Sold | 1948 Allard M-Series Drophead Coupé Registration no. JOF 560 Chassis no. 705 Engine no. 7200726

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1948 Allard M-Series Drophead Coupé Registration no. JOF 560 Chassis no. 705 Engine no. 7200726

United Kingdom • 13 Sept 2014

Vehicle Details

AI Listing Summary

This 1948 Allard M-Series Drophead Coupé, chassis number 705, boasts a comprehensive restoration completed in the USA around 2000/2001. The engine has been rebuilt with Offenhauser tuning parts, and the car has covered fewer than 1,000 miles since. With a Pebble Beach concours win, this classic car has eye-catching looks that make it one of the finest available.

Finished in Flame Red with a beige mohair hood and a re-trimmed interior featuring beige leather upholstery and walnut woodwork. Upgraded with chromed wire wheels, this Allard was sold to Germany in 2005 and later acquired by the current vendor in 2013.

Condition

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The car underwent a total body-off restoration in the USA around 2000/2001 at a cost of approximately £100,000. It purportedly won a Pebble Beach concours. The engine was rebuilt to run on Super Unleaded fuel and incorporates tuning parts made by Offenhauser, including aluminum cylinder heads. Fewer than 1,000 miles have been covered since the rebuild, with a recommendation to re-tighten the cylinder head bolts after a further 500 miles. The chassis is described as clean underneath, matching the body's condition.

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Transmission:

Manual

Chassis No:

[Chassis No]

Odometer:

1,000 miles

Reg Number:

JOF 560

RHD/LHD:

RHD

Racing driver Sydney Allard's post-war cars combined the same virtues of light weight, independent front suspension and an abundance of American V8 power, which had been features of his first trials special of the mid-1930s.

These favourable characteristics enabled Allard cars to establish a formidable competition record in the immediate post-war years; Allard himself finishing 3rd at Le Mans in a J2 two-seater and winning the Monte Carlo Rally outright in a P2 saloon.

Introduced in 1947, the M-type (retrospectively M1) was a more civilised version of the contemporary L model and employed Allard's trademark independently suspended 'split' front axle and transverse-leaf rear end in a chassis 6" longer than that of the K-type, the extra length being used to accommodate two rear passenger seats.

Like the vast majority of production Allards, the M used Ford components, which were readily obtainable from Ford in the UK, its engine being the Blue Oval's famous 3,622cc 'flat head' V8.

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