I am progressing in fits and starts on the rebuild of my Le Mans J2X, and have finally decided to use a Cad 3speed trans. Is there anyone in the group who has...
2nd question !! If you have a dedion back axle and a "frame" type radius arm, is this the usual shape fuel tank ? This tank holds approx. 17 gallons and...
I have one but don't know what condition it is actually in. Tom write me directly at johndallard@... Jonn ... From: Tom Walker...
John Allard
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Apr 7, 2003 3:06 pm
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Tom, That looks like an original tank that has been modified by cutting off the lower half of the back of the tank. John Harden ... From: Tom Walker To: Allard...
JOHN HARDEN
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Apr 7, 2003 9:57 pm
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While I was at the CVAR races this past weekend, I asked about race groups for the Allards and Listers. Apparently, all of them will be eligible to run in the...
I am in the process of putting my dash back together. It looks great but I don't remember/ never knew what the warning lights were for. I have, from left to...
Are you looking for a better place to sell or buy classic cars? ClassicCarTrade.com is the great place to be. And it is absolutely free to sell or buy cars. ...
Spam, the epidemic of the 21st century. Now they are even invading lists like ours. This member has been removed from the list. This is the first time I've...
Good morning Derick. You might try using an electric heat gun to warm up the material and soften the glue that holds the material down. While keeping it hot...
Greetings, Old news ? Hope not. A company called the Hot Rod Works Inc., offers new limited slip differentials for the old Ford axles. I believe it will only...
Tom Walker--I still have the Cad/LaSalle box and three speed Hurst shifter as well as two or three adapters and another parts transmission. I have received my...
Item # 2170717490 on ebay is a painted Allard badge believed to be from Wheaties cereal. It is starting at $3.75 and ends on 23 April at 17:31 PDT. Seller is...
Colin do you still want pictures of my bumpers? They are out in the open now and I have a digital camera. I can send them to you post haste. I would e very...
John Allard
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Apr 28, 2003 4:56 pm
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The May issue of Classic and Sports Car has a paragraph titled "ALLARD RECOUPS" which leads off with a picture of a rather worse for wear Allard coupe. The...
Congratulations to Martin Stickly for receiving the Automobile Magazine " I drove it here myself" award for getting to Amelia Island Concouse in his K2....
John, That would be great, could you also send the dimensions between mounting points as well as the overall width? Thanks, Colin John Allard wrote: Colin do...
Colin & Wendy
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May 3, 2003 7:31 pm
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Dear Sir: I believe that this message was sent to me in error. J.B. Carnett ... From: Colin & Wendy To: Allards@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2003...
I will be in charge of the sale of this car. I have been in contact with the current/original owner and have been told that it is 100% original and in pristine...
Hello All. I think Im the newest member to this group...like 5 minutes old?! Im originally from Sutton, Surrey but spend a lot of time with my girl friend in...
I'm looking at an Allard K2. It has a trashed 3 speed gearbox.The owner says it is a Zephyr box. Is that an English Ford Zepher box? Or is it a Lincoln Zephyr...
Bob Firstly as you are going to be asked this anyway, what is the chassis number of the car? Also if you can say where you are located it maybe pssible that ...
They are most likely referring to Lincoln Zephyr gears. There were four different gearbox ratios for Ford/Lincoln gearboxes that are interchangeable. The...
It is an American Ford Box with s set of Lincoln Zephyr gears (maybe) installed. You can use a standard American box and I believe that Vintage Auto Parts in...
John Allard
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May 11, 2003 3:41 pm
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I'm getting some really good feedback. Thank you. It does, however, bring up another point. Are there any records recording what these cars were equipped with...
Mike KNapman pretty well summed this up for you. The K-2 would have been fitted with a Ford Pilot Box from the factory. It is possible that this car was...
John Allard
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May 11, 2003 6:32 pm
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Attn. Bob Denton IF you can find what is called the "BUILD SHEET" for THAT car, it should answer the mentioned questions. Jack ... From: "robertjdenton"...
Hi Bob, by the time you rebuild the Ford gearbox, you will have invested 1200 plus dollars and will still have a gearbox that has a hard time handling the HP...
JOHN HARDEN
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May 12, 2003 8:02 pm
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John makes a good point. We've gone through at least four Lincoln Zephyr transmissions in the first 40,000 miles since the K2 was new; under mostly normal...