Allard Safari

Allard
Allard Safari
safari
Production period:	1952
Class :	Sports car
Body versions :	Station wagon
Engines:	Otto engine : 3.6 liters (62.5 kW)
Length:	5029 mm
Width:	1778 mm
Height:
Wheelbase :	2845 mm
Empty weight :	1422 kg

The Allard Safari is a three-door, five-seater sports station wagon , which the British company Allard only built in 1952 as a derivative of the P2 model .

Allard Safari

The Safari had the same powertrain as the P2 sedan. The side-controlled V8 engine came from the Ford Pilot , as did the three-speed gearbox. The engine had a displacement of 3622 cc (bore × stroke = 77.79 mm × 96.25 mm), had a compression ratio of 6.1: 1 and made 85 bhp (62.5 kW) at 3500 rpm. If desired, other V8 engines - mostly from US car models - could be installed instead.

The front wheels were individually suspended and had coil springs. The driven rear wheels were attached to a De-Dion axle . As with the sedan, the wheelbase was 2845 mm, the front / rear track 1486 mm. At 5029 mm, the station wagon was 152 mm longer than the sedan. The frame was made of steel tubes, the body of aluminum. At the rear of the station wagon, the wooden frame structure of the body was visible, as was the case with many contemporary station wagons in the USA. So it was a woodie .

A total of ten copies were made.

Individual evidence

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

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