Austin Allegro Restomod by Retro Power review - Why You'll Love The Most Hated Car Ever. This is one resto mod that is hard to hate, and impossible to ignore. Costing new Ferrari money, this is the first drive of a completely custom body swapped Honda Integra Type R that has taken 4 years to design and build. It isn't Jonny's Allegro, but it's probably the ultimate bespoke build you've seen in Europe. Thanks for stopping by The Late Brake Show. In case you are new to Jonny's project Allegro, here's the back catalogue: Allegro Sleeper part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmUYcgLdho4 Allegro Sleeper part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfbFKoP2sGY Allegro Sleeper part 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptPUcdemlmU&t=761s Allegro Sleeper part 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3SJ0xQ4Ko0 Allegro Sleeper part 5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWl2px-iwt0&t=122s Allegro Sleeper part 6: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LY9dKW64Lxg&t=1320s Allegro Sleeper part 7: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2YSM0ifRP0 Allegro Sleeper part 8: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmnUNTJDASk&t=882s Allegro Sleeper part 9: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeMwrE--o1s Allegro Sleeper part 10: https://youtu.be/jeVUQxpWN08 Allegro Sleeper part 11: https://youtu.be/SXdNllz9ahw Allegro Sleeper part 12: https://youtu.be/viKWL7e_7nk Why not join our Patreon gang for early access to episodes and a regular blog from Jonny? https://patreon.com/TheLateBrakeShow Smith & Sniff is the UK's #1 automotive podcast, where Jonny and ex Top Gear and Grand Tour script editor Richard Porter chat absolute rubbish for an hour, periodically mentioning car related topics. Listen now: Website: https://smithandsniff.com/index.html Apple music: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/smith-and-sniff/id1507539214 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1vXayLsQaEsejoCtVdRpzv?si=1ZMkoiWuTrG9akz3XtyOSw Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Smith-and-Sniff/dp/B08K59D5SG?ref=d6k_applink_bb_dls&dplnkId=53f621d4-bfe4-4781-8e87-dc7bc922d62e Youtube: https://youtube.com/@smithandsniff?si=yZiWg1XVg1QcBbGt *********** Merch shop: https://thelatebrakeshow.com/shop ****** Become a Patreon supporter: https://patreon.com/TheLateBrakeShow ****** Website: http://www.thelatebrakeshow.com ****** SUBSCRIBE for a broad-church of automotive appreciation spanning EV, classic, modified and future tech. ******** Filmed and edited by: Phil Vaughan Pritchard - @philvfilms on Instagram Thumbnail by: Matt Tarrant https://www.matttarrantdesign.com **************** The Late Brake Show Social Media channels: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelatebrakeshow/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thelatebrakeshow X: https://x.com/LateBrakeShow TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thelatebrakeshow CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro #bestrestomod #retropower # #thelatebrakeshow #4k
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Just for a fleeting second I thought "blimey, he's finally finished it!"
Hopefully getting to drive this gives you a further push to crack on with your Allegro. Congrats to RetroPower on another amazing build, and thanks to whoever commissioned it!
All that hard work, and they've gone and fitted a blurred speedo.
It's "one of two. " his brother has ordered an identical one in Orange. IYKYK!
There are mechanics, and then there are engineers.
for anyone unaware: Retropower have their own YT channel where they generously give an executive summary of their recent work, *every week*
I really hope you're going to be able to revisit that Saab
Never thought I'd say I'm Blown away at an Allegro, STUNNING, is it a Allegra or an Integro 😅 Especially in hearing aid biege, Wow😮
Can’t believe I got roped in with “It’s finished!” Swine.
As much as I love the 70’s Colmans Mustard colour, I can’t help thinking of it in silver with the Equipe stripes. 😑
14:24 This is an amazing point. These builds will bring joy, not jealousy. They bring joy for not only the owner, it’s joy for everyone, even to those who don’t care about cars. Isn’t that an amazing thing to achieve? Yes it is.
I would like to build a Fiat Strada 130 tc. I owned a 1986 Red one. It was a XR3, Golf GTI eater.
Crikey that smudge on the camera lense lined up with the speedo so well.
That is absolutely stunning! The attention to detail is next level. I'm so happy there are people with the money to commission stuff like this, and can only wish I was one of them!
Everything about it is stunning, the colour the way it sits on the road, the interior. Far more interesting than most cars today. Great job 😊
Really enjoyed this Jonny , if I win the lottery, I’ll get RetroPower to build me a Volvo T5 powered rear wheel drive Princess , possibly wide body
Holy Moly, this guy is running a fantastic business
Comparing the price of this to a Ferrari 12 Cilindri makes it around £336000. Gulp!
Never in my 59 years stumbling about this planet, did I remotely believe the an Austin Allergic could look, sound and be so damn cool. My flabber is well and truly gasted!
Those flared wheel arches transform the look of the car