£11,984 (Est: £15,000 - £20,000)
1952 Allard P1 Saloon
United Kingdom • 29 Oct 2025
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This is a rare Allard P1, one of only 559 ever made, with a documented 57-year ownership. It features an upgraded 3.9-liter Mercury engine, a full restoration, and a 'Best in Show' award from the 2024 Shrewsbury Classic Car Show, making it a unique and desirable classic car.
Condition
8
The car is described as fully restored and in excellent finish after a comprehensive restoration. It won 'Best in Show' at a classic car show in 2024, suggesting a high level of condition. While it has been upgraded with a different engine and some modifications, the overall description indicates a well-maintained and restored vehicle with only minimal cosmetic imperfections.
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Manual
Transmission:
P2293
Chassis No:
Odometer:
[Odometer Reading]
PVK718
Reg Number:
RHD/LHD:
RHD
Description Very rare Allard P1; upgraded to the 3.9 litre Mercury engine; one of only 559 made; current owner for 57 years; fully restored; won 'Best in Show' at the 2024 Shrewsbury Classic Car Show; be different! Born in London in 1910, Sydney Allard was a gifted engineer and race car driver who went on to produce some of the most charismatic and quirky machines ever to grace the Queen’s highway.
After racing a succession of weird and wonderful specials in the pre-war years, he founded the Allard Motor Company in Putney in 1945 and over the next 13 years his factory produced around 1,900 sporting machines, all powered by robust American V8 engines.
Despite its small size and limited resources, Allard's achievements were legion in the immediate post-war years, Sydney himself finishing 3rd at Le Mans in a J2 sports-racer and winning the 1952 Monte Carlo Rally outright in a P1 saloon.
Introduced in 1948, the P1 sports saloon employed Allard's trademark independently suspended 'split'...
Points of note
£8,601
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£10,293
Median Price (Since 2020)
£11,984
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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MOT Information
Expired
Expired on Jun 06 2013
Latest MOT Mileage
304 miles
Registration Date
1952-04-10
MOT History
Passed
On Jun 07 2012 with 304 miles
Passed
On Jun 06 2011 with 10 miles
There was 1 defect noted.
Advisory:
- Nearside Front Lower Axle king pin has slight play in pin and/or bush (2.5.A.3a)
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