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This car is Lot 105 to be auctioned by Bonhams|Cars at The Bonmont Sale on 29 June, please see the Bonhams website for full details.
Public Viewing:
Available Friday 27 June from 13:00 until 19:00, Saturday 28 June from 10:00 until 18:00 and Sunday 29 June from 10:00, at The Golf & Country Club de Bonmont.
Lot 105
1947 Allard K1 Tourer
Registration no.
Chassis no. 161
Iconic British make
One of 151 K1s produced
Extensively restored
Photographic record available
After WW2, Sydney Allard progressed from specials-builder to motor manufacturer, though the latter activity was really little more than a means of financing the company's competition programme. Despite its small size and limited resources, Allard's achievements were legion, Sydney himself finishing 3rd at Le Mans in a J2 sports-racer and winning the Monte Carlo Rally outright in a P-Type saloon.
Introduced in 1946, the competition-orientated J1 two-seater employed a 100" wheelbase chassis featuring Allard's trademark independently-suspended 'split' front axle and a De Dion rear end with inboard brakes. Like the vast majority of production Allards, the J1 used Ford/ Mercury V8 components, these being readily obtainable from Ford in the UK. The K1 tourer was broadly similar apart from its longer wheelbase.
Described by the vendor as in very good condition throughout, this K1 was restored in 2004/ 2005 and comes with a comprehensive photographic record of the work. The vendor owns a restoration shop in Switzerland and a museum, 'Pantheon Basel', where the Allard has been exhibited.
All lots are sold 'as is/ where is' and Bidders must satisfy themselves as to the provenance, condition, age, completeness and originality prior to bidding. Visit the Bonhams|Cars website for all pertinent auction information.
