One Palm Beach was built to special order for an Argentinian customer with a 4.0-litre Dodge Red Ram V8, the only V8 car of the run.
Lead trim: Palm Beach 21C Ford Consul four, 1,508 cc (47 bhp) · up to 68 hp
Allard Palm Beach Mk I21C/21Z · 1952–1956
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FactOne Palm Beach was built to special order for an Argentinian customer with a 4.0-litre Dodge Red Ram V8, the only V8 car of the run.
The Allard Palm Beach is a small British roadster built by the Allard Motor Company between 1952 and 1958 (a Mark II arriving in 1956), based on the K3's chassis but with only four- or six-cylinder engine options; production reached only 80 units by the end of 1958. The Mark I was sold with a 1.5-litre (1,508 cc) four-cylinder Ford Consul engine of 47 bhp (only eight built, called the 21C) or a 2.3-litre (2,262 cc) six-cylinder Ford Zephyr engine of 68 bhp (the 21Z); a single V8 car with a 4.0-litre Dodge 'Red Ram' engine was built to special order for an Argentinian customer (21D). The Allard company page gives the Zephyr engine as 2,622 cc, which conflicts with the Palm Beach page's 2,262 cc; the dedicated page's figure is used.
Collectors Spotted in the Allard Palm Beach Lineage
No member has published a public street spot of the Allard Palm Beach yet — the First · Worldwide stamp is wide open.
Trims & Figures
2 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palm Beach 21C Ford Consul four, 1,508 cc (47 bhp) | 1952–1956 | 1.5 L Inline-4 | 47 hp | — | — | — | — | — |
| Palm Beach 21Z Ford Zephyr six, 2,262 cc (68 bhp) | 1952–1956 | 2.3 L Inline-6 | 68 hp | — | — | — | — | — |
Owning one
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Owners’ builds
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Photographs
The Mark II dropped its four-cylinder engine entirely and offered a Jaguar 3.4-litre six instead, in a run of just 80 cars.
One Palm Beach was built to special order for an Argentinian customer with a 4.0-litre Dodge Red Ram V8, the only V8 car of the run.
Rivals
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