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Solved - NEH 3933: Allard K3 with modified front
« on: February 27, 2015, 07:53:59 AM »
Identify this car exactly and what is special about it, for 1 point:

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Re: NEH 3933
« Reply #1 on: March 13, 2015, 07:13:03 AM »
Experts?
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Re: NEH 3933
« Reply #2 on: March 13, 2015, 07:54:01 AM »
Looks like British car, Austin or Allard ?
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Re: NEH 3933
« Reply #3 on: March 13, 2015, 08:35:50 AM »
Quote from: Dowdeswell on March 13, 2015, 07:54:01 AM
Looks like British car, Austin or Allard ?

Yes it's an Allard, so locked for you to enlarge.
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Re: NEH 3933
« Reply #4 on: March 13, 2015, 09:11:46 AM »
Allard Palm Beach ?
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Re: NEH 3933
« Reply #5 on: March 13, 2015, 09:29:21 AM »
Quote from: Dowdeswell on March 13, 2015, 09:11:46 AM
Allard Palm Beach ?

No, not a Palm Beach.
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Re: NEH 3933
« Reply #6 on: March 13, 2015, 10:51:16 AM »
Must be Allard K3
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Re: NEH 3933
« Reply #7 on: March 13, 2015, 03:41:54 PM »
Quote from: Dowdeswell on March 13, 2015, 10:51:16 AM
Must be Allard K3

It is a K3, yes, so that earns you your first point!
However, the front of this car looks totally unlike any other K3.  When I posted the puzzle I was awaiting an answer I was promised from the Allard Owners Club regarding who modified the front and why, but I'm sorry to say the answer was never forthcoming; whether that is because they don't know or what I don't know, but it has meant that since I don't know the answer myself I can't hold out for the answer from a puzzler!

Below are pictures of the same car as originally built with the normal front and the unmodified puzzle picture for comparison; I will continue to try to find out about it and who changed it.
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Re: Solved - NEH 3933: Allard K3 with modified front
« Reply #8 on: March 14, 2015, 08:13:12 AM »
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Re: Solved - NEH 3933: Allard K3 with modified front
« Reply #9 on: March 18, 2015, 06:17:28 AM »
Although registered in the UK when new this LHD car was originally sold to California and was part of the Brian Sharp collection.
It returned to the UK in the early 1980s, by which time it already had the unusual front when it was re-built after a frontal collision.
Apparently it is now back in the USA.
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