SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                    WASHINGTON, D.C.   20549

                    ________________________

                            FORM 8-K


                         CURRENT REPORT
              PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
              THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



Date  of  Report (Date of earliest event reported) September  25,
1996




                       THE ALLEN GROUP INC.
       (Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)



    Delaware                        1-6016            38-0290950
(State of Other Jurisdiction     (Commission      (IRS Employer
  of  Incorporation)              File Number)     Identification No.)



    25101 Chagrin Boulevard, Beachwood, Ohio          44122-5619
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)              (Zip Code)



Registrant's telephone number, including area code  216/765-5818



                            Not Applicable
  (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)






           Exhibit Index is on page 4 of this Report.

                       Page 1 of 6 pages.

Item 5.   Other Events

      On  September  25,  1996, The Allen  Group  Inc.  ("Allen")
announced  that on September 23, 1996, the Ohio Court  of  Common
Pleas   in   Columbus,  Ohio,  granted  its   subsidiary,   MARTA
Technologies,  Inc. ("MARTA"), a preliminary injunction,  against
the  Ohio  Environmental  Protection Agency  ("Ohio  EPA").   The
preliminary   injunction  prohibits  the  Ohio  EPA   from:   (1)
conducting a hearing regarding termination of MARTA's centralized
automobile  emissions testing contract for the Cincinnati  region
of  Ohio (the "Contract"), (2) terminating the Contract, and  (3)
prohibiting  MARTA  from  performing its  obligations  under  the
Contract (including the testing of vehicles).

      A  press  release dated September 25, 1996, announcing  the
issuance of the preliminary injunction is filed as Exhibit 99  to
this Report and is incorporated herein by reference.


Item  7.    Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information
and Exhibits

          (c)  Exhibits

               99 News Release dated September 25, 1996




                           SIGNATURES

               Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
           Exchange  Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly  caused
          this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
          hereunto duly authorized.


                         THE ALLEN GROUP INC.
                         (Registrant)



                         By   \s\Robert A. Youdelman
                              Robert A. Youdelman
                              Senior Vice President-Finance,
                              Chief Financial Officer and
                                   Assistant Secretary







DATE:    September 30, 1996




                      THE ALLEN GROUP INC.
                          EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit Number:                                             Page

       99   Press  Release  dated  September  25,  1996........5





                                                       Exhibit 99

                                            FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
                                
                    ALLEN GROUP'S SUBSIDIARY
                 GRANTED PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

      Beachwood, Ohio, September 25, 1996 -- The Allen Group Inc.
("Allen")  announced today that on September 23, 1996,  the  Ohio
Court  of Common Pleas in Columbus, Ohio, granted its subsidiary,
MARTA  Technologies,  Inc. ("MARTA"), a  preliminary  injunction,
against  the  Ohio Environmental Protection Agency ("Ohio  EPA").
The  preliminary  injunction prohibits the Ohio  EPA  from:   (1)
conducting a hearing regarding termination of MARTA's centralized
automobile  emissions testing contract for the Cincinnati  region
of  Ohio (the "Contract"), (2) terminating the Contract, and  (3)
prohibiting  MARTA  from  performing its  obligations  under  the
Contract (including the testing of vehicles).

      The  Court  previously had granted  MARTA's  motion  for  a
temporary  restraining order and had referred  the  matter  to  a
Magistrate for consideration of MARTA's request for a preliminary
injunction.  The Magistrate conducted a hearing from September  9
through  17,  1996, and on September 20, 1996, issued  a  30-page
decision recommending the granting of MARTA's application  for  a
preliminary injunction.  The Court's Order of September 23, 1996,
adopted the Magistrate's decision.

      MARTA, Envirotest Systems Corp. ("Envirotest") and Ohio EPA
remain  engaged in discussions regarding the transfer of  MARTA's
Cincinnati, Ohio, program to Envirotest.  As previously announced
by Allen, MARTA has entered into a contract to transfer all three
of  its current centralized emissions testing programs, including
its Cincinnati, Ohio program, to Envirotest.

      Statements  included  in this news release  which  are  not
historical in nature are forward looking statements made pursuant
to   the   safe  harbor  provisions  of  the  Private  Securities
Litigation  Reform Act of 1995.  The Company's Annual  Report  on
Form  10-K  and  Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q  contain  certain
detailed factors that could cause the Company's actual results to
materially  differ from forward-looking statements  made  by  the
Company.

      The  Allen  Group  Inc. (NYSE symbol - ALN)  is  a  leading
supplier   to   the  worldwide  two-way  wireless  communications
marketplace  of systems expansion, site management  products  and
antennas;   provides   frequency  planning,  system   engineering
services  and  design programs to current and  emerging  wireless
markets; and operates centralized automotive emissions inspection
programs.

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For further information contact:   Robert A. Youdelman
                                   216/765-5820
                                   http://www.allengroup.com