Lexus/allard

Allard · October 22, 2012

Hi,

Hope you people can help.

Do any of you guys know about the Lexus/Allard concept?

I know that only 3 were made, and that one of them was destroyed in a accident.

I own one of them and was just wondering if anyone knows where her sister car is.

Many thanks

steve2006 · October 22, 2012

Hello and welcome to the LOC.

This is interesting, there was a British Racing Green one so is that the written off one or the other one?

The front end looks a bit like a later Jaguar model with quad headlights.

Could you post up some more pictures?

Were there any changes to the interior?

Allard · October 22, 2012

Hi,

Thanks for the quick reply.

I think the seats are different and I'll post some pics of them tomorrow.

The rear and front are the only other parts of the car that I can see was restyled.

I've seen the pictures of the green one online, but I have no idea which one was written off.

Monster-Mat · October 22, 2012

Wow, i would be very interested in more images of this car...very interesting indeed, how did you come across the car

Just had a quick Google, i can only see reference to 2 only having been made?

Allard · October 23, 2012

Here are some more pictures.

Not the best as I was using a camera that I'm not used to.

darkoracle · October 23, 2012

I like the colour of this - never heard of the Allard association with Lexus before.

Has it done many miles?

Can you give us a brief on the spec: engine size/type etc.

Literally one in a million.

Allard · October 23, 2012

It is basically as far as I can tell and have found out from Lloyd Allard son of Alan Allard (retired) who was the director of the company that designed it.

That there was 3 built, one unfortunately was written off in an accident.

Here is as much of the story of it I can find online http://www.mulsannes...rdj2xstory.html

It is a Lexus 400LS.

As the V5 document states.

I got the car from my father in law who I believe purchased it from the designer.

It has done 132000 miles

Lexury_California · October 23, 2012

This is awesome! What I want to see is the concept LS 400's that were produced between 1985-88 that would be awesome. I'm from the US by the way in California :)

ChrisIS200SportTTE · October 23, 2012

That's an amazing car! Thanks for the link to the story, very interesting.

Never seen anything like it! Love the look of the exterior but sorry the interior is a bit "in your face RED" lol... No offence!

:)

wicked677 · October 24, 2012

Never knew this existed, definitely worth a lot to a collector. Hopefully the other owner is around somewhere...

Welcome to the community.

Allard · January 28, 2014

Well guy's.

The time has come to let the car go.

Any idea on how much I should let her go for, I'm truly stumped on how much it is worth.

Any ideas?

cidersteve · January 28, 2014

about a £1000 i would bid :arrrggg-matey:

ChrisIS200SportTTE · January 28, 2014

It's a speciality car, maybe the only one left in existence. It's worth more than a grand surely. I'd get it professionally valued, don't know how you go about that but I'm sure the internet can help you :)

IHgs300 · January 28, 2014

Please don't turn this into a for sale thread as it will be removed/edited. You have to be a Gold member to sell on the forums.

cidersteve · January 28, 2014

i was only joking :hocus-pokus: , :hocus-pokus: don't want no trouble

steve2006 · January 28, 2014

I would seriously consider a professional valuation or even make enquiries with a motor museum as this seems to be a collectors item.

Or put it into storage and leave it until you retire as your investment pot.

Lillywhites · January 28, 2014

Reading the story it says only two lexus where modified and shown to Toyota nothing is mentioned about a third being destroyed am I looking at the wrong story.

Funpotato · May 8, 2014

Sorry for bringing up an old topic but i see one of these on the 107 bus through Borehamwood near an accident repair specialist. It seems to have a personalised plate on it and i was wondering if it's the second car or has yours passed on to a new owner?

EDIT:

Just been over on pistonheads and found a topic from 2007 referencing the car and area that I'm familiar with. It is in fact the second car.

Robert Taylor · October 4, 2014

I saw the green sister car a year or two back in Whitley Bay, NE England. It looked like a daily driver.

July 12, 2011 |

Mark

I saw the green car parked in Durham City a couple of years ago looking very rough with a badly worn interior. Not a good looking car to be honest.

July 7, 2012 |

Kevin hall

Spottedlaurel · December 4, 2014

K817EUV is now for sale on eBay, apparently now owned by Allard Motorsport.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Allard-Lexus-LS400-Prototype-restored-by-Allard-Motor-Sport-/201233400178

IHgs300 · December 4, 2014

interesting addition to description on eBay for anyone interested.

Please be sure this is not an Allard car, it's registered as a Lexus LS400 and simply has had an Allard conversion applied to the bodywork and some interior alterations.