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PostWar of the week: 1951 Allard J2 Roadster
When we saw the newsletter about an Allard, we searched through our marketplace and also found an 1951 Allard J2 Roadster for sale here. Quite an interesting car is what we thought and we wanted to share the info with you. This one is for sale at Hyman Ltd. and they described the history very well:
From trials to road racing
Sydney Allard was an engineer and garage owner who caught the attention of the motorsport world in the early 1940s with his highly successful Ford-powered off-road trials cars. During World War II, he kept himself busy servicing British and American military vehicles, in the process amassing a great deal of experience with Ford V8 engines, as well as a generous storeroom full of spares. Following the war, his focus shifted away from trials and toward road racing, namely with the introduction of the J2 in 1949. This new car was built lower and leaner than the trials-oriented J1, and in the process became more elegant and streamlined. The J2 was designed to take advantage of the powerful new V8 engines coming out of Detroit at the start of the 1950s and featured a de Dion rear axle, large Alfin drum brakes, and a revised version of Allard’s signature split front axle, designed by Les Bellamy. Sydney Allard’s timing was impeccable, as the American sports car racing scene was rapidly gaining momentum and buyers were hungry for affordable, competitive, race-ready cars
From Ford to Cadillac
As with most racing-oriented Allards, the cars were shipped less engine and transmission but could be prepped to accept any number of V8s, with the Ford-Ardun and Lincoln units proving popular. While Sydney Allard had a long-running relationship with Ford, it was the arrival of the powerful new overhead valve, 331 cubic-inch V8 from Cadillac that made Allard famous. With 160 horsepower in stock form and plenty more on tap, the Cad-Allards would come to dominate open road racing in the 1950s, winning regularly in American and Europe. In the formative years of the SCCA for instance, Allard J2s were most often found at the sharp end of the field, battling Jaguars, Cunninghams, and Ferraris for victory. It took several years for the Europeans to catch on to Allard’s success, and for a brief time, the J2 was the dominant force in sports racing. The Anglo-American J2 is an icon of motorsport history, and it stands as Allard’s most successful racing car of all time.
Such a wonderful machine, see the advertisement here (click)
Photos by Hyman Ltd and Allard Register
Gepubliceerd:
maandag december 10th, 2018
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