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