Not really a fantasy restomod I would have chosen, but I can't help but like this. A Honda Integra DC2 Type R in Austin Allegro clothes! The flared arches, lowered stance, and other detail changes almost turn the Allegro into a good-looking machine.
Honda Allegra Type R
I will happily admit that when I read your post, I automatically assumed that someone with a quirky taste for the Allegro, but a need for more go from the loud pedal, had just shoved a Type R driveline up an Austin.
Then you see it and, again, assume theyve spent a bit of coin on flares.
My word! How wrong I was.
I can't arrive at any other description other than to say, this is a pinnacle restomod.
There is barely any genuine Allegro remaining but at the same time, it honours that unloved 70s BL hatch so very well.
I started this thread because once I was bitten by the restomod way of car modification, I went deep, deep down the rabbit hole of what I would do with so many cars.
I even used Gran Turismo to do 'builds' as close to the end goal as the games would allow.
Seeing what the team at Retropower can do, not only with a budget into the dream numbers, but with the tools and brain power at hand, why would you even look elsewhere?
The 3D scanning tool would have to be considered priceless in a build such as the Allegro.
For many years, I have looked at the very best replicas of rare and highly desirable vehicles.
I've often wondered what production cars could be used as a starting point for a replica build in much the same way they discovered an Allegro would sit well on an Integra floor pan with a massage in the right areas.
No point trying to make a Dino Ferrari from a MX-5, but a Lotus Elise?
Great video
@Centroid thanks for sharing 👏
