Aston Martin DB2 vs. Allard J2, Titans from the dawn of Motorsport:Tim's Enthusiast Garage S3 E5

[@gavinallard9752]

Hello Tim. I enjoyed your video with the late Don Marsh’s J2. I have only been to the USA once back in 98’ at Watkins Glen where I met the enthusiasts of my grandfather’s company. I took a ride in a Caddy engined Allard K2 with an owner who howled whilst driving ‘its better to burn out than fade away’. This would have been Sydney’s view too, he only had a car manufacturing firm because he wanted to go racing and was never scared to take on the big names such as Ferrari and Jaguar. He lead the 53’ le mans In an Allard JR for only the first lap but he got past Moss and Ascari to do that...and in the most fearsome Allard ever. See my brother and fathers new continuation Allard JR #3408 which is being auctioned on 31st October 2020 with Sotheby’s. We salute the coverage you American friends still give Allard. The passion has not gone from us. I preserve and grow the Allard archives here in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, Great Britain , my father 81, myself 49 and Lloyd 46 have this legacy, both of them careers in motoring/motorsport and mine as a hobby/lifestyle. Keep up the good work. Gavin Allard

[@TimsEnthusiastGarage]

Gavin, brilliant bit of history. Allard played a pivotal role in “defining” this genre. Quite literally he took on the greats via brute force and in many ways WON. In the hearts and minds of true enthusiasts the name “Allard” still carries the weight of Lotus, Ferrari or Jaguar. As these cars continue to climb in value I will be ever more thankful for the time I got to spend in this J2. I plan to return to England for Goodwood FOS either in ‘21 or ‘22 depending on what happens with the world , travel bans etc. It would be a pleasure to meet and enthuse about the brand or motoring in general. Cheers and thanks so much for your kind words.

[@LucoreAuto]

Whoa! VERY cool set of cars to play with on a gorgeous Ohio summer day! This era of cars really define driving as an EXPERIENCE to be had. You can't rely on great engineering, technology, or decades of refinement because there just WASN'T any really. YOU have to be the driver that brings the fun and capability out of the machine, versus the machine making you look like a true driver. Thanks for the video and taking us along for the ride!

[@TimsEnthusiastGarage]

I have to say that the Allard in particular really puts you in a different era. There is immense almost modern power delivery but it’s literally dropped in the equivalent of a Model A chassis with tall and skinny bias ply tires. You are almost never going straight. Straight isn’t even a real option. You are constantly driving and corralling the car. From an experience perspective I have never driven anything else to rival it. I would think maybe a pre war Bugatti or Alfa Romeo or maybe even an early Indy car would be close but with likely a lot less torque. My friends dad had a model T bucket hot rod. It felt a lot more dangerous and less controlled. That is about the only thing that made me feel similar

[@LucoreAuto]

@@TimsEnthusiastGarage Yes yes yes... but isn't it GRAND? :)

[@terryawad598]

This was my favorite video of the channel! Amazing cars, great production value and very entertaining. Keep up the amazing work. Can’t wait for the next video!

[@TimsEnthusiastGarage]

Thanks so much for watching and for your kind words!

[@Joey4420]

That Allard looks super fun to drive. You are one lucky person.

[@TimsEnthusiastGarage]

I felt pretty lucky spinning up those bias ply skinnies . The noise. Was incredible.

[@CameronZachary]

Great video, Tim. Nice meeting you a few weeks back. Cheers!

[@TimsEnthusiastGarage]

I really appreciate you sticking around to watch some videos! Stop by any time!

[@dimik3855]

One is a brute and the other a refined brute. I have driven a 50's David Brown Aston and familiar with the sounds and feel this wonderful machine gives. Watching you drive both cars so we can vicariously ride along with you is most entertaining, and it brings to mind the stark contrast of the steering wheel up close characteristic of the British and the straight-arm style driving of the Italians. lol

[@TimsEnthusiastGarage]

Yes! I miss the days where an Italian car (or any nations cars) shared little with the experience of a similar segment automobile from another land. Homogeneous cars might be reliable but they aren’t evocative or memorable experiences. Cheers. Thanks for watching !

[@GadgetyMV]

Fabulous! Both cars, and your enthusiast's presentation, and that induction noise of the Cadillac Allard engine. Subbed on the spot.

[@TimsEnthusiastGarage]

Thanks so much! That means the world to me

[@TimsEnthusiastGarage]

Thanks so much! That means the world to me

[@frozencarguy6274]

Now that's a good day.

[@TimsEnthusiastGarage]

Frozen Car Guy smiled for a solid 72 hours :) .