Allard J2
Key facts
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Year
1950
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Country
Great Britain
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Capacity
3,917cc
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Cylinders
V8
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Valves
16 Overhead
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Output
140hp @ 4,000rpm
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Performance
111mph, 0-60mph 7.4seconds (with 5.4 litre Cadillac engine)
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Price new
£1,277 (UK market price with Mercury engine)
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Owner
National Motor Museum Trust
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Manufacturer
Allard Motor Co. Ltd
This car was raced on many occasions by Allard company founder Sydney Allard. He drove it in the 1950 RAC Tourist Trophy at Dundrod, finishing the race despite gearbox problems. It later passed to EW Cuff-Miller, the Littlehampton Ford dealer, who continued to race it successfully. It was originally fitted with a 5.4-litre Cadillac engine, later replaced with a 4-litre Mercury with Ardun overhead valve conversion. It was one of a number of Allards owned by the late Brian Golder.
London garage owner Sydney Allard had been a successful trials competitor in the 1930s. In the late 1940s he began manufacturing a range of specialist touring and sporting cars. The Allard J2, and the later J2X, was a road-legal racing car introduced in 1950, most of which were exported to the USA for track use.
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