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1951 Allard J2 Roadster

  • Chassis Number: 99J2121
  • Engine Number: FV84421110318
English-based Sydney Allard saw the potential of the United States market, realizing it was in much better shape financially and rather lacking in quality sports cars. A special model intended for the American market was soon produced - the J2. It was fitted with a new independent rear suspension. They were available with a large choice of different American engines, including a new Cadillac V8, which was much more powerful than the Ford units used before. Importing American engines just to ship them back across the Atlantic proved troublesome, so soon after US-bound Allards were shipped engine-less and fitted out in the United States. They proved successful, and the American mechanicals meant that, unlike more exotic British sports cars, they were familiar beasts for mechanics to work on. This example is powered by a 395 cubic-inch V8 engine. The current owner purchased this car partially restored in 2001. A complete restoration was completed in 2003.
This J2 Allard, serial number 99J2121, was produced in August 1951 and sold to a buyer in Chester, England. It was initially fitted with an Ardun-Mercury engine, which quickly expired. That was replaced with a Pilot V8, producing 85 horsepower. The car then passed through seven owners in the 1950s.

In 1968, Bob Judd, an American, purchased the car for 400 GBP and replaced the flathead with a more current Ford 289 CID Cobra engine. Judd consulted with the craftsman who originally assembled the car. He wondered if the mechanical updating would be considered automotive sacrilege and was told that if it would make the car faster, Sydney Allard would surely have approved. The outcome was christened the Ultimate Allard.

The car was sold in 1969 to Otto Bowden of Jacksonville. It was featured in a series of Champion Spark Plug ads. In 2008, the current owners acquired the car and determined the engine was not the HiPo 271-horsepower version and had a correct Cobra 300+ hp engine installed.

This Allard is the only one in the world with a Ford 289 ci HiPo Cobra engine which generates over 300 horsepower.

This car is one of just 43 remaining examples of 90 originally built. It has Dunlop Racing 6.50 x 16 tires, two sets of leather seats, tools, removable mud-flaps for the front fenders, triple panel heat and sound insulation for the firewall and floor, race-worthy lap belts, a set of racing goggles, a racing-style, quick release steering wheel, and the original full windscreen with dual electric wipers. The car has its original aluminum bodywork.

Provenance *
* Please note, dates are approximate

2023 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach

Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $275,000-USD $350,000 
Lot was not sold

2017 Bonhams : The Amelia Island Auction

Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $250,000-USD $325,000 
Sale Price :
USD $275,000

2016 Bonhams : Quail Lodge

Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $325,000-USD $375,000 
Lot was not sold

2013 Gooding and Company - The Amelia Island Auction

Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $250,000-USD $300,000 
Sale Price :
USD $330,000

1951 Allard J2 Auction Sales

Recent Sales of the Allard J2

(Data based on Model Year 1951 sales)
1951 Allard J2X
Chassis#: 3074
Sold for USD$346,000
  2023 Bonhams : Quail
 
1951 ALLARD J2
Chassis#: 1788
Sold for USD$313,000
  2022 Gooding & Company : Amelia Island Auction
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1951 Allard J2 Roadster
Chassis#: 99J2123
Sold for USD$207,200
  2021 Bonhams : Quail Lodge
1951 Allard J2 image  1951 Allard J2 image  
1951 Allard J2
Chassis#: 99J 1787
Sold for USD$224,000
  2021 RM Sothebys : Monterey
1951 Allard J2 image  1951 Allard J2 image  
1951 Allard J2 Roadster
Chassis#: 99J1974
Sold for USD$225,213
  2018 Bonhams : Goodwood Revival
 
1951 ALLARD J2
Chassis#: 99J2121
Sold for USD$275,000
  2017 Bonhams : The Amelia Island Auction
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1951 Allard J2X Replica
Sold for USD$16,500
  2015 Russo & Steele : Monterey
 
1951 Allard J2
Chassis#: 99J2121
Sold for USD$330,000
  2013 Gooding and Company - The Amelia Island Auction
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1951 Allard J2
Chassis#: J2089
Sold for USD$243,432
  2011 RM Auctions - London
 
1951 Allard J2
Sold for USD$154,000
  2009 Automobiles of Amelia Island
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1951 Allard J2
Chassis#: 1912
Sold for USD$308,000
  2008 Gooding & Company
1951 Allard J2 image  1951 Allard J2 image  
1951 Allard J2-X LeMans Race Car
Sold for USD$313,500
  2006 Monterey Sports & Classic Car Auction
1951 Allard J2 image  1951 Allard J2 image  
1951 ALLARD J2 CADILLAC LEMANS RACE CAR
Chassis#: 2
Sold for USD$330,000
  2004 Barrett-Jackson - Scottsdale 2004
 

Allard J2s That Failed To Sell At Auction

1951 Allard J2's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
VehicleChassisEventHigh BidEst. LowEst. High
1951 ALLARD J299J21212023 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach $275,000$350,000
1951 Allard J299J 21232020 RM Sothebys : Shift/Monterey $300,000$350,000
1951 ALLARD J299J21212016 Bonhams : Quail Lodge $325,000$375,000

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