Allard Concours: K & Palm Beach Series Class

Palm Beach MkI 21Z 5108

This car completed in January 1954 spent most of its life in Scotland before being restored in the 1980’s. It has the original colour scheme of British Racing Green and the original Ford Zephyr 6 2263cc engine and 3 speed gearbox. The engine has a 3 branch inlet manifold as made by Allard and 3 Solex Carburettors and a 6 branch exhaust. The differential has a 3.7-1 ratio as opposed to the standard 4,4-1. Currently owned by the Secretary of the Allard Owners club, previously by his predecessor.

K1 239

Purchased by my Father from “North Oxford Garage Ltd” and first registered on the 18th November 1947 as CUD818. The car was transferred to my Aunt, Mary Wilkins, in 1956. She had considerable success rallying the car. The car is recalled in her book “A Spitfire Girl” which mainly recounts her exploits as an ATA pilot during the war. In 1972 the car became mine and was overhauled in 1976. Following a move to Australia the car ran in the 1991 Grand Prix Rally which included circuits, hill climbs and driving tests.

Judges Award Winner

K1(2) 518

K1-518 was delivered new to a Mr Roberts of Derby in March 1948. The chassis was subsequently bodied as a K2 before being exported to New Zealand. The first NZ owner James Julian George registered the car in 1953. The original NZ registration documents shows 16 owners including Traders until it was purchased by Rob Williams of Auckland a well-known motor enthusiast in 1974. I have driven a few non-timed hill climbs, one of which caused me to need a recondition gear box. The car gives me great pleasure which I hope will continue for many more years.

K1 647

K1-647 was sold on November 14, 1947 through Dagenham Motors. I bought the car per auction in 2012 (Silverstone Auctions). The further owner was a Mr. Edward Raphael Jansz, Rochester.

K1 717

K1 717 was delivered to Tate on November 5, 1949. The car is just being put back together having just had the engine out and a new clutch fitted. It is used as everyday transport, rallies, hill climbs and sprints. I am rearranging the cooling system otherwise I would have it running by now. I will also have to make up two new exhaust headers for it. The ones I took off I made eighteen years ago and had had it. I would say it is in the running repair class.

K2 1708

K2-1708 was exported to the USA on September 9, 1950. It was setup for a Cadillac engine and was one of the few K2’s equipped with a De Dion axle and wire wheels.

K2 1741

K2-1741 left the factory on October 13, 1950 destined for America. This particular car, however, has never been raced, wrecked, restored or modified. It still sports its original Cadillac 331 engine with the single 2-barrel carb, original steel wheels, dash and gauges, etc. In addition to being a very early K2 with the fold-down windshields, this car is one of only a ‘handful’ that were fitted with a Dedion rear end from the factory. This car proudly wears its bumps, bruises, scratches, dings, dents, and cracks. It is certainly no trailer queen, but represents what an Allard was like as it came from the factory and is driven frequently with gusto.

K2 1546

This 1950 Allard K2 prototype K2 #1546 in its original color of Riviera Blue was rushed to completion for the April 1950 New York Auto Show. It featured a restyled grill to match the J-2 and coil springs instead of leaf springs on its front split axle. Moss Motors of Los Angeles manager Tom Frisbey purchased the car off the show floor and drove it from Manhattan to LA. Moss Motors swapped the Ford flathead V8 for a Vic Edlebrock prepared Mercury V8 and in June 1950 entered the car in the Santa Ana Road Race with Tom Frisbey as driver finishing 5th. In 1991 the car was found in a garage, but set up for drag racing with a Buick 401 Nailhead V8. The car was restored to its original New York Show color of Riviera Blue but kept the Buick Nailhead.

K2 1844

1951 Allard K2 #1844 has been owned since new by the same family. The car was purchased in January 1952 from Perry Fina the Allard dealer in New York City. The car has not been restored but has been maintained over the years and in most cases is very original. The car is equipped with a "Full House" Cadillac 331, Detroit Racing manifold, two 2-barrel Carter carburetors set up with a delayed linkage, Scintilla Vertex Magneto and Vitane injection. A three-speed transmission with Lincoln Zephyr gears drives Ford running gear.

Ed Note: The submitters’ father Edgar was a regular contributor to the Allard Register back in the 70' and 80's. Sadly he passed away this past December. God speed!

1st in Class

K2 1976

Purchased in 1997, from California, as a wreck. The rebuild took about 8 years and much thought was given to ensure that the improvements could be easily returned to original. Purchased with a 283 Chevrolet motor it now runs a 350 with a T5 gearbox and a 9” diff. Built for Classic rallies it has been converted to disc brakes at the front and an antiroll bar is fitted. The rear spring has been de-leaved and adjustable coil over shocks added. Tune is mild with only 300HP but the handling is like a go-kart.

K2 1986

On 27.4. 1951 this three owner K2 was exported to Imported Motor Company Inc., 147 W.54th Street New York, where a Cadillac 331 V8 was put into the gray-blue, red interior car. The first owner, dentist Bien of N.Y. had the car for over 40 years, with correspondence available until the mid-90’s. The second owner was A. Rester who presented K1986 in 2007 in the Pantheon in Basel at the Allard Continental Owners meeting. In our possession since 2010, it got a body-off restoration. With preserved patina on chrome and other characterful details, it is now mechanically bullet proof and drives like hell!

3rd in Class

K2 2107

K2-2107 was acquired in London in September of 1976 and driven, via hovercraft, to our then home near Paris. We returned to USA in ’78 she was used on the road, for rallies and car shows. She had the original Ford Pilot V8. In 1982 she began vintage racing and in that service ever since. Converted in ’83 to Cadillac power, she has been maintained by Mike DiCola. In over 200 events so far, she has raced at Watkins Glen, Pocono, Road Atlanta, Bridgehampton, Lime Rock, Mount Equinox, Hershey, Keene Mountain and some others lost to memory.

K2 3020

1952 Allard K2 Serial # 91K3020 was the 98th K2 out of a production run of 119 cars. Car was ordered to be configured for the installation of a 331 ci Cadillac V-8. Car retains the original engine, Ford gearbox, torque tube driveshaft and banjo rear axle. Car was restored by Bill Perdin who sold it to Al DeLauro prior to the 1990 event at Laguna Seca. I bought the car from Al in 2008 rebuilt the engine, etc. as well as installing an Edelbrock manifold with Stromberg 97 carbs. Fun, if a little scary, to drive.

2nd in Class

K2 3125

My father purchased this Allard in 1979 at the fall Carlisle Pennsylvania swap meet and flea market. Shortly thereafter he began a frame up restoration with the assistance of a restoration shop. Unfortunately, the shop eventually went bankrupt and my father got the car back only about 50% completed. With the help of my brother and myself we continued the restoration until my father complete lost interest in the car and it sat in storage for approximately 30 years until his passing 4 years ago. My brother and myself are back to work on the car and are completing the restoration.

K2 3136

This K2 came up in a legal public offering and I knew the former owner very well. He had bought this K2 in the USA from Mr. Richard Harris in 2005 and at that period he had bought different Allards in the USA to import these Allards to Germany and to collect and store these Allards to increase the interest in this famous producer in Germany and neighboring countries. My relationship with the K2 is still problematic, but after failing again after 60 kilometers to come to Silverstone Classic in 2019 I had started a recovery program. But now I cannot test the results due to Corona.

K3 3169

Delivered on March 2nd 1953 to Noel Kirk Motors, Los Angeles, California. Featured as example of Allard K3 in “The Great Book of Sportscars” by Batchelor, Poole and Robson. Purchased in 1988 by current owner and taken off the road for a quick freshen up before 1990 Monterey Classic. 1988-2014 Frame Off Restoration with totally original K3 3192 as a template for accuracy but with the intent of ending up with a safe and reliable “driver”. The car features the original Cadillac 331, 4-speed Cadillac Hydramatic with original side-shifter, front disc brakes, and 3500 enjoyable miles have been added over the past five years.

K3 3176

I have been riding around in 3176 since about 1987. At the time it was owned by John Schieffelin and he would drive it to all of the races while my dad would trailer our K2. I thought it was the coolest car ever. Since then, I wanted the K3 and finally purchased it from John about 20 years ago after it had fallen into some disrepair. I have been driving her and slowly restoring/ repairing/ improving her ever since. She is a powered by a mild Cadillac 365 with a single 4 barrel in front of a 3 speed Ford transmission. 3176 gets driven often and with exuberance.

K3 3189

This 1953 K3, according to the Allard Registry, was ordered through the Allard Motor Company of New York City and delivered on March 18, 1953. Subsequent owners included “Bunkie” Knudson, Jim Taylor from Taylor‐Made and Terri Henning. In the mid‐1990s, the car was fully restored by RM. It remains in excellent condition to this day. & has been shown at Meadowbrook, the inaugural Concours at Cranbrook, the Elegance at Hershey, Amelia Island Concours, Cobble Beach Concours in Canada and won the Allard class at the Hilton Head Concours d’Elegance in 2018.

K3 3195

I purchased my 1954 K-3 Allard chassis plate K3195 (Sorry can't photograph at this time) in August 1978. It was in great shape when I purchased it. I’ve have only had to maintain it. It has the original 331 Cadillac engine with the 3 speed Ford Trans. It has the original De Dion rear axle with the inboard brakes. It was on display at the Corvette museum for the grand opening. They wanted to show Zora Duntov's car life before the Corvette. The car was exported on August 7, 1953 destined for Noel Kirk Motors and new owner William A. Wallace.

K3 3196

In 1953 this K3 was shipped from the UK to LA on board the SS Lock Avon. Dealer Noel Kirk Motors of Hollywood, CA installed a Cadillac engine, attached their lion logo badges to the car (which remain today) and delivered the car to Robert Downey, a Lockheed Aerospace employee. The car stayed in CA and AZ until 2011-2016 when a complete restoration was undertaken by Mike DiCola in Hadley, MA. I added fog lights, roll up windows, soft top, aux. fans, safety hubs and Tremec 5. The car has completed 1000-mile tours in CO, CA, AZ, MT and last year the 1500-mile Pebble Beach Tour from Seattle to Pebble Beach.

K3 3269

Survivor car, unrestored, Ordered with Cadillac modifications and completed by Detroit Racing Equipment for Leader Electronics Inc. Parked in 1981 and removed from garage in 2011. The car is driven routinely to shows and events or just for some ice cream.