour choice of many a skint teenager round our way... well me at least

 

[Fez_uk]

thats better

 

[iandouglas]

not sure if its classed as towing

Well I will own up to buying a 1750 maxi in puke brown.
went for a test drive got in and leaned back on seat finnished up sat in the back.:doh.
NO FLOOR.:doh
IT HAD A YEARS MOT 2 MONTHS TAX.
PAID £60 RAN IT FOR 4 MONTHS PART CHOPPED IT FOR A 2 year old 2.0 MONTEGO ESTATE
THEY GAVE ME £350 FOR IT.
GOOD JOB THEY DIDNT DRIVE IT VERY FAR IT ONLY HAD 1.2.3 and reverse GEARS:naughty

 

[Thomas-the-Terrano2]

did the allegro have a square ish sterring wheel.

to be fair, back in 78, mum took me to isle of man

had an allegro as hire car was pretty good, car ok too lol.


lter when had escort as my first motor, allegro was on potential
list, this was '86 btw.

recall could get an estate version with the 1725 motor, reckon
was quite grunty, looked like a van with windows.


seen a bobtail rangey pull a artic tanker off a filling station, was a link
on facebook will try to get image....

 

[The Patrolman]

My first x girlfriend bought an Allegro! - After we split!!

I had the 4 pot calipers off a princess on my capri!

My second girlfriend, now wife of 16 years, Her farther had a maxi and the next size up from that???

My Morris Minor had the 1300CC engine from a marina...

Some of the parts were useful but the cars were Sh!te!!!!

Saying that in the early years we did have a Beige Maestro 1.3L and a blue 1.6L and neither missed a beat!!

 

[zippy656]

I once towed a 7.5t car transporter with my Mav... was amazed how easilly it moved it!

what tow / recovery point did you use?

 

[Thomas-the-Terrano2]

My first x girlfriend bought an Allegro! - After we split!!

I had the 4 pot calipers off a princess on my capri!

My second girlfriend, now wife of 16 years, Her farther had a maxi and the next size up from that???

My Morris Minor had the 1300CC engine from a marina...

Some of the parts were useful but the cars were Sh!te!!!!

Saying that in the early years we did have a Beige Maestro 1.3L and a blue 1.6L and neither missed a beat!!

arh the maxi family, would land crabs count as predecessors, dad brought an
austin 1800 home suprisingly one day when i was about 10, late 70s, bit of
a change from the rwd vauxhall 101 and victors had til then, didnt last long
think traded for a wolsey 2200, first car we had with a radio automatic. straight 6
too was diferent from the regualr 4 pots of past. got it hoem then it sat in garage
thru 2 months of dep snow early 78, whilst warranty ticked away!. it ate drive
shafts, never got to tow with it, shame thought the 2200 and auto and wheel at
each corner should have been good. traded it back to same dealer for a granada,
the mk 1 2 litre pinto. dad still says best tow car ever had. very fetching met brown
with beige vinyl roof. used to pretend we were like the sweeny lol,except whish
ad 3 litre essex motor....and its own fuel tanker shadowing it.

 

[rustic]

what tow / recovery point did you use?

I pulled a 7.5 tonne flat bed out of a muddy field, it was only being used as a carnival float at the time, but the driver said you won't pull it out with that !!!! Challenge, :thumbs put towing strap on the rear tow ball, 1st gear 4 Low, I didn't even get any mud on my wheel arches, 1 minute later he was on the tarmac. He was really impressed he said he wasn't even helping, he wasn't in gear.

Only had M&S tyres as well.

 

[Thomas-the-Terrano2]

the rangey as mentioned previously.

this was Hasland, Chesterfield, on 4th December I believe.

 

[waterman]

My old man had a wedge Princess 1800 and used to tow start the buses with it when they wouldnt start (Bedford starters used to click but wouldnt turn without a thump with a hammer) Mind you needed a new clutch every 10 k miles LOL