Thursday
Jul292010
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Entries in J2 (12)
Thursday
Jul292010
Thursday
Jul292010
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Allard, GT, J2, J2x, K2, K3, Monterey Historics, Palm Beach, Safari in VIDEOS
Allard, GT, J2, J2x, K2, K3, Monterey Historics, Palm Beach, Safari in VIDEOS Saturday
Aug292009
Time Machine
Saturday, August 29, 2009 at 5:01PM 
By Bill Pollack
A thousand years ago I was racing a very crude but powerful machine called an Allard. Mr. Allard had the crazy notion that he could sell a car without an engine. This may be the answer for Detroit. It would certainly drop the cost of an Escalade and qualify it as a ”No Emissions” vehicle.
tagged 14, Allard, Bill Pollack, J2, Pebble Beach, Tom Carstens in HISTORY
14, Allard, Bill Pollack, J2, Pebble Beach, Tom Carstens in HISTORY Friday
Aug072009
Monterey Auction Preview
Friday, August 7, 2009 at 10:04PM 
For 2009, no less than six Allards will cross the various auction blocks setup throughout Monterey this August. Of the six Allards, two are most notable in my opinion.
First is the Allard J2 at Mecum (their first Monterey auction). This is one of two Allards that was raced by Carroll Shelby and it should command big numbers, although it did not reach its reserve price at a previous Mecum auction.
The second car is the M Coupe at RM (shown above). This is a very unique car as only three M Coupes were made out of 500 produced. The car is very attractive and unique…hopefully it will bring more than the estimate.
Friday
Aug072009
Silverstone Classic 2009, A Driver's Perspective
Friday, August 7, 2009 at 7:48PM 
(Click here or the photo above to view the Silverstone Classic Photo Gallery)
I have trouble keeping my core (freeze) plugs in and sure enough, hammering down the M1 at 7.45am last Thursday, en route to Silverstone racing circuit, that familiar "Turkish Bath" moment struck again, and I pulled up onto the hard shoulder. Two bits of luck, I had my good friend and co-driver for the weekend behind in his Honda Civic, and I still had my core-plug bodgers repair kit in my tool box. Co-driver went off to look for water while I started mixing the epoxy metal. I wont bore you with the details, but I spent the rest of the week-end running with the radiator cap undone because the bodge had to stay bodged.
Saturday
Jul182009
Shelby J2 For Sale at Mecum's Monterey Auction, Lot S109
Saturday, July 18, 2009 at 7:39PM 
Mecum High Performance Auctions is offeringJ2179 at their Mecum at Monterey Auction on August 15. The car is listed as Lot S109.Shelby enthusiasts will know this car as one of two Allards that Carroll Shelby raced in the the early 50's. The auction catalog describes the car as follows...
Saturday
Jul182009
Video of Tom Carstens/Bill Pollack #14
Saturday, July 18, 2009 at 2:58PM 
Click to watch this rare footage of Tom Carstens J2 #14...One of the most successful sports racing cars of the early fifties as raced by Bill Pollack. Enjoy!
Sunday
Jul122009
Allard J2 in AACA Museum Exhibit
Sunday, July 12, 2009 at 10:01PM 
Andy Picariello has shipped his award winning Allard J2 off to the Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA) museum in Hershey, PA for the next several months. Andy's J2 is a part of an exhibit titled, "Sports Car in America," which details Americans love of the sports car following WWII. The exhibit covers an extensive cross section of sports car including: MG TC, Mercedes 300SL "Gullwing", Ford GT40 MkV, Volvo P1800, Lotus 7, Jaguar XK120, and Datsum 240Z. The 25 car exhibit will continue through October 11. For more information, please visit the AACA web site at www.aacamuseum.org.
Click here to download a pdf of the flier above.