Something of a classic car. Indeed, was a lot of people's first car.It had the same engine as a MINI so it was easy to repair and you could get loads of spares.This cars claim to fame? It is the ...
An earlier and larger version of the Maxi, known in the trade as 'the land crab!' I worked for a BMC distributor when it was introduced, and the first one we sold drove straight into the forecourt wall when the ...
My mum had an Allegro for a bit. I remember it was an appalling shade of orange and had a square steering wheel. Just one of the many reasons why BL went down the pan. ...
The Austin Maxi was the rival to the Renault 16 from across the channel. One of the first family hatchbacks, available in any number of quease-inducing colours, Maxis were part of the street furniture of almost every urban road in ...
The Austin Metro, aka Austin miniMetro was a small three- and five-door hatchback intended to replace the ailing and out of fashion Austin Mini with a more modern angular body.To cut costs, Austin/Leyland management decided not to further advance it's ...
Lovely car built in the uk for the American market. Sold there as a Nash Metropolitan. 1500 cc engine with two colour paintwork and a spare wheel mounted on the boot. My dad had one when I was a kid ...