Allard Motor Company was a British manufacturer of low-volume sports and competition cars, founded in 1945 by Sydney Allard at small premises in Clapham, south-west London. The firm produced around 1,900 cars before becoming insolvent and ceasing operations in 1958. The origins of the marque predated the war. In the 1930s, Sydney Allard built and sold modified Ford-based specials, initially constructing a car for trials competitions that combined a Bugatti-inspired…