Editing Austin Allegro (section)

==Legacy==
The Allegro is generally considered amongst the most disreputable British Leyland models; some credibility was restored with its replacement the [[Austin Maestro|Maestro]] which was tipped as an adequate competitor to the Ford Escort, Vauxhall Astra and Volkswagen Golf. By the time of the Maestro's launch, a string of poor quality models throughout the 1970s had damaged the reputation of British Leyland and the Austin brand with the Maestro selling fewer models over a greater number of years (605,000 over 12 years to 642,000 Allegros over eight years). In 1987, the Austin name was phased out after 82 years in favour of the Rover name, which hadn't been tainted by some of the poorer products that had dented the reputation of the Austin brand.

In February 2006, it was reported that more than 1,000 Austin Allegros sold in the UK were still registered with the [[DVLA]],<ref>[http://observer.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,,1717841,00.html The Observer newspaper]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080203030906/http://observer.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0%2C%2C1717841%2C00.html |date=3 February 2008 }}</ref> a better survival rate than the more popular [[Morris Marina]]; most of which were dismantled for parts that were interchangeable with other British Leyland cars such as the [[MG MGB|MGB]], [[Mini]] and [[Morris Minor]]. However, that figure had fallen to just 195 cars by February 2016 (excluding cars which were declared [[SORN]]),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/enthusiasts/100-popular-cars-vanishing-from-our-roads/ss-BBpikzO#image=51|title=100 popular cars vanishing from our roads}}</ref> by 2023, that figure had fallen further to 36 cars still on the road in the UK.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.carlogbook.co.uk/austin/allegro/|title=carlogbook.co.uk: Austin Allegro|access-date=9 May 2023}}</ref> Part of this is down the Allegro's suitability (in A-Series engine format) as an engine donor for [[Mini]] restorations which is why many Allegros were broken solely for their power units.