Book Review: “Anglo-American Cars, From the 1930’s to the 1970’s”

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Written by Norm Mort, Veloce Publishing, 2009, 96 Pages. ISBN: 978-1-845842-33-8

 “Anglo-American Cars, From the 1930s to 1970s” is the latest book from Norm Mort from the “Those were the days…” book series by Veloce Publishing. The book is broken down by decade, and then alphabetically by manufacturer. “Anglo-American Cars …” presents a summary of each manufacturer, their principals, the cars they made, and the reason for their demise. The book is printed on heavy weight paper and features many interesting photos, most of which are in color.

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Allard K2 Damaged at Russo & Steele

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Unfortunately an Allard K2 was a part of the unfortunate tent collapse that happened at the Russo & Steele auction last weekend in Scottsdale, AZ. Fortunately, from the photos that were captured from a YouTube video, the car appears to have sustained relatively minor damage, especially when compared to other cars. For those of you unaware, the tent where the auction cars were stored, collapsed due to the severe winds that were part of a major storm that swept through the Southwest. Damage to the cars was estimated at $1.5 million.

Click the picture above to watch the video.

Bob Lytle, Remembered

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Ardent Allard enthusiast, archivist, historian, ambassador, and accomplished racer – and my good friend – Bob died on December 13th with his family by his side.

I first met Bob several years ago at the Monterey Historic Races. It did not start as a face-to-face meeting, because my first view of Bob was his long legs sticking out from under his J2X. “Hi Bob. It’s Andy.” I said. “What’s going on?”

“Damn diff is coming loose. Pass me the nine-sixteens, will you?” Greasy fingernails were followed by several beers and a long chat.

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Allard Dragster Update

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A lot of progress has been made since we last reported on the Allard Dragster restoration project that is being carried out by the Allard Chrysler Action Group (ACAG) in association with the National Motor Museum, Beaulieu in the UK. Below is an overview of the progress that has been made:

  • The ACAG has partnered with www.project1320.com which is an online community focused on vintage drag racing and history.
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Bob Lytle - The Last Checkered Flag

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I just received word that Bob Lytle has taken his Last Checkered Flag. Bob fought a long fight with cancer and now he’s finally at peace.

‘Cottonwood’ Bob (aka ‘Spur Gear’) was a larger than life personality and he served as the Allard Register and was a fixture on the west coast vintage racing circuit in his Black #65 Allard J2X.

Bob requested that no memorial service be held…but please feel free to leave a comment below with your remembrances of Bob. A more fitting obituary will follow…

Bob was a good friend and I will miss him.

All the best,
Colin Warnes 

Moustaches Fighting Cancer

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This just in…Gavin Allard, grandson of Sydney is growing a moustache this year for Movember. What is Movember you ask? Movember (www.Movember.com) is the new name for November, which has been renamed in honor of the brave men throughout the world growing moustaches to fight prostate cancer. The cause is especially important to Gavin since it was cancer that took Sydney. If all goes well, Gavin’s ‘stache will look like the artists impression shown on the right by the end of Movember.

To donate, click on this link http://uk.movember.com/mospace/116923/

Thanks in advance for your support!

(Gavin also serves as the Historian for the Allard Motor Company, click here to email him)

Yvonne Turner (1930 - 2009)

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We recently learned of the January 13 passing of Yvonne Turner in Grafton, WI shortly after her 79th birthday. Among her many accomplishments, Yvonne – together with her husband, Dr. Tom Turner – played a key role in promoting the Allard marque during the 1980’s and 90’s.

We first met them at the 1989 Monterey Historics, and we were immediately impressed with their charm and enthusiasm, both for the Allard marque, and life in general. Little did we know that, in addition to Tom racing his flathead Ford J2 “8-Ball” (used with Fred Wacker’s personal blessings), Tom and Yvonne were laying the groundwork for Allard being the featured marque for the 1990 Monterey Historic Auto Races.

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The New Allard Register

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Welcome to the new Allard Register web site! In an effort to provide our readers with more content in a timely manner, we decided to change the format of the site completely. Over the next few weeks we will be transferring content from the old site to this new format.

The primary benefit of this new web site is that we can update it easily...anytime, anywhere. Our goal is to provide weekly articles that will be of interest to Allard owners and enthusiasts.

Your patience is appreciated.

Cheers,

Colin Warnes

Allard Register Online Editor