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Sydney H. Allard, winner of Rallye MC 1952 with G. Warburton on N° 146, Allard P1, 4,375 c.c. Ford V8 side-valve motor. He was the founder of the Allard car company and a successful racing motorist in cars of his own manufacture. Starting from Glasgow he narrowly defeated Stirling Moss, in a Sunbeam-Talbot 90, who finished second overall. Rallye Monte Carlo 1952. - Photo by Edward Quinn

Sydney H. Allard, winner of Rallye MC 1952 with G. Warburton on N° 146, Allard P1, 4,375 c.c. Ford V8 side-valve motor. He was the founder of the Allard car company and a successful racing motorist in cars of his own manufacture. Starting from Glasgow he narrowly defeated Stirling Moss, in a Sunbeam-Talbot 90, who finished second overall. Rallye Monte Carlo 1952.

Sydney H. Allard, founder of the Allard car company, stands in a light-colored trench coat beside his victorious Allard P1 after the 1952 Monte Carlo Rally. With co-driver G. Warburton, he narrowly defeated Stirling Moss for the win. The car, N° 146, powered by a Ford V8 engine, shows visible damage to its front fender—a testament to the grueling race. The scene is captured outdoors on wet pavement, with a "BRETOCYL Graphité" service van visible in the background.

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Cars, Racing, Rallye

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Photo Edward Quinn, © edwardquinn.com
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