This Allard is your key to be part of 2026 Monterey Car Week. The
special automotive week is an exciting must for the calendar. Be
part of the Classic Collectors Car show, Rolex Monterey Reunion
Race, Corkscrew Hillclimb, or the All-British Car Show (Monterey
British). Make this your year! Sydney Herbert Allard was an
enthusiast who enjoyed competing in the big engine sports car
racing. The 1952 Allard K2 Roadster powered by a Cadillac 331
cubic-inch OHV V8 (5.4L) fitted with a pair of 4-barrel carburetors
to produce 250-270 hp. The power to weight ratio weighing just
2,072 pounds made the Allard K2 a formidable competitor at racing
events. The K2 Allard's could reach speeds over 130-140 mph. The K2
proved a highly competitive international race car for 1950's. K2s
compiled 40 first-place finishes, 32 seconds, 30 thirds, both Zora
Duntov and Carroll Shelby raced K2s in the early 1950s. Only 113
K2s were produced between 1950 and 1952. The verified survival is
difficult to confirm estimates are only 25 to 50 examples of the K2
may still exist. Generally speaking, the purchaser could almost
pick his own choice of engines as they were hand made cars. The K2
is a highly sought after sports car considered a significant part
of European and American road racing on both sides of the Atlantic.
The K2 is a true racing legend. Purchased in 1952 and exported from
the U.K. to Minnesota, it was originally outfitted with a Ford
engine. It was period converted to its current 331 cubic inch
(5.4L) Cadillac OHV V8 engine by a previous owner. Purchased by Dr
John and Betty Hunholz in the 1970's, this vehicle was an integral
part of the Hunholz collection. During the decades that the
Hunholz's owned this vehicle, it was shown and raced on the West
Coast of the U.S. and in Canada. Shows and races include events at
Westwood in the 1980's, SIR in the 90's, and it was shown and
driven by Betty Hunholz at the 1990 Monterey Historic Race when
Allard was the marque of the 40th Anniversary Pebble Beach Road
Races.
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