What is an Allard? A
better question would be, who is Sydney Allard? And an even better question would
be, what makes is this person important?
The best way to answer these questions is to pretend you’re
Sydney Allard. You live in England the
first half of 1900. About 1929 you want
to start competing in car racing. You
get your hands on a Morgan 3 wheeler, change it to a 4 wheeler, and win some
local races. However, you needed more
power to win the larger races. If you’re
Sydney Allard, you filled the need yourself by combining existing components to arrive at a more capable car. The cars were an assembly of the best available racing parts, similar to the AC Corba.
Allard had an American size engine in a British or European body style. The car I drew is the first Allard I have
ever seen in person. So they are rare in
the United States. Although Allard's were a British make, they were not mass produced and marketed on the scale of the MGs and Triumphs.
