Allard M

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Allard
Allard M (1949)
Allard M (1949)
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Production period: 1947-1950
Class : Sports car
Body versions : Cabriolet
Engines: Otto engine :
3.6 liters (62.5 kW)
Length: 4623 mm
Width: 1803 mm
Height:
Wheelbase : 2845 mm
Empty weight : 1346 kg
successor Allard M2

The Allard M is a sports cabriolet produced by the British Allard Motor Company Ltd. manufactured from 1947 to 1950. It is considered to be the first civilized sports car that the company launched.

The M is a two-door, four-seat convertible, a body version that is offered in Great Britain as the "Drophead Coupé". The car was powered by a side-controlled V8 engine from the Ford Pilot with a displacement of 3622 cm³ (bore × stroke = 77.79 mm × 95.25 mm). The 6.1: 1 compressed unit was equipped with a Ford carburetor and made 85 bhp (62.5 kW) at 3500 rpm. Later copies of the Model M also received the gearbox of the Ford Pilot with steering wheel shift .

About 500 copies were made in three years.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f 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. ↑ Mark Gillies, Michal Sedgwick: A – Z of Cars, 1945–1970 . Bay View Books, Bideford (Devon) 1993. ISBN 1870979397 . P. 14
  3. ↑ Rob de la Rive Box: The Complete Encyclopedia of the Sport Cars 1945–1975 . 4th edition. Robo International, Lisse 2006. ISBN 9036615151 . P. 21

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