1950 Allard J2

Ordered through Moss Motors of Goleta, California, and received the car as an engineless shell. Steinmetz installed a flathead Mercury V-8 and Ford three-speed gearbox and raced the car at Pebble Beach in 1950 and 1951.

The car passed through multiple unidentified hands between Duncan's tenure and 1963.

Acquired the car retaining the 331-cid Hemi and Duncan's hood bulge, then conducted a roughly three-year restoration with parts sourced directly from Allard. Subsequently campaigned in SCCA Vintage Competition and later commissioned a body restoration around the turn of the millennium.

Carroll Shelby's co-driver, believed to be the next custodian after Steinmetz departed. Duncan replaced the flathead V-8 with a Chrysler FirePower Hemi and raced extensively, fabricating a distinctive hood bulge to clear the engine.

First running of the Pebble Beach road race; car carried number 10 and had to retire due to a shifter problem.

Car renumbered to 19 for this event; period documentation confirms it was among only fifteen cars to complete the race.

Duncan ran as car number 54 at this Fort Worth, Texas event; Carroll Shelby participated in the same event as car number 11.

Received the Amelia Award after the body restoration by Barry Parker of Vintage Metalcraft.

Recognised at the Vanderbilt Concours in the same year as the Amelia Island award.

Period photographs and race records place Duncan and the Hemi-powered J2 at Sebring; exact year not specified in the prose.

Car was entered extensively in SCCA vintage events from 1966 through 2000 following the consignor's restoration.

Owner-installed a Mercury flathead V-8 engine paired with a Ford three-speed manual gearbox into the bare chassis as delivered.

Car was ordered without engine, transmission, electrical system, instruments, wheels, or tyres.

Consignor undertook a self-directed comprehensive refurbishment lasting approximately three years; period accessories including knock-off wheel hubs, caps, and side-mount spare wheel adapters were sourced directly from Allard during the work.

Correspondence with Allard executives regarding the parts order is included with the car's documentation.

Mercury engine replaced with a Chrysler FirePower Hemi V-8; a small bulge was hand-fabricated on the front left of the hood to provide clearance for the Hemi's generator.

Work carried out during Dale Duncan's ownership, date not precisely recorded.

Barry Parker of Vintage Metalcraft fabricated a replacement hood, trunk lid, and doors, and repaired other body areas affected by galvanic corrosion, with an emphasis on preserving as much original material as possible. The car was then repainted maroon and the interior was retrimmed in tan leather.

Work commissioned at the turn of the millennium; body was removed from the frame for the repairs.