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Rick Site Admin
Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22477 Location: UK
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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 11:07 am Post subject: Interesting sports car - Allard? |
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These photos and nuggets of info came over recently, does anyone recognise this car and/or its coachwork??
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"I found your website today and I'm hoping you may find these pictures of
interest. I have found this vehicle in a garage near where I live in
Australia. It appears as though nobody (after some exhaustive research) has
any idea what it is. The owner died a few months ago and the car is for
sale. The car is registered as an Allard but Allard themselves do not
recognise the car. The engine is a Ford SV V8 and the mechanicals are Ford
also. The car is dated as 1947 but she has coilover suspension and a De Dion
rear end. Do you know what it might be?" _________________ Rick - Admin
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Rick Site Admin
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47p2
Joined: 24 Nov 2007 Posts: 2009 Location: Glasgow
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Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 11:11 pm Post subject: |
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I'm wondering if it's a kit car? _________________ ROVER
One of Britain's Fine Cars |
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Job-Rated
Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 1010 Location: Sugarbeet County
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Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 1:07 am Post subject: |
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I reckon it gave birth to this...
_________________ Don't run your fingers over my truck & I won't run my truck over your fingers!
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Geoffp
Joined: 27 Nov 2007 Posts: 336 Location: South Staffordshire
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Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 9:20 pm Post subject: |
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I'll go along with the special theory. I couldn''t see Sidney Allard spending good money on a rhd dash when so many of his cars were sold abroad
Also, those road wheels with a De Dion axle don't seem right, the door trim and some of the details seem crude, the aeroscreens seem an afterthought (you can see the holes where the original screen has been removed) and as for the steering wheel
As for make, no idea, but perhaps there are some clues there for the budding armchair detective
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Job-Rated
Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 1010 Location: Sugarbeet County
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 1:39 am Post subject: |
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It looks like it could be made of fibreglass - is this the case, do we know?
If it is, then it's probably a kit of some kind. _________________ Don't run your fingers over my truck & I won't run my truck over your fingers!
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poodge
Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 687
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 3:17 am Post subject: |
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It doesn't look like any Allard I've ever seen.
The body has several XK120 cues,so I too lean towards a "special"
The grille in particular looks familiar,but I believe it has been turned upside down!All the same,with V8 power it should provide some exciting motoring |
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Terry McGrath
Joined: 19 Sep 2009 Posts: 19
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Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2018 4:45 pm Post subject: |
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typical of a lot of these forum pics all gone most likely this car was a western Australia home built special called the Smith Special. Sold at auction nov 2017 for $100,000
poodge wrote: | It doesn't look like any Allard I've ever seen.
The body has several XK120 cues,so I too lean towards a "special"
The grille in particular looks familiar,but I believe it has been turned upside down!All the same,with V8 power it should provide some exciting motoring |
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Penman
Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4766 Location: Swindon, Wilts.
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Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2018 8:22 pm Post subject: |
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Rick
I can't see anything, not even the links to the main site. _________________ Bristols should always come in pairs.
Any 2 from:-
Straight 6
V8 V10 |
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Rick Site Admin
Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22477 Location: UK
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Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2018 8:29 pm Post subject: |
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Penman wrote: | Rick
I can't see anything, not even the links to the main site. |
I noticed that the images aren't showing in post 1 (this was first posted ten years ago mind), the folder for the images is there (with files in it), but curiously the files being called are no longer there. Maybe I removed them for some reason, I can't imagine why I would. There are image files in there that are older, and newer, than those being requested in the original post. Ah well, one of life's mysteries!
RJ _________________ Rick - Admin
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