Allard Palm Beach Explained

The Allard Palm Beach is a small British roadster built by Allard Motor Company between 1952 and 1958, with a Mark II introduced in 1956. Based on the chassis of the K3, but with only four- or six- cylinder engine options. Production only reached 80 units by the end of 1958 when manufacturing of the Palm Beach ended.

Mark I

The Palm Beach was sold with a choice of four-cylinder 1.5-litre (1508 cc) engine from a Ford Consul producing 470NaN0 or a six-cylinder 2.3-litre (2262 cc) engine from a Ford Zephyr producing 680NaN0.[1] There was one V8 model built to special order for an Argentinian customer, supplied new with a 4.0-litre Dodge 'Red Ram' engine.[2]

Consul-engined cars (only eight were built) are called "21C" (C for Consul) while the six-cylinder cars are called "21Z" (Zephyr). The sole Dodge-engined car received the model code "21D".

Mark II

Introduced in 1956, the Mark II Palm Beach dropped the four-cylinder option, and introduced the availability of a Jaguar sourced six-cylinder 3.4-litre (3442 cc) engine.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Palm Beach brochure. Allard. 13 August 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131014172813/http://www.allardregister.org/storage/brochures/Allard_Brochure_PalmBeach_RED_LR.pdf. 14 October 2013. dead. dmy-all.
  2. Web site: 1954 Allard Palm Beach MkI 'Red Ram' Roadster. Bonhams. 13 August 2013. 11 April 2011.
  3. Book: Gillies, Michael Sedgwick, Mark. A-Z of cars, 1945-1970. 1993. Bay View Books Ltd.. Bideford, Devon. 1870979397. 15. Rev. pbk. ed. / by Jon Pressnell..