22nd Jun, 2022 13:00

Imperial War Museum, Duxford

 
Lot 60
 

1949 Allard M1 Drophead Coupe
1 of only 499 made

Estimated at £30,000 - £35,000

Lot details

Registration No: MUA 735
Chassis No: 81M/1000/B
MOT: Exempt

  • Professionally restored to a very high standard for the previous owner in the late 1990s / early 2000s
  • Work included thorough overhauls of the 3.6 litre 'Flathead' V8 engine, three-speed manual gearbox, suspension and running gear
  • Treated to a new ash frame as part of the bodywork refurbishment
  • Maintained to a high standard by a marque enthusiast

Introduced in 1947, the four-seater M-type Drophead Coupe was victorious across a wide range of motorsport disciplines, the recipe being large capacity V8 engines, low weight and simplistic suspension geometry. Autocar magazine noted that it was "full of life". The Allard factory built just 499 M Types, 60 of the are still road registered worldwide. Built on the 3rd January 1949, this example is a UK supplied right-hand drive M Type Coupe. Originally supplied by the distributor Tate of Leeds, on 7th March 1949 with the warranty in the name of a Mr P.M.G Thorpe Esquire of Yeadon. Ordered with, and still retaining Blue paint with Blue leather upholstery with Blue carpets and a Blue hood, the Ford sourced engine shows the Engine No: 7207230. With 3622cc displacement, the engine is of the iconic V8 'Flathead' design married to a standard Ford three-speed column-change manual gearbox.

Professionally restored to a very high standard for the previous owner in the late 1990s / early 2000s (under the supervision of Charles Paul in 1994, Geoff Heamus in 1996/7) that work included thorough overhauls of the 3.6 litre 'Flathead' V8 engine, three-speed gearbox, suspension and running gear. Treated to a new ash frame as part of the bodywork refurbishment, a rebuilt suspension, new exhaust and new wheel bearings. A large quantity of photographs of the rebuild is available. All the work is described by the vendor as being completed to 'a factory standard'. More recently, the Allard has also been the subject of refurbished brakes and as well as a new double duck hood and a windscreen. It has been maintained to a high standard by a marque enthusiast since restoration work. Due to the 'M' types period rallying history, including Sydney Allard driving one of the seven 'M' types entered for the 1949 Monte Carlo Rally, Allard M types are eligible for both FIA and FIVA papers. Accompanying the car are a copy of the factory build sheets, a collection of invoices, old MOTs, Green logbook and an Allard Owners Club data record certificate.

For more information, please contact:
James McWilliam
james.mcwilliam@handh.co.uk
07943 584760

 

Auction: Imperial War Museum, Duxford, 22nd Jun, 2022

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