The All-Weather J2X

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A note from Lindsey P…

“Here's the photo I had mentioned to you that Jerry (second owner of J2X 3147) sent me of this ugly duckling. It does appear to be a perfectly stock J2X with a Perry Fina canvas top. We don't know who's car it was. The top was really not as unattractive as it appears in this photo as the camera angle here does not do it justice at all.

The use of the top on my car was as much to deflect the direct sunlight as it was to keep out the rain. With it engaged, and the side curtains in place, it did provide decent driving conditions in most adverse weather conditions. I was able to use the car daily at Colgate University during winter driving conditions in upper New York State although the car was a real pisser in snow and ice !!!

I used to drive up from college to Stowe or Lake Placid on winter weekends with my skis sticking out  above the right passenger door with that passenger side curtain removed. I guess it did present an interesting sight for following cars.”

Allards @ Amelia - Friday

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Greetings from sunny Amelia Island! I'm sitting in the courtyard at the Ritz-Carlton watching the waves crash on the beach. So far the weekend has been wonderful. Friday morning started off with the Concours Tour, which was open to the three featured marques - Duesenberg, Kurtis, and Allard. Around 25 cars made the trip...of those 14 were Allards. The driivers reported that the drive was gorgeous, but chilly. The tour wrapped up in downtown Ferdinandia, where the public was invited to check out the cars for a few hours. After that, we proceeded to the Gooding & Co auction for their preview party and to check out the K1/2, which sold for $150,000. We then drove back to the Ritz to preview the RM Auction and their K2. The day wrapped up with a nice dinner at a local Peruvian restaurant recommended by the Rosenblad's.

Click here to enjoy some photos from Friday.

Wish you were here!

Cheers,
Colin Warnes

Allards @ Techno Classica Essen - March 30 to April 4

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The Allard-Owners-Continental Group would like to invite allard Allard Owners and Enthusiasts to come to Techno Classica Car Show in Essen, Germany.
For 5 days, Techno Classica will be the Capital of the vintage Car Universe. This is the year when the automobile celebrates its 125th birthday. In 2010 this event counted for 172,800 visitors, of which 27% were international guests.
The Allard Continental Owners Group will be represented on Techno Classica in hall 3, stand 105 with a clubstand of 63sqm. at the end of the hall before passing to the gallery. Two Allards will be on display. The most interesting Allard will be the Palm Beach (now completed) substantially modified in the spirit of the Red Ram model and based on a big block with an high yield power trim. The second Allard on display will be a M-type Drophead Coupe with a very high quality and finish.
Click here to visit the event web site for more information.
Additinally you are invited to join the Allard Continental Group on Saturday April 2 on their meeting combined with the Allard lunch. We will meet beginning at 12:15h on the clubstand. After getting to know each other we will pass to the restaurant/bistro Schloss Hugenpoet in hall 3 to proceed with the meeting. We offer to have a short meeting running over one and a half hour totally and this break will strengthen you to start again with exploring this big -and someone had titled- monster show.
If you have any questions, please click here to contact Hans-Albert Oppenborn.

Gooding Amelia Island Auction Preview - Allard K1/2-1703

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SOLD! $150,000 ($165K W/Comm) 

On Friday March 11, Gooding & Co will auction this unique Allard K1/2, Chassis #1703. You're probably wondering why we're calling this a K1/2...visually it's a K1, but mechanically it's actually a K2. The car was originally ordered as a K2, but the US dealer, Forbes required an early delivery. To meet the short lead time, the K2 chassis was fitted with a leftover K1 body. From the photos, the car looks to be in very good condition. To view more photos and information about this car, please click here. Please note registration (free) will be required to view the photos and detailed information.

 

RM Amelia Island Auction Preview - Allard K2-1808

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On Saturday March 12, RM will auction off Allard K2-1808 as lot #188. This K2 is equipped with a Olds "Rocket" V8 featuring an Edmunds intake manifold and Mercury transmission. From the photos, the car appears to be in very good condition. The pre-sale estimate is listed as $120-$130,000. For more information and photos on this K2, please click here.

How do you save your foreclosed home? Buy an Allard J2.

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You have to love the internet. If you look hard enough and know the right words to search for...you can find some great stuff. The other day I was reading the H.A.M.B. and I found this great comic about a wife that bought an Allard J2 so she could win a race to pay the mortgage on the family home, which of course was due to be foreclosed. Who knew that 60 years later the story would still be so relevant!

This story was printed in the comic book, "Hot Rods & Racing Cars" (Issue #10, 1951) and was penned by Dick Giordano, aka Richi Giordano.

Click here to download and read the comic.

Gathering of The Clan, 2011

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Many of us have fond memories of the first Gathering of the Clan in November 2003. That was when 17 Allards and upwards of 50 Allard owners and enthusiasts responded to Corinthian Vintage Auto Racing’s (CVAR) invitation for a weekend of racing and camaraderie at Texas World Speedway - about 100 miles northwest of Houston.

CVAR and Texas World Speedway has extended an invitation to Allard folks to join them at Bryan TX for a reprise this coming November. So, mark your calendars for the weekend of November 4, 5, and 6.

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The Allard Brochures

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We are pleased to share with you a complete (as far as we know it) set of the Allard Brochures. It took a while, but we've scanned & retouched all of the brochures in our archives. High resolution versions are available upon request. If you have any brochures that are not shown, we would like to get scans of them so we can post them here (Click here if you can help). You will need Adobe Acrobat to view these files.

Click here to view the brochures!

Cheers,
Colin

Spotted!! Gen 2 Allard M Prototype

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Special thanks to a curious reader who spotted this Generation 2 Allard M prototpe on the streets of Redhill in Surrey. The car was the product of the reformed Allard Motor Company from back in the early 90's formed by Sydney's son Alan, Designer Chris Humberstone, and a few racer/investors. The company is probably best known for the Group C J2X racer, but they also built this car. If you know anything about it or who it is currently owned by, please let us know!

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'Skip' and His K2 Allard

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By Richard Saunders – with Chuck Warnes and Otto Meijer

Back in 1959 I drove my J2 Allard (No. 2156) over 1300 miles from San Diego CA to Bremerton WA. I underwent some major surgery at that time, and after an extended recovery I was finally able to drive the J2 again.

            The young guy delivering newspapers on local roads (herding a used-up Model A Ford) noticed my J2 Allard. He soon found an opportunity to pay me a visit. ‘Skip’ Torbitt was seventeen, small in stature, and appeared a lot younger. We talked a lot about cars, and I gave him a ride in my J2. During a subsequent visit Skip announced that if I knew of any Allard for sale, to please let him know – as he decided he had to have an Allard. (I’ll never know how he convinced his parents).

            Fate stepped into this scene. A few weeks went by, and we saw an ad for an Allard in the Seattle newspaper. Skip arranged to see the car, and I was recruited as the Allard expert to accompany him on the ferry over to Seattle. We then commenced our hunt for the address through the West End streets. Then, as we entered one street a bright red K2 Allard caught my eye.

 

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Amelia Island Update - Party!

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Amelia Island residents and Allard owners Axel & Hanko Rosenblad have graciously offered to host a party for all Allard owners on Saturday night before the main Concours! The cocktail party will have beer, wine, soda/tea/non-alcoholic beverages, a variety of mixed drinks (but not a full bar) and 'heavy hors d'oeuvres.’ We doubt that anyone will leave hungry! The party will start at 6:30pm.

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Allard Dragster ENGINE Reveal AT AUTOSPORT INTERNATIONAL 2011

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By Brian Taylor, ACAG Chair

Well, sometimes I thought it would never happen, but thanks to the last minute efforts by Booth-Arons, SBS Worldwide, U S Automotive, Aurora Bearing Company, Andy Robinson, Bob Roberts, Doug Hill’s team at the museum and Chris Eames we finally had the car and engine ready for Autosport International. Phew!

Thursday January 13th was the first day of the show, which was only open to the industry. ACAG staff included Stuart Bradbury, Bob Roberts and myself. Everything was set up and ready for the 11:45 am reveal to the attendees and press of our Booth-Arons re-created 354 Chrysler Hemi engine.

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J2X 3044 at RM's Arizona Auction

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One of the most enjoyable parts about working on the Allard Register is finding an Allard that has been missing from our database. In this case, RM Auctions contacted us a few months back about J2X 3044. Upon checking our database, I was surprised to find that we had no ownership history for the car; the only details we had was the factory build data.

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