| Allard Special "Mystery Car"
At first glance the car appears to be an Allard J2, but a closer
look reveals it is in fact a Special of some kind, though it may be Allard
based. The car is clearly marked 192c, but it doesn't appear in the
official program or in any published race results. (That would be too easy).
These photos were downloaded from a five minute film shot at the
March 1955 Palm Springs Road Race. The film can be viewed on
the "Forgotten Fiberglass"
website (Coming soon! TM) . The car is on screen from 4 mins. 38
secs. to 4 mins. 42 secs.
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| From Erich: "Here's what I noticed about the car":
1. The grille is larger and has a slightly different shape
from an Allard
J2.
2. The car doesn't have "pontoons"
fared into the nose to cover the front coil springs and split wishbones.
Only two pre-production J2's shared this feature and car number 192c
isn't either one of these.
3. The front spring on 192c is transverse leaf, not coil spring
like on a J2.
4. The front shock absorbers mount above the axle by the spring
perch, not at the king pin like on a J2. |
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| More from Erich:
"5. Allard
J2's have six vent holes, three on each side, just below the hood.
No. 192c has what looks like three vent holes on the driver's side only,
but these are in fact air cleaners for an inline six, most likely a Chevy
or GMC since both the intake and exhaust are on the driver's side.
6. Almost all J2's have a hood scoop or bulge of some sort,
car 192c doesn't." |
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| From Erich:
"7. All J2's have the rear
fenders in unit with the rear of the body. 192c has cycle
type rear fenders.
8. 192c has no doors, J2's
have two doors.
9. The rear track looks wider on 192c than on a J2.
Having said all of this, car number 192c still looks virtually identical
to a J2. Could this Special be a home built or could it be an Allard
Special? Does anyone recognize this car?"
If you have info on this car: Please
email
me! |
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