Beginners Guide to the Allard Motor Company and Beyond

Häftad, Engelska, 2027

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The Allard Motor Company, founded by Sydney Allard, had a significant impact between the 1930s and the 1950s when its cars achieved notable successes at Le Mans, Monte Carlo and on tracks in the United States and across Europe. In this book, Allard expert Peter Love tells the inside story of this unique British sports-car manufacturer, including its formative years, and the development of the various post-war Allard models from the two-seater K to the four-seater L and M-series and the P saloon, on to the famous J2 and J2X sports racers. The book also includes innovations, such as Sydney Allard’s introduction of dragsters to the United Kingdom. The book shows how Allard successfully combined British-designed body shells and chassis with American engines from manufacturers such as Cadillac and Chrysler, which was in inspiration for the AC Cobra. The Allard marque still has a strong following in the United States as well as Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Allard cars continue to go from strength to strength, both as carefully restored and preserved classic models and as modern versions built by Sydney Allard’s son and grandson.Including a wide range of archive and contemporary photography, this is a concise but comprehensive guide to this fascinating but relatively unknown British sportscar marque and to keeping the cars on the road today.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2027-09-15
Mått:165 x 234 x undefined mm
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:96
Förlag:Amberley Publishing
ISBN:9781398126954

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Peter Love is a professional journalist/editor and a member of the Writers Guild and Union. Editor of the monthly Old Glory magazine he also writes on five other monthly magazines. He has worked in the motor industry all his life and has been a professional magazine editor for 30 years and has written over 33 books and is also a well-known photographer. He has recently retired as editor of the official Allard Owners Club magazine The Tailwagger to take on the professional role as editor of Classic Massey & Ferguson Enthusiast magazine. He is the owner of Allard cars himself and a practical restorer.