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Title: SAC#410: Allard Special 1939 with a V12 Lincoln-Zephyr engine
Post by: SACO on February 09, 2013, 01:46:00 AM

For one point, please respond and identify this car !

Title: Re: SAC#410
Post by: richard fridd on February 11, 2013, 06:52:23 AM

french?

Title: Re: SAC#410
Post by: SACO on February 11, 2013, 06:59:37 AM

Not French !

Title: Re: SAC#410
Post by: SACO on February 18, 2013, 01:29:05 AM

Experts ?

Title: Re: SAC#410
Post by: targhediferro on February 18, 2013, 01:43:26 AM

Squire?

Title: Re: SAC#410
Post by: nicanary on February 18, 2013, 04:54:48 AM

Early Allard Special?

Title: Re: SAC#410
Post by: SACO on February 18, 2013, 05:51:31 AM

Yes ,Early Allard Special
But I have no other information !
Another point for you !

Title: Re: SAC#410: Early Allard Special
Post by: woodinsight on February 18, 2013, 06:06:46 AM

This particular Allard would have been one of three produced in 1939 with a V12 Lincoln-Zephyr engine, lowered chassis and streamlined wings. It was a development of the V8 Ford-powered trials cars of which 9 were produced prior to the outbreak of war.

Title: Re: SAC#410: Early Allard Special
Post by: nicanary on February 18, 2013, 06:29:10 AM

The photo is too poor to identify the driver - it could be Sidney Allard himself, or Goff Imhof or Ken Hutchinson. I'd say from the pic that it's a sprint or hillclimb. (Thanks for the point - I'd assumed you would lock it and then I would have to find out more!)

Title: Re: SAC#410: Early Allard Special
Post by: Wendax on February 18, 2013, 06:36:12 AM

A better picture showing one of these Allards:

Title: Re: SAC#410: Early Allard Special
Post by: SACO on February 18, 2013, 07:51:22 AM

Thanks !

Title: Re: SAC#410: Early Allard Special
Post by: Allan L on February 18, 2013, 08:09:35 AM

Quote from: nicanary on February 18, 2013, 06:29:10 AM

The photo is too poor to identify the driver - it could be Sidney Allard himself, or Goff Imhof or Ken Hutchinson. I'd say from the pic that it's a sprint or hillclimb. (Thanks for the point - I'd assumed you would lock it and then I would have to find out more!)

I'd say it is Sidney Allard and the car is FLX 650, owned and part-designed by Derek Silcock according to Kinsella.
Whittingham & Mitchell made the body.
Kinsella also implies that only one of the V12 cars looked like this one.

Title: Re: SAC#410: Allard Special 1939 with a V12 Lincoln-Zephyr engine
Post by: grobmotorix on May 18, 2015, 03:22:22 PM

I think the "normal" 12 cylinder 1938 Allard Special was a bit less elegant: