Allard

The history of the Allard Motor Company dates back to 1936 when Sydney Herbert Allard put together his first car, using a Model 48 Ford Chassis, assorted Bugatti parts, and a Ford V8 engine. He was able to accomplish this in just under three weeks, working day and night. He named the car the "CLK 5" and went on to have significant racing success with the original Allard over the next couple of years. These successes led to requests for replica models, and this spawned the production of eleven of them by 1939.

The war years suspended racing and production activities, but the Allard brand was formed in earnest in 1946. Early Allard production cars included the K (which was to become the K1), the L, the J, and the four-seat M. The 1950 Allard J2 two-seater, a competition vehicle that went on to capture third place in the LeMans in that same year, catapulted the Allard into the public consciousness. Subsequently, the use of American-made Cadillac and Chrysler engines made the Allard a formidable foe to the European cars.

In demand classic Allard models include the upgraded version of the M1, J2, the J2X, P1,  the K3, the P2, the Allard Palm Beach, and the L.