Allard J1

Allard
	Allard J1 (1946)
J1
Production period:	1946-1947
Class :	Sports cars , racing cars
Body versions :	Roadster
Engines:	; Gasoline engines : 3.6-3.9 liters ; (62.5-74 kW)
Length:	3772 mm
Width:	1753 mm
Height:
Wheelbase :	2540 mm
Empty weight :	1016 kg
Previous model	Allard V8
successor	Allard J2

The Allard J1 is an open, two-seater sports car that was built by the British company Allard from 1946 as the successor to the pre-war V8 model and could also be used in motorsport . It was the manufacturer's first production model.

The car was equipped as the J1 3.6 , like its predecessor, with the side-steered V8 engine of the Ford V8 model 01A / 02A , which was also built in the United Kingdom. Later the Ford driver got the same engine. This had a displacement of 3622 cm³ (bore × stroke = 77.79 mm × 95.26 mm) and achieved 85 bhp (62.5 kW) at 3800 rpm at 6.1: 1 compression. Like the engine, the carburetor came from Ford.

There was also the J1 3.9 model , whose side-controlled V8 engine had a displacement of 3917 cm³ (bore × stroke = 81 mm × 95.26 mm). The engine, fitted with a Solex carburetor, was compressed to 7.5: 1 and made 100 bhp (74 kW) at 3800 rpm.

The front wheels were individually suspended from a transverse leaf spring on the particularly light frame. The driven rigid axle was installed at the rear, which was also attached to a transverse leaf spring. This resulted in a wheelbase of 2540 mm and a front / rear track of 1422 mm.

The superstructures were manufactured by the bodywork companies Paramount Sheet Metal and Whittingham & Mitchel . The vehicle shown here, known as the Two-Seater Competition Open Sports , comes from the latter company .

Allard built the model with its two engine variants until 1947 in a total of only 12 copies. The revised model J2 followed from 1949 .

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h David Culshaw, Peter Horrobin: The Complete Catalog of British Cars 1895–1975 . Veloce Publishing, Dorchester 1997. ISBN 1-874105-93-6 . Pp. 31-32
^ GN Georgano, in: Nick Baldwin et al: The World Guide to Automobile Maufacturers . Facts on File Publications, New York, United States / Oxford, United Kingdom, 1987, ISBN 0-8160-1844-8 , p. 21 (English)

Web links

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[CH-1] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h David Culshaw, Peter Horrobin: The Complete Catalog of British Cars 1895–1975 . Veloce Publishing, Dorchester 1997. ISBN 1-874105-93-6 . Pp. 31-32

[2] GN Georgano, in: Nick Baldwin et al: The World Guide to Automobile Maufacturers . Facts on File Publications, New York, United States / Oxford, United Kingdom, 1987, ISBN 0-8160-1844-8 , p. 21 (English)