Founded by Sydney Allard who,
before World War II, had spent much of his time
building highly powered sports cars using Ford
V8 engines.
Best known for the 1949 J2 which
used a 3.2 litre Mercury derived engine, the
company was not able to compete with the cheaper
sports cars being manufactured by Jaguar, and
from 1960 became the manufacturer of Shorrock
supercharges.
1950 - 1953
The original competition two-seater J1 was replaced
by the legendary J2 in 1950; this latter iteration
was manufactured with an aluminum body, separate
cycle-type wings, a ladder-style frame, coil spring
independent front suspension, and a De Dion rear
end. The J2 boasted an impressive top speed of
110 mph, helped in the main by its fitment of a
160bhp Cadillac V8 power plant, although Allard
allowed a variety of different engines to be fitted. More>>
