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6 Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, April 19th, 1979 AN ADVERTISING FEATURE WHICH LOOKS AT WHAT BRITISH CARS HAVE TO OFFER


iTHERE’S nothing like spring — prom­ msed or the real thing — to get the a new car.


honsuming, hot (we t ope!) summer, and


By Bert Bolton


he fr e e -w h e e lin g autumnal tours, are all part and parcel of the “ business end” of motoring, but there is nothing quite the same as the promise of a new c season . . . in a new


the motorist to be all keyed up — but what about the motor dealers? Can they w cope with demand? Well,


ar.It may be all right for


it e have it on good author­ Liy — through BL Cars l mited, no less — that at saleeast the Austin Morris u s outlets are all geared “p to put some brand-new


vroom” into your coming season’s motoring.


re part from the recent Mlease of news that the uriousaxi has been given lux­


APERFORMANCE


an extremely wide choice r of new Allegro models


facelift there is also


tieady for spring registra­ exon. Then there are all the c citing new-engined Prin­


sppeal as a compact, sre 10 versions of this


uper British made car,


ess models. a The Allegro has a special


ty all of its own. a Believe it or not, there


with an unusually wide range of power units to suit all requirements. “ When it comes to


Ahorses for courses” the t llegro power plants have dhe answer for every 1omestic driver. From c 100 c c . to tw i n- carburettor 1750 c.c. you poweran pick your own blend of W and performance. a hatever size of engine, ynd whichever body style dou opt for (two or four eoor saloon, or three door r state version), you can gest assured that you will inlide along on the same Hgenious and long-lasting i y d r a g a s , a 1 1 -


— a system pioneered by (and unique to) Austin- c /Morris. The system has


inotorist all keyed up for fresh horizons —ore significant, including c The long, route­


e T h a t makes t h e mcnonomy ride figure even


o this petrol-pinching achievement, as well as i doing the job it was


ntended for . . . easy motorway cruising. 1 The competitively priced


1 as it does — the 1300, “500 and 1750 engines. The thoverdrive” fifth gear on nae 1500 and 1750 models t turally contributes much


i ptional e x tra s . An gmpressive list of such boodies includes under­ cody protection, electric wooling fan, heated rear waindow, stalk mounted prosh/wipe controls, child­ a of locks on rear doors cnd a safety steering olumn.Those items are for the


100 models have many oome as “standard,” not as


useful features included in the over the counter pac­ ckage. In other words, they


ments since it was intro- duced and marks yet another innovatory home- based engineering miles­ ctone. It was a smooth, pre­


ndependent, suspension ome in for a lot of compli­


isely damped ride. notPerformance-wise it is


tophisticated saloon car —e AA “Drive” magazine tihat has a distinctive iden­ m (currently 5.15p per


th generally realised that n e often-quoted low run­ thing costs for Allegro, in


l ile) — are, in fact, calcu­ raated for the WHOLE


nge — not just the smal­ lest engined 1100 cc.


glassarpeted boot, tinted tw , twin fog lamps and andin exterior mirrors . . . o you don’t have to be an


il sheik to afford it. v If you really want to


room into the new season,


he production lines and on sp nt the highest level of or some years on the r walnut veneer fascia,


t 500 Vanden Plas — now bhere’s a name which has f een spelling top-quality


to the transporters. waFor those motorists who 1 ecification, the luxurious


mot or i s t who want s nothing more than the t basic vehicle as it rolls off


home motoring front — a offers leather upholstery, cear picnic tables, a fully


take a long, close look at the 1750 HL model. This friendly-looking, compact, luxury car may look t sedate, but offers really


Withigerish performance. pleas a standing — note,


m ow if you are going to


knots it is always comfort­ aing to know that you have


ove around at this rate of NSPECIFICATION


bsolute control of the situation. coSo the “wheel-at-each-


layrner”, front-wheel drive as out, with hefty servo- g sisted front disc brakes s ives the Allegro the lpecification to enjoy this fevel of performance. In


60 miles an hour in a brief 10 seconds you need to move up to something quit e pot ent , like a Triumph Dolomite Sprint, to burn the rubber faster.


e, standing — start to


◄ A They're geared up to


afolded mode you will find spround 53 cubic feet of f ace. A loading bay, in iact — and that does not


shape up to packing ’em in? Well, witn an overall length of less than 13 feet, c one might be forgiven for


act, it’s quite a “Q” car. How does the Allegro


toming to the conclusion


room to swing the prover­ bial cat. How wrong . . .! The Allegro saloons offer more passenger space than “ many larger cars hence the


hat there won’t be much


room” in “Vroom!” a If space, above all else,


wattracts you — and don’t larnt an awkward-to-park c ge car— then have a Elose look at the Allegro fostates, in 1300 and 1500


offer cavernous room. Easy to load, in the seat


rm.These two models both


ch f you ever decide to coange over to a gas-fuel hidnversion, this underfloor d ing place can accommo­


heel elsewhere. I EXTENSIVE


ate an LPG cylinder. d An extensive list of stan-


dooard fitments includes w r to door carpeting, a


lockable glove box. thBefore you dash off to


ble.


h ash/wipe facility on the tia-reated rear window, iner­ a eel front seat belts and


l e showroom to have a


ook at this functional, but lu x ur io u s, e s t a t e ; c remember to note how suc­


essful the designers have been in giving the owner a the greatest loading width


i nd lowest sill height poss­


nclude the useful under­ floor compartment which houses the spare wheel, r tools and rear washer


aeservoir, which offers onother five cubic feet out f f sight, or seven cubic weet if you stow the spare


gles in the past with less c well designed estates, I work has been well worth­


in and with the minimum of ovgure now stands at well


can be loaded easily


jury risk to the loader. fi The Allegro production m er half a million and the


br t was designed to a r ief which is even more welevant today than it was drhen it first got onto the


pread around the globe. I CHARACTER


c OU should have a very stalose look at if you under­ q nd the need to get a ouart into a pint pot, not pnly to suit your own pur­ t oses but also to cope with rhe needs of congested


awing board. YThe Allegro is a car


oads and wide open t motorways alike; the fact


hat it can offer value for money to fast-moving


odel is to be seen in its s various forms in countries


t hile. The wide opening, cop-hinged, tailgate — mombined with a low sill — itemseans that cumbersome


Having had some strug­ wan vouch that the design


people and slow moving pay packets . . . plus the bonus that the car has an s overall “character” which


ing the best chance of a reliable vehicle. Austin Morris are also


itets it apart from many of


with the competition, the Allegro has a head start — because there are around 1900 Austin/Morris dealers in the United Kingdom i who cannot only offer


s look-alike competitors. When it comes to coping


ammediate delivery but elso give you the conveni­ snce of on-your-doorstep-


The Allegro also has an excellent consumer-benefit warranty in “Supercover,” which gives unlimited


ervicing.


mileage cover for the first year of ownership (and for the second year at small f extra cost) together with


inree AA membership, c hile prospect —; expe-


cluding Relay. wAltogether, a worth­


sially if you, like me, con­ bider that a model that has t een around for some “ime, has had all the tabugs” ironed out, and has i ken on a new luxury look


s the type of vehicle offer­


range.atile five-speed Maxi fr Extending the range


750 HL model. r The new 1750 HL


i om three to four models 1s a new top model — the s750 HLS, which takes the pporting 91 brake horse eower twin-carburettor 1ngine from the previous


beverts to a single car­ durettor unit, to meet the s emand for a high- “pecification version of the


ach model.SAFETY o Most of the new features


clignment, there are many l onvenience, safety and euxury improvements to


Maxi owners is the change to a twin stalk control lay­ out. which includes a new


of the Maxi range centre an its interior equipment “nd trim. High on the


shopping list” of existing


normal” 1750 model. In a addition to this range re­


offering a wider and more luxurious choice of five s door cars from the ver­


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put Vroom into motoring


wascombined windscreen t The new stalks follow


ahe pattern being gradu­ MCommenting on the new mlly adopted by the world i anufacturers of vehicles


h/wipe control.


n the interests of driver familiarity and safety. r A neater facia layout


sesults from the simplified nwitchgear. It features


Tayaxi r ange, Tr evor o lor, United Kingdom


lincircling the cigarette nghter — to make for safer gi ght dr i vi ng. The telovebox locker lids are fit­ f d with picnic cup holders


or that ever-welcome s cuppa to be enjoyed in


r afety during parking lefreshment periods. The elockers retain the sheer


egance and luxury of genuine wood veneer facia


e tches and a "glow ring” minging these improve­ swiew, illuminated rocker


J ,000 Maxi s dur i ng Tanuary and February. nohat’s nearly double the


board of previous Maxis; HLS models have a burr- walnut finish and the other “ models a straight grain


width fabric seat facings, with cropped nylon on the 1500 and 1750 models, and rich, Princess 2200 HLS- style velour on the 1750


Canalletto” veneer. All new Maxis have full-


ahead of any of the Maxi’s more costly five door com­


perations director for eistent seller since it was Uemarkable wave, for our rmal sales rate and way


Austin/Morris says; “The s Maxi has been a solid, con­ brstablished . . . We are r ents in on the crest of a 7 K dealers sold well over


petitors. c “By offering a wider


HL and 1750 HLS Maxi models.


alhoice of models and better a l-round specification, we cim to build upon this suc­ i ess. An important factor


vng Maxis — and that is bital when so many Maxi r uyers come from the oanks of previous satisfied


wners.”


n doing this is that the changes we have made are not the sort which reduce i the re-sale values of exist­


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