Not Sold | 1954 Allard Palm Beach 2.6-Litre Mark I Sports

Page Contents

Track live values and receive listing alerts

Enquire Now

View All Images

Not Sold (Est: £36,000 - £42,000)

1954 Allard Palm Beach 2.6-Litre Mark I Sports

United Kingdom • 19 Apr 2026 • Lot 162

Vehicle Details

AI Listing Summary

This rare 1954 Allard Palm Beach Mark I is one of only about 80 made, featuring a recently rebuilt road/race Zephyr Six engine and a Ford Type 9 five-speed gearbox. Having been restored in New Zealand and later in the UK with a repaint and updated mechanicals, it presents well with very good leather and recently rewired electrics, making it a compelling classic sports car for enthusiasts.

Condition

6

The car is described as being in overall 'good' condition by the private vendor. It has undergone a restoration including a repaint and a new engine and gearbox installation. While the interior leather is described as 'very good' and the electrics are recently rewired, the description indicates 'moderate wear' expected for a car of this age and history, with the conversion from three-seat to two-seat accommodation and a recently rebuilt engine suggesting some level of ongoing work or a less-than-pristine state.

/ 10

Transmission:

Manual

Chassis No:

21Z5125

Odometer:

[Odometer Reading]

Reg Number:

899 YUB

RHD/LHD:

RHD

• One of only some 80 ever made • Exported new to New Zealand • Restored in NZ • Returned to the UK in 2011 • Further works undertaken including a repaint • New road/race Zephyr Six engine and Ford Type 9 five-speed manual gearbox • Hardly used since the engine rebuild Using a crashed Ford V8 coupé onto which he had grafted the body from a Grand Prix Bugatti, racing driver Sydney Allard constructed one of the most unlikely of all pre-war trials specials.

Nevertheless, the Allard Special's lightweight construction and relatively powerful American V8 engine, although not the first such combination, demonstrated the formula's potential and provided the inspiration for future imitators, including Carroll Shelby who acknowledged Allard's influence on the Cobra.

After WW2, Allard progressed from special-builder to motor manufacturer, though the latter activity was really little more than a means of financing the company's competition programme.

Allard's post-war cars combined the same vir...