Monterey Car Week - 2021

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Words: Chuck Warnes & Rob Manson
Photos: Colin Warnes

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The 70th Anniversary celebration of the Pebble Beach Road Races and Concours d’Elegance kicked off with a press conference in the Concours Village before the start of the annual Tour d’Elegance. The backdrop was all five of the 50’s era Pebble Beach Road Race winners positioned in front of a 50-foot Celebration Display.

Sandra Button, CEO of the Concours opened this year’s event. Derek Hill, Phil Hill’s son, moderated and spoke of his father’s recollections of the inaugural 1950 race and his win in the Jaguar XK-120. Robert Devlin, motorsport historian, continued with details about the Bill Pollack Allard J2 (’51, ‘52), the Phil Hill Ferrari 250 MM (’53), Sterling Edwards’ Ferrari 375 MM (’54), and the Phil Hill and Carroll Shelby Ferrari 750 Monza (’55,’56) – as well as commentary on the historical importance of those early road races.

The Del Monte Trophy Race Group created two sets of Celebration Displays, the first for the Concours d’Elegance. The second was located in the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion exhibit area at Laguna Seca. The Pebble Beach Road Race winners were on display in front of it on Saturday, and they did a few demonstration laps at the lunch break. Bill Pollack’s daughter Mellette was passenger in the #14 Allard.

A traditional highlight of Monterey’s ‘car week’ is the Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance when about 150 of the Pebble Beach Concours entrants embark on a 60 mile tour around the Monterey Peninsula and the Big Sur coast before gathering for lunch on Carmel’s Ocean Avenue. Over the years this has become a true crowd pleaser where the general public is able to spend more than an hour mingling among the cars – right up close and personal. While the tour did resume this year, the cars could not gather on Ocean Avenue due to valid COVID concerns.

Out at Laguna Seca Raceway two Allards were again pitted with our friends at the Del Monte Trophy Race Group – a number of post WWII California-engineered hot rods that were built and raced in the spirit of Allard. They were – and still are - fast, and quite able to hold their own on road courses against the sophisticated cars from post-war Europe.

The track sessions were well-fought, exciting racing. Pollack, Hill or Shelby would not have driven those cars any harder when they were new - some 70 years ago. All the racing was done in a respectful, no-contact experience. Fun on a race track in a great old car is what vintage racing is all about. These ‘junkyard dogs’ raced against John Mote’s Buick powered Allard K2 and Bernard Dervieux’s Cad powered J2 in Group 4A at this year’s Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion. John continued his rivalry with three Jag XK120’s to cross the finish line in 9th place, with Bernard taking the checkered flag in 15th spot.

The auction scene saw three Allards cross the block with no reserve. A J2 sold at R&M Sotheby’s for $224,000, Bonham’s sold a J2 for $207,200, and an interesting J2X at Goodings brought $201,600. These prices, or course, led to some discussion about an apparent ‘softening’ of the market – and whether this is the beginning of a pattern, or a temporary phenomenon. On the bright side, one might speculate that this might signal that more Allards are becoming ‘affordable’ to younger folks who would want to put these cars to their intended purposes.

Sunday morning started off early with a trip to the Pebble Beach Concourse. Our credentials allowed us early entry (we arrived 4:45 am!) to kick-off Dawn Patrol where we got to enjoy donuts, coffee, free commemorative hats, and the best part…watching the cars drive onto the lawn. The best part of the show for us was getting to see the Pebble Beach Road Race winners lined up overlooking the ocean; most prominent (to us) was Tom Carstens and Bill Pollacks #14 J2-1850. It can’t be forgotten that without those five race cars, there would be no Pebble Beach Concours, RMMR, or the myriad of car events that make up the week-long spectacle that is Monterey Car Week.

The 2021 Allard Global Online Concours...Is Back!

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We are excited to announce the return of the Allard Global Online Concours! After the success of last years AGOC (we had 73 entrants!), several members asked if we would do it again this year. Not wanting to disappoint the Allard community, we decided to do it again. The format will be similar to last years event, but with a few interesting changes. This year we will have the following classes:

  • L. M, and P types

  • K-series & Palm Beach

  • J-series

  • Restoration Class

  • Specials (free for all class)

We’ll also award Best in Show, People’s Choice, Judges Award….plus the Top 3 Racing Allard’s and Top 3 Sports/Touring Allard’s. We’ll also give awards for Best Photography…and Best Video (we’ll get to that later).

Entrants will need to submit:

  1. Up to eight (8) photos of your Allard. Submissions must include at least (1) photo each of the chassis plate, interior and engine bay. You don’t need to have a pretty background (but it helps), and the photos should be in focus.

  2. A written description of the car, its features, and history. Submissions can be no longer than 150 words. Non-English entries are encouraged and will be translated to English via Google and cleaned up.

  3. OPTIONAL: Submit a 5 minute (max) long video of your Allard. There are no rules, just make it interesting. Videos should be submitted to Youtube. (the videos are not required…it’s just a fun bonus to help promote the marque)

Entrants will be evaluated by an elite/eclectic cast of judges…who have yet to be determined!

Please note 2020 1st Place class award winners will not be eligible for class or top awards, but they can win one of the special awards.

Please send your submissions (and questions) to allardregister@outlook.com. Please include your name and mailing address. Entries are due by May 31! (extended from original April 30 deadline)

The 2020 Allard Global Online Concours, The Winners

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As the world heads back in to lock down, we wanted to take a look back at the award winners from our 2020 Allard Global Online Concours. We asked all of our winners to send in a photo of them with their trophies - here are the results!

We’ve received a lot of requests to do this again in 2021, so we’ll give it another go. We’ll announce the details in February or March, with the plans to mix things up a bit. Thanks again to everyone who participated!

2020 Cocours Final Awards

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Sorry for the delay, but I’m proud to announce the Best of Show, People’s Choice, and Judges Award for the 2020 Allard Global Online Concours (AGOC). The Best of Show award was selected by our judges from the five class winners. In the end, J2X 2221 was selected Best of Show…CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Best of Show Winner, J2X 2221

Best of Show Winner, J2X 2221

The People’s Choice Award was a bit more complicated. Our polling was hosted by Interact.com. Since I’m cheap, I didn’t spring for the paid plan which would have told me who voted and how many times they voted. However after reviewing the voting results and our site traffic, it was clear that a couple of cars benefited from a bit of ballot box stuffing. After conferring with the International Society of Online Concours’s’s, they recommended we give the People’s Choice award to L-837, which had 93 votes and was also one of our class winners. I apologize to the car owners that were passed over, I hope you understand and I’ll try to think of a good consolation prize.

People’s Choice WInner, L 837

People’s Choice WInner, L 837

We also decided to give out a Judges Award. This was to be given by our judges to one of the cars that did not receive a class award, but stood out due to a unique history or special story. There were a few great submissions, but the car that stood out was K1 239. Judge Mel Herman wrote, “Allard K1 239 used to be owned and successfully raced by an amazing lady - Mary Ellis-Wilkins. Mary was one of that elite band of females in the ATA (Air Training Auxiliary), which during World War ll flew combat planes between the airline factories and the RAF airfields around the UK. She single-handedly flew 76 different types of aircraft including Wellington Bombers with neither formal instruction nor navigational aids, just a handbook stuffed into the top of her flying boot. Her favourite plane was the Spitfire which she described as - “A gorgeous, lightweight little minx in the air”. After the war when she was no longer permitted to fly them she satisfied that love of speed in her Allard K1. The individual and combined stories of the ATA girls are amazing, true heroines and for your interest I attach the artwork for a graphic panel I produced about her when we featured her on our AOC stand at the 2016 Classic Motor Show, she was an honorary member of the Club. Sadly she died in July 2018 at the age of 101 and if you Google her you may read her obituary in the Guardian. Her K1 which survives in Australia with her nephew is in exceptional original condition and represents this amazing heroic lady.” '[For more about Mary, check out the fantastic 2018 documentary, Spitfire (on Netflix)]

Judges Award, K1 239

Judges Award, K1 239

So there you go, thank you again to all of our participants! I hope you had a fun time and hopefully learned a thing or two. A special congratulations goes out to all of our award winners - good job. And to all of the cars and their owners did not win, we hope you try again in 2021!

PS: I’m currently printing out the trophies and hope to mail them out next week.

The 2020 Allard Global Online Concours Class Winners!

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We have been blown away by the positive response to the 2020 AGOC! Many owner-exhibitors have written in to say how much fun they’ve had seeing their cars in the Concours…and several non-exhibitors have written to ask us if we can do it again so they can enter.

Before we announce the AGOC class winners, we want to thank our judges who had the challenging task of evaluating the 73 entries. They did a great job and we can’t thank them enough for sharing their time and expertise with us to make this event a success. THANK YOU JUDGES!

  • Alan Allard: Son of Sydney Allard and co-owner of Allard Sportscars

  • Tony Adriaensens: Head of Corsa Research & author of many fine books like “Weekend Heroes 1 & 2”

  • Chris Campbell: Head of The Vintage Connection, Allard Restoration Specialist

  • Colin Comer: Author, Shelby Expert, Car Nerd

  • Mike Dicola: Retired Allard Restoration Specialist

  • Mel Herman: Allard Owners Club Member, Allard Showman

  • David Hooper: Retired Draughtsman for Allard Motor Cars

  • Chris Lowth: Mr. Allard, Australia

  • Stefan Marjoram: Automotive Artist

We also want to thank all of the owners that took the time and shared their Allards with us, they all looked fantastic…THANK YOU!

Without further ado, here are the class winners:

(Best of Show will be awarded the weekend of May 9 after the class winners are reviewed with our judges.

Allard J-series Class

  1. J2X-2221

  2. J2X-3041

  3. J2-2086

Allard Specials Class

  1. J2-1911 - Farrallac

  2. J2 Model

  3. Dragon Dragster

Allard Restoration Class

  1. J2X-LM-3149

  2. K3-3171

  3. K1-458

The 2020 Allard Global Online Concours

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Welcome to the 2020 Allard Global Online Concours! It’s something we dreamed up while sitting around waiting for Covid-19 to pass. As the weeks went by, we learned of more and more car related events…races, concours, rallies…all being canceled for 2020. Then we heard that Andy Reid and Bill Warner created the ‘Isolation Island Concours’ for for homebound car enthusiasts and their scale model cars. It sounded fun and it inspired us to do something similar for the Allard community. We put the word out on our web site, Facebook page, email list, and to the Allard Owners Club. We were going to host a Concours on our web site that was open to all Allards…100-point Concours cars, race cars, daily drivers, replicas, specials, and even a toy…wherever they were in the world.

Below we are pleased to present the 73 entrants to the 2020 Allard Global Online Concours, which is the largest gathering of Allards since the 1990 Monterey Historics where over 100 Allards gathered (in person). Thank you to all of our entrants for taking the time to submit your photos and descriptions. Based on the submissions, we changed up the original plan and decided to divide them into five classes below:

  • L, M, and P-types

  • K-series and Palm Beach’s

  • J-series

  • Specials

  • Restoration class

We’ve selected nine experts in their respective fields to judge the cars. They include Allard employees, restorers, artists, historians, and a few knowledgeable enthusiasts. Keep in mind most concourses have 10 cars per class…in this case the judges had to review 73, so they definitely had their work cut out for them.

We hope you enjoy the show!

Allard L, M, and P-series Class

(Click the photo or headline to view the entrants for this class)

Allard K-series and Palm Beach Class

(Click the photo or headline to view the entrants for this class)

Allard J-series Class

(Click the photo or headline to view the entrants for this class)

Allard Specials Class

(Click the photo or headline to view the entrants for this class)

Allard Restoration Class

(Click the photo or headline to view the entrants for this class)

The 2020 Allard Global Concours

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UPDATE: I’ve designed the trophy (see above) and I think it looks pretty cool. Each trophy will be 3D printed with the chassis number and will measure an impressive 4.5” (115mm) wide (what other Concours gives the winners customized trophies?).

Judges: I’ve invited the judges and I’m just waiting on the final confirmations. They are a diverse group of Allard experts, enthusiasts, and creatives that will hopefully lend some credibility to this endeavor.

To say the 2020 Allard Global Concours is a prestigious event is definitely an overstatement. This is just a fun diversion that’s only open to Allards (and replicas). I don’t care if you enter a 100-point Concours winner or a rough-around-the-edges driver; I want to you to enter your car or cars as is. Look, we know these cars aren’t Ferrari’s or Duesenberg’s, but the truth is, each Allard is rare and unique with an interesting story. So far I’ve received around 20 submissions and I’d love to have at least 100. Submit your car and share its story with the world.

We sure are living in crazy times! With the 2020 car season in question due to Covid-19, I decided it would be fun to have an online Allard Concours. This event will be open to all Allard owners, wherever they are in the world. Here’s what you’ll need to submit:

  1. Eight (8) photos of your Allard. Submissions must include at least (1) photo each of the chassis plate, interior and engine bay. The remaining photos will be of the exterior. Bonus points will be awarded if one of the photos is of the cars undercarriage. You don’t need to have a pretty background, but the photos should be in focus.

  2. A written description of the car, its features, and history. The catch? Submissions can be no longer than 100 words. Non-English entries are encouraged, but will be translated to English via Google and cleaned up by me.

Entries are due by Friday April 24 and will be posted on the www.allardregister.org website by Sunday April 26. To protect your privacy, owner names will not be posted and license plates will be obscured. There will be at least (4) classes:

  • Best Touring Car: L, M, M2, M2X, P1, Monte Carlo, Safari, and Clipper

  • Best Sports Car: K1, K2, K3, and Palm Beach MkI & II

  • Best Racing Car: Pre-War, J1, J2, J2X, J2X-LM, JR, Dragster, and Allard based specials

  • Best Restoration Project: Open to any active Allard restoration project

You’ll notice that I said “at least (4) classes”. If there’s a great turnout, I may add more classes. So, what’s in it for the entrants? Trophies will be awarded to the top (3) places as well as Best of Show and People’s Choice. Trophies will be custom designed and 3D printed by me…I have no idea what they’ll look like, but they will be cool and very exclusive.

Judging will be done by a select group of judges that I have not asked yet…watch out, you may hear from me soon!

Entries should be emailed to allardconcours@gmail.com and must include the chassis number, photos, and description. Entries will be cross-checked with our database to keep everything honest.

I look forward to your entries!

Cheers,
Colin Warnes
www.allardregister.org

Greenwich Concours d'Elegance Announces 2020 Featured Classes

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The 25th annual Greenwich Concours d’Elegance is set for May 29-31, 2020 in Greenwich, Conn. Eight featured classes will highlight the 25th Anniversary edition of the renowned Concours d'Elegance, including Shelby vs. GM, and 100 Years of Duesenberg. This year's featured classes also include:
 *   70 Years of Allard
 *   Right Coast Rods
 *   Lancia
 *   Vintage Off-road
 *   25 Years of Greenwich Concours - a display of vehicles from the first event
 *   'Four or More Cylinders' (motorcycle class)
The concours will take place at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park, overlooking the Greenwich, Conn., harbor on Long Island Sound. Tickets are now on sale and can be purchased online at www.greenwichconcours.com.

This year's event will continue its tradition of featuring two back-to-back concours, but will introduce a new Concours de Sport on Saturday that celebrates race cars and sports cars - with an emphasis on speed and performance. On Sunday, the traditional Concours d'Elegance will spotlight both domestic and international vehicles, emphasizing the best of design and craftsmanship.

The Greenwich Concours has traditionally displayed American cars on Saturday, and import cars on Sunday. However, since both Allards and Cobras are Anglo-American hybrids, these marques will be displayed both days. The pairing of the Allard marque with Cobra reflects the influence that Allard had on Carroll Shelby, since Allards were his principal ‘mount’ during the 1952 and 1953 race seasons before he turned professional.

The Concours organizers hope to have a representative showing of both marques. Accordingly, they will choose two dozen cars from each make. Entry forms are available at www.greenwichconcours.com/entrants/2020. The cars that will be chosen are those that best represent the Allard marque.  

Venue for the weekend will include an exclusive Allard dinner on Thursday evening May 28, the Greenwich Grand Tour on Friday May 29 ($200 per entry, limited to 40 entrants), a Friday evening Bonhams Auction cocktail party, and a Saturday evening cocktail party and dinner for all Greenwich Concours entrants.
"The Concours de Sport is an exciting addition to an already first-rate show," said McKeel Hagerty, CEO of Hagerty and chairman of the Greenwich Concours. "Fans can expect a fantastic best-of-the-best field for the traditional Sunday Concours d'Elegance but Saturday will bring a whole different vibe, centered around fun, fast cars."

Founded in 1996 by the late Bruce and Genia Wennerstrom, the Greenwich Concours d'Elegance has long been recognized as a premier, must-see event. Last year, USA Today ranked the show one of the year's Top Five Car Events in America. This year, as in years past, the concours is proud to support Americares and the Hometown Foundation.

Registration closes March 31, 2020. We hope to see you there!

Allards at The Hilton Head Motoring Festival

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Words by Jed Rapoport / Photos by David Carte

November 2-4, 2018 marked a gathering of Allard Owners in the USA. The occasion was the Hilton Head Motoring Festival and Concours on the island of Hilton Head, South Carolina. The event was doing a feature display of Allards all weekend and A.O.C. member Jere Krieg coordinated with Club members to facilitate participation as a group.

The weekend officially kicked-off with a dinner, arranged by Jere, Friday evening at a local restaurant for all A.O.C. members and their guests who wished to attend. Approximately 30 members, spouses and guests attended what turned out to be a wonderful chance to eat, drink and talk cars.

Saturday was the club day of the Motoring festival. Over 20 different automobile clubs would have cars on display. Clubs were expected to arrive during set time slots to keep traffic moving efficiently. More than a half dozen of the Allards departed the trailer parking lot together and made for a rare sight as they paraded in the early morning chill the couple miles to the show field.

In total, an impressive array of 13 Allards, representing most of the US sold models and then some from model M to Palm Beach, where lined-up under beautiful blue skies representing the A.O.C. Jim Netterstrom’s 1954 J2X was awarded as the best Allard on display. Several other Allards received special awards including the K2 of Pete Zimmerman of Virginia who drove his car five hours each way to participate in the weekend. His demonstration of commitment to driving his Allard is worthy of accolades. Other cars given honors were the 1948 Model L of Terrell Underwood, the ’48 Model M1 of Frank Rubino and the ’51 K2 of Peter Bowman.

The planets aligned on Saturday for the rare convergence of having four K2’s present at one event, which were dutifully posed for a photograph.

Sunday was Concours day and Allard was a separate class at this year’s event. 12 cars participated with 7 of them being judged. The K3 of Brad & Kathy Marsland of Ontario, Canada won the class.  Other award winners included the ’48 M1 of Frank Rubino and the ’52 J2X of John & Susan Barrett.

Unfortunately, the lovely blue skies and warm temperatures that greeted all participants Sunday morning transitioned to chilly rain by later in the afternoon. Just before the precipitation began, as if on cue, the bulk of the Allards, most with no tops, rolled out together in a rush to reach the safety of their trailers before the sky’s opened up in earnest.  Several of us got a bit damp on the drive back but managed to load cars before the downpours really started.

Allard owners are very widely dispersed making gatherings difficult to organize. Cars and owners traveled from at least six states and Canada to attend Hilton Head. All in all, the consensus was it was a delightful weekend of Allard camaraderie with many new acquaintances made. There is some preliminary discussion of a gathering next fall in Rhode Island. Stay tuned for that and more.

THE CARS, DRIVERS & AWARDS

  1.   Terrell Underwood, L, Club Crescent Award

  2. Jere Krieg, M1

  3. Frank Rubino, M1, Concours Palmetto Award and Club Crescent Award

  4. Jim Stec, P1

  5. Peter Bowman, K2, Club Crescent Award

  6. John Barrett, J2X, Concours Palmetto Award

  7. Brad Marsland, K3, Concours Best in Class

  8. Jed Rapoport, K2

  9. Mark Moskowitz, K3

  10. Pete Zimmerman, K2, Club Crescent Award

  11. Jim Keck, K2

  12. Jim Netterstrom, J2X, Club Top Allard

  13. Louis Fantacone, Palm Beach

Hilton Head Concours – November 2 – 4, 2018

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Jere Krieg is in the process of setting up a 2018 Allard event for the Hilton Head Concours (http://www.hhiconcours.com/hilton-head-island.html). Jere had a very successful event last year in conjunction with the Keeneland Concours in Kentucky, and he has decided that the Hilton Head event will be a suitable follow-up event for this year. He is in the process of setting up hotel and dining accommodations in Hilton Head, South Carolina for the Allard entrants.

The tentative schedule is as follows:

Friday, November 2: A driving tour, starting with a breakfast and finishing with a lunch. In the evening, there will be a “Hanger Bash” at the Hilton Head airport. Both the lunch and dinner are charity events, put on by the Concours.

Saturday, November 3: A car club display of various classic automobiles, including a separate grouping for the Allards. That evening, there will be an Allard dinner, which Jere will set up.

Sunday, November 4: The Hilton Head Concours. There will be a separate Allard class - possibly two (racing and street Allards) - provided there are sufficient entrants for both. The Concours concludes at 4 PM.

Entry forms should be available shortly. Please let Jere know if you are interested in attending. He can be reached at 865-755-3099, or jerekrieg@gmail.com . It is very important to let Jere know, as soon as possible, of your interest, so he can make suitable arrangements.

Andy Picariello reports it also may be possible to arrange for a dedicated transport of our Allards from New England region, provided that we can get a full trailer-load. Please contact Andy at afpic@comcast.net for details.

Andy knows some of the key people running this Concours from his experience with the Amelia Island Concours in 2011. He is confident that this event will be very worthwhile for us to participate, and is familiar with the area and the many attractions that it provides. November at Hilton Head provides very comfortable temperatures, and is outside of the normal tourist season.

Keeneland Concours d'Elegance – July 13 – 16, 2017

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PART I, By Peter Bowman (and the photos too!)

Lexington, Kentucky is located in the heart of horse country, and the magnificent Keeneland Race Course is home to thoroughbred racing every spring and fall. But each July Keeneland hosts a different kind of thoroughbred – of the automotive variety. The 14th annual Keeneland Concours upheld this tradition in grand style. This years’ show held a special attraction, a class organized by Jere Krieg dedicated entirely to Allards – the first time in Concours’ history they have had a single-marque class. The crowd was not disappointed, as 12 Allards were on display to delight the crowd.

After an informal gathering of Allard owners on Friday afternoon, the weekend kicked off in grand style at the 1920’s-themed Bourbon Bash at one of the historic distilleries in Lexington’s historic district – complete with gangsters, flappers, and even a speak-easy! Everyone had a grand time, but our ‘activities’ were somewhat tempered by the fact that we had an early call the next morning to get the cars on the show field.

Saturday dawned bright and clear, with heavy dew as the only reminder of the brief storm that rolled through on Friday. The show opened to the public to 9AM, with all twelve Allards arranged in a circle for judging. The judges assigned to our class realized the challenge and opportunity presented to them, as they were not familiar with Allards in much detail prior to the announcement of the class at this year’s Concours. We appreciate the considerable time and effort studying up on Allards beforehand.

They spent approximately 15 minutes judging each car, checking all aspects from operational gauges and lights, to the ability of the car to actually run, and making special effort to ascertain what features were actually original to each car. Quite an undertaking considering the wide array of Allard models present with cars ranging from the one-off M-Type coupe to an L, M’s, a K1, K2’s, a K3, J2’s and J2X’s. Ted Bernstein’s J2X was declared the class winner, with Tom Shelton’s J2 the class runner-up. The judges had a challenging task – complicated by the need to choose between fully-restored cars vs. highly original drivers, and also a couple of extremely rare examples.

Saturday evening the Allard contingent was among select invitees to Tom and Connie Jones’ auto collection, housed in a lovely warehouse complete with a fully-stocked and staffed bar displaying Tom’s wonderful toy collection. We were served what they called ‘heavy hors d’oeuvres’, which I called a buffet dinner, complete with mason-jar deserts of either strawberry shortcake or banana pudding! Surrounded by fabulous cars, motorcycles, and artwork, and no shortage of whatever chosen beverage anyone desired, we all had a wonderful evening enjoying the Jones’ southern hospitality.

Sunday morning was the Concours Tour d’Elegance, but only 2 Allards were present – the K1 of Jerry Bensinger, and my K2. The rest of the Allard crowd missed a grand drive, with a mid-point stop to get an amazing demonstration of glass-blowing. Our final stop was at the historic Boone Tavern for a delightful buffet lunch, with time to wander around the tavern before heading back to Lexington on our own schedules (and routes). All-in-all, a wonderful way to wrap up the Allard weekend, and a chance to look forward to our next gathering, wherever it may be!

PART II, By Jere Krieg

“Doc” Doolittle of Tellico Village Vintage Car Club made me aware of this gathering at Keeneland Race Course, and I was impressed. About 4 months ago I decided to travel to Lexington and meet with Tom Jones (no, the other Tom Jones), and came away with what I thought would be a good fit for Allard owners. This was their 14th year of supporting the Children’s Hospital in Lexington. Featured automobiles this year were British – so why not Allards? 

After sending out an email on our Yahoo account, I began contacting everyone I could this side of Texas and Oklahoma, and I received enough interest to continue.  As a result I heard from 15 members who thought of joining this event.  I would like to report Tom &Terri Shelton, Terrill & Gloria Underwood, Peter & Gretchen Koch, Peter & Nica Bowman, Roger Allard, Mike & Dawn Fisher, Ted & Luzia Bernstein, Ted Bernstein Jr, Mark Moskowitz, George & Susan Hofer, Jerry Bensinger and – of course Julie & Jere Krieg – were registered for the Concours.

With twelve Allards present we had the largest individual class in Keeneland Concours’ history. A lot more people now know what an Allard looks like. We had two M’s, two J2X’s, two K1’s, a J2, a K2, two K3’s and a special bodied M-type coupe (it looked like a P1 to me). The twelfth Allard was the new Mark III that Roger Allard brought for inspection. 

If eleven Allards had been ‘no shows’ I would have left with several pieces of silver. However that was not to be - Ted Bernstein won our class with his J2X Allard and Tom Shelton came in runner up with his J2. Great job.

During the weekend, I was approached by two other gentlemen who inquired about having Allards present at their Concours next year. I will present more details when I visit these locations to see what they have for our club.

Tom and Connie Jones were fantastic hosts. It began Thursday afternoon with a Bourdon tour. Friday evening’s focus was a benefit reception with the theme  “End of Prohibition”. Saturday’s Concours included lunch for all contestants, and culminated with a private reception held by our Chairman and his wife. This presented an opportunity for us to enjoy his fantastic car collection, along with all the things a reception needs to have – great company, great food and, of course, great beverages. I truly believe that it will be a real challenge for other Concours’ to top the hospitality and organization of this event went.

Thank you to all at Keeneland for an unforgettable weekend.

Keeneland Concours d’Elegance; July 13-16, 2017

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Allard owners have been invited to one of the country’s finest automobile events this summer. The Concours committee has set up a special Allard only class on the show field. Additionally, non-show Allards will be displayed in an area next to the show field. If you feel your Allard is of show quality, you can visit the Keenland Concours web site to download the registration form (note: the registration deadline was March 25 , but you may still be able to register for the Concours).

Jere Krieg has set up a special weekend package for the event that is only available to Allard owners. Here's the itinerary for the weekend:

Friday July 14: Check into the Gratz Park Inn. Allard Reception from 1-4pm (at Gratz). Hanger Bash 7-11pm 

Saturday July 15: Concours-9:00-4:30 includes formal lunch and those who wish alternative events, suggestions will be available at Fridays reception. - * FIELD OPENS AT 6:30AM—PLEASE WEAR PERIOD CORRECT ATTIRE FOR CONCOURSE-JUDGING BEGINS AT 9:00AM

Event Chairman- Tom Jones has invited the Allard Club to a thank you reception with heavy hors d’oeuvres and beverages Saturday evening ( time and place given at Friday reception)

The package price of $625 per couple includes:
2 nights at the Gratz Park Inn**
Concours event with Lunch
2 tickets to the Hanger Bash
Saturday’s Reception
Special Allard Gift for the event
** Rooms are available on a first come, first serve basis due to limited space. 
Rooms available include: King (12), Queen (12), and Doubles (8).

Lexington, Kentucky is centrally located and is one of the great cities in America with lots of things to do from the famous Kentucky Horse Park to the historic Mary Todd Lincoln House. If you are interested in attending, please click here to email Jere Krieg. Please note there will be no refunds after May 15th, 2017

Jere will be there with his freshly restored M Type!

News from the show circuit...

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Hi - our Allard was awarded a big prize at the Boca Raton Concours in Boca Raton FL yesterday: the 'Spirit of the Road' trophy. It was a judges' award for the car that they most liked to take 'on the road'! See attached photos. This was a big prize as it could have been awarded to any car on the field of about 200 or so cars. Next, on to the Amelia Island Concours on March 10 and 11.

-Martin

Allard to be Featured at the Glenmoor Gathering!

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Good news! Special thanks to Allard owner Tom Kayuha for lobbying the Glenmoor Gathering Concours to select Allard as a featured marque in their fine Concours this year. The Concours will also feature Tucker cars and Early Supercharged Automobiles - in addition to the usual classes. The event will be held September 14-16 at the Glenmoor Country Club in Canton, Ohio. We spoke with David Schultz, Director of the Gathering and he explained that they’re hoping to attract 25-30 Allard’s of all levels of finish. The Allards will be featured in a special class that won’t be judged, however special awards will be handed out. They are hoping to show the public a cross section of Allard’s including cars that are un-restored, race cars, and 100-point Concours cars.

In addition to the Concours, the Glenmoor Gathering features the scenic Countryside Tour through the twisting back roads of Ohio. Invited participants will receive two admission tickets for Sunday, a professional photo on engraved walnut plaque, secure trailer parking, admission for two to Afterglow Party (immediately following Sunday's Concours), souvenir program, and Concours poster. Several special activities and events will take place throughout the weekend to keep participants and their families busy. After talking with past participants Tom Kayuha and Peter Bowman, it’s clear that the Glenmoor team goes the extra mile to make their guests feel welcome.

To learn more about the Glenmoor Gathering, please visit their web site, www.glenmoorgathering.com. Once there, you can print the registration form or fill it electronically.

As you can imagine, this is a great (and affordable) opportunity for Allard owners from the Northeast to get together and enjoy their cars both on the road and on the lawn. We hope to see you there!

David W. Schultz, Executive Director
4191 Glenmoor Drive N. W. • Canton, OH 44718
(330) 966.3600 • email: dschultz@glenmoorcc.com

Breaking News!!! Allards to be showcased at 2011 Amelia Island!

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Please read the exciting announcement below from Bill Warner, Chairman of the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance...

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Every year at the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance, we feature various significant marques to showcase the heritage of the cars and the successes experienced.   Andy Picariello and I have been working in concert for the past few years to assemble a definitive display of Allard’s to put on the fairways at the concours. I am pleased to announce that for the 16th Anniversary of The Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance, March 11, 12, 13, 2011, Allard will be one of three featured marques, the other two being Duesenberg and Kurtis.
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We'd like to thank Andy Picariello for helping to make this a reality. Andy is working tirelesslyin supporting the Allard Marque, and for that we are grateful!

The Pebble Beach Tour, 2009

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For a number of years, the organizers of the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance have forced their entrants to drive their beautiful cars 70 miles along the Central California Coast so they can be ogled at for free by the general public as they are parked along Ocean Avenue in Carmel. Not only is this event a test of every entrants cooling system (there are a number of traffic jams), but is also a test of every owners ability to trust Joe Six-Pack not to scratch their million dollar Bugatti's.

Click here to view the Pebble Beach Tour Photo Gallery

Cheers,
Colin