ROTTING MUSCLECARS

[Xplantdad]

That is a true friend Nate...Your friendship is worth way more than any car could ever be worth!

[Dog427435]

[b] Couple more-
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Inspection out 3 years
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One for Chris!
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[Dog427435]

[b] This one is a real shame! This was a 1953 Allard Palm Beach. From 1952 / 59 there were 80 of
these built. They were powered by a British Ford Consul 4 cyl. This was one of only 8 that were
powered by the smaller 1.5 liter 4.


This is what they looked like.
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Sometime in the sixties the 4 cyl was swapped for a Chevy 265" mated to a 4 speed tranny. In this configuration it was raced at Watkins Glen and several other tracks.

About 2 years ago the barn that this was in burned to the ground. The heat was so intense the body completely melted. In cleaning up afterward the frame was cut in half with a sawzall to extricate it
from the collapsed barn debris. This is what remains -
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If you look closely you can make out the dual quads among all the melted aluminum.
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You can see portions of the tranny melted also!
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The presence of an oil filter makes this a '56 if it is a 265".
The markings on the heads did not look like they were from a 265"
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If anyone has any interest in these remains - let me know I can put you in contact with the owner.
The back half of the car was scraped.
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[1969l78]

Thats one hot motor

[olredalert]

-----Dog,,, It could also be a 57 as 265s were also an option in that year as well.......Bill S

[PeteLeathersac]

Sad story on the Allard...easy to see the cool frame construction though!.

Aren't 265's the only small block w/ the top center bellhousing bolt hole?.


~ Pete

[John Brown]

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Aren't 265's the only small block w/ the top center bellhousing bolt hole?.

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Nope.....

[John Brown]

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The heads look like they have the "double smokestack" markings on the end, which were correct for a 57 2x4's engine (cast 3740997, big $$$ heads).

[427TJ]

Here's a doozy. This car has been sitting in that driveway for almost 35 years under several car covers. I went past thus car hundreds of times as a kid and never noticed it. A buddy took me to look at it two months ago and I could tell it was a Challenger and the slots and Mickeys were visible under the bottom of the cover and the stubs for the rear spoiler were visible. I told my buddy to go talk to the guy and see if he wanted to sell so my buddy went by last week and the owner pulled the cover off and let my buddy shoot these two pics. The owner has plans to (finally) have the car sent "back east" for restoration and NO it is not for sale. They are out there and often right under your nose!

[markinnaples]

That's not a Hemi Challenger; that looks like a 73 to me.