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99J1557French classic car registration documentVehicle sold without an MOT“A genuine dragster eligible for the finest races on the calendar, including Monaco and Goodwood…” Like Enzo Ferrari and Carroll Shelby, Sydney Allard began his career as a racing driver before turning his hand to building sports and racing cars.

Whilst Ferrari was Italian and Shelby American, Allard was a true Briton, born in London.

He founded the Allard Motor Company in the aftermath of the Second World War, and whilst he built road-legal sports cars, his true aim – just like Ferrari and Shelby – was to design racing cars to compete and win… Like Shelby, he chose not to build engines, preferring to rely on the power provided by a variety of V8s, mainly American ones. The first car to go into production was the J1, built in 1946–1947, quickly followed by the J2, which was far more elegant and refined.

The racing versions of the J2, with motorbike-style front mudguards, were stripped of all luxur...