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Originally Posted by Ronnieroadster
Some further history to ponder In 1991 I had the pleasure of spending time with Zora at a gathering of ARDUN owners taking place at the Watkins Glen race track in New York. At this gathering of ARDUN owners put together by Tom Turner who found and restored Zora's pre production 1949 J-2 Allard sent to America in 49 to Zora from Sidney Allard in England minus an engine. Zora installed that ARDUN engine off that dyno and in 1951 ran it the Watkins Glen race.
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J2 SPECIFICATIONS
Years Produced: 1949 to 1952
Quantity Produced: 94
Existing: 82 (87%)
Length: 148"
Wheelbase: 100"
Track: 56" Front / 52" Rear
Steering: Marles
Front Suspension: Divided Front Axle
Rear Suspension: deDion
Weight: 1,700 pounds (dry)
Wheels: 16"
Tires: 16 x 5"
Fuel Capacity: 20 imp gallons
Engine: Ford-Ardun / Cadillac / Lincoln
SUCCESSES
1950 Le Mans, 3rd
1950 Watkins Glen, 1st
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NOTABLE DRIVERS
Sydney Allard
Tom Cole
Peter Collins
Zora Arkus Duntov
Phil Hill
Al Moss
Bill Pollack
Carroll Shelby
Fred Wacker
...and many more...
History/driving impressions originally published in AutoWeek September 2, 1985 When Sidney Allard introduced the Allard J2 in 1949, it was to be powered by war surplus Mercury flathead V-8s. It wasn’t a bad engine as flatheads go, producing 110 bhp and certainly better than the flathead English Ford Pivot V-8 of the J1 of 1946-47, […]