https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHavifoVUDY
That takes us back to when cars were very simple. The space around that engine was typical of the cars of the time (apart from the Mini and variants) was it not, and the 'A' series engine was lovely to work on (had one in my A40, then later, Wolsley Hornet). The interiors then, in basic cars, were very 'empty' compared to the cars of today, and even radios were luxuries, something to be added. Cheap, basic, simple, but did the job.
But overall the Allegro....................well, give me my, brand new, Ford Escort Mk1 that I had in 1975 any day. It was far more sexy in style, inside and especially on the outside; for me as a youngster I knew my Escort shell formed the basis for the contemporary great rally and track cars, having real street presence amoungst us all. Remember what youngster would ever want an Allegro? That was a poor man's dad or even grandad motor - us women of course were usually relegated to the likes of the Mini or Imp, as our brains could cope with them!! We were now breaking out into larger cars!!:o