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Allard K2 - powerful sports roadster from the Monte Carlo Rally winner

Name: Allard J2 1950
Brand: Allard

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Created on October 29, 2014

Text:

Archiv Jeroen Booij / Tamara Tanner

Photos:

- Courtesy RM Auctions

Archiv Jeroen Booij

Robin Adams - Courtesy RM Auctions

RM Auction Jill Reger

Jochen Hätty

Bruno von Rotz

Martin Schatzmann

Bonhams

Rudolf Menzi

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- Courtesy RM Auctions

Archiv Jeroen Booij

Robin Adams - Courtesy RM Auctions

RM Auction Jill Reger

Jochen Hätty

Bruno von Rotz

Martin Schatzmann

Bonhams

Rudolf Menzi

Archiv

Allard K2 (1952) - the owner restored his car himself

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Allard K2 (1952) - View into the cockpit

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Allard K2 (1952) - there wasn't much trunk space there

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The owner and restorer John Pitney, who served his apprenticeship at Allard in 1952

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Allard K2 (1950) - Advertising from back then

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Allard K2 Sports 2-Seater (1951) - Charmingly presented by Greta Gynt

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Allard K2 Sports 2-Seater (1951) - Interior, Cockpit

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Allard K2 - Light alloy cylinder heads and two Solex carburetors on the Allard K-2 with Ford V-8 engine - Geneva Motor Show 1951

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Allard K2 Sports 2-Seater (1951) - elegant rear end

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Allard K1 (1949) - with Ford V8 engine, at the 1949 Geneva Motor Show

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Allard K1 (1949) - pretty roadster without frippery

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Allard 4000 (1946) - A. Godfrey Imhof at the Maloja hill climb of 1946

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Allard K1 (1949) - in Bern, on the way to the 1949 Monte Carlo Rally

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Allard K 3918 (1946) - A. Godfrey Imhof at the Rheineck-Walzenhausen hill climb of 1948

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Allard K1 (1949) - in action on a hill climb

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Allard P1 (1952) - Participation in the 1952 Monte Carlo Rally, the 4.3 L engine came from a Mercury - Allard-Warburton

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Allard P1 (1952) - Allard/Warburton won the 1952 Monte Carlo Rally

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Allard J2 (1950) - Cleanor at the Vue des Alpes hill climb in 1950

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Allard (1954) - Advertisement from 1954 -

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Allard K1 Roadster (1947) - offered as lot 177 at the RM Auction Amelia Island 2014

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Allard K2 Roadster (1951) - offered at the RM Auction in Monterey on August 19 and 20, 2011

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Allard K2 (1951) - at the Gempen Memorial 2014

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Allard K2 Roadster (1952) - as lot 264 at the RM Auction Hershey on October 9/10, 2014

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Allard K2 Roadster (ca. 1952) - offered as lot 354 at the Bonhams auction on the occasion of the Goodwood Festival of Speed on June 27, 2014

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Allard J2 (1950) - at the Gaisbergrennen 2012 - racing car class

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Allard J2 Roadster (1952) - 3rd place in the "Postwar Sports Open" category - Pebble Beach 2012 (O1-03)

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Allard J2 Roadster (1952) - beautiful open sports car - Pebble Beach 2012 (O1-03)

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Allard J2 (1950) - in Plateau 2 (1949-1956) at the Le Mans Classic 2012

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Summary

In 1950, the new Allard K2 was presented at the NY Motor Show as the successor to the K1. Sydney Allard's victory in the Monte Carlo Rally brought attention to the Allard brand and thus also to the vehicles. This vehicle report describes the history of the K2 and tells, among other things, about a test of the K2 at that time.

This article contains the following chapters

British victory at the Monte Carlo Rally
Launch at the 1950 New York Motor Show
Autocar puts the new K2 through its paces
Ergonomic deficits found on the new K2
John Pitney and his Allard K2
Commemorative drive as motivation for Blitz restoration

Estimated reading time: 3min

Preview (beginning of the article)

After the Second World War, the Allard name became increasingly well-known in the USA. This led Sydney Allard, founder of the Allard Motor Company, to devote himself to the distribution of new models on the American market. The early 1950s went well for Allard, who at that time regularly competed successfully in car races and rallies with his own cars. In 1952, the racing driver won the Monte Carlo Rally together with Wartburton in a car bearing his own name. This was the first all-British victory in 21 years, after Donald Healey had last won the rally in an Invicta. This victory increased public awareness of Allard worldwide.

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