Seven Allards sold at online auction – 13th July
Seven Allards were sold on Wednesday 13th July at auction. Stars of the sale was an Allard J2 and two J2 recreations. Also sold a K1, L type, a P one saloon and an L rebuild as a two seater K. All needed some attention to get them ready for the road.
Allard K1
The car was sold new through Dagenham motors (delivery date unknown) and was painted Grey with a Brown interior.
Allard L Type (407)
The car was sold new through Nunns with delivery on February 18, 1948. It was sold as an untrimmed chassis & body to avoid taxes.
Allard L Type (525)
This car was also sold new through Nunns, but with delivery a few weeks later on March 23, 1948. It was also sold as an untrimmed chassis to avoid taxes. We do not know if the body as shown was delivered that way from new or if the rear-end was modified by a coach builder in period or if was changed later to look like a K1.
Allard P1 (2056)
This car was also sold through Nunns and delivered on May 9, 1951. It was painted blue with a blue interior.
Allard J2 replica (based on a P1)
This car started life as a P1, chassis # 1933. The car was sold through Bristol Street Motors and delivered on May 9, 1951. It is claimed this car was built on a P1 chassis which is reasonably common. We have not confirmed that the chassis is P1 (we have not inspected it).
Allard J2 replica (based on a P1)
This car also started life as a P1, chassis # 3132. The car was sold through Universal and delivered on July 31, 1951. It is claimed this car was built on a P1 chassis which is reasonably common. We have not confirmed that the chassis is P1 (we have not inspected it).
Allard J2
This is probably the most interesting car in the auction. The estate believes this car to be chassis 1911, the ex Peter Collins car. The claim comes with an asterix* as the Peter Collins car was wrecked and chassis remnants were used to create the Farrallac. We have no way of confirming how much or if any of this car came from 1911.