65 The Clipper is Back! Tom Lush and David Hooper Comments Colin Warnes and the Allard Register: December 22, 2021 You might have seen the Clipper in the press lately. Geoffery Hacker of Undiscovered Classics fame has acquired the Allard Clipper project car that was owned by the late Alan Patterson. Geoff is dedicated to resurrecting fiberglass classics from years past. Hopefully he’ll be able to bring the Clipper back to life soon! To read more about Geoff’s Clipper, click here to jump over to a recent story by Hemmings. In the meantime though, here’s a few unpublished thoughts on the Clipper from Allard insiders, Tom Lush and David Hooper… Tom Lush Writes… “The total production was probably about five, but the factory had great hopes for these and actually tried to set up a very elaborate production line with not a conveyor belt but a frame where you slid the chassis' along and eventually they slide right out the back door onto a flatbed truck. Joe Jepson was the friend that was brought in who developed them. He was a friend of Sydney’s and a motorcyclist, so he got the job. He and his wife did take one 200 miles North to the Midlands to do so visiting and then got back without breaking down. The production involved driving them 20 miles south to have the fiberglass body put on and then driving them.” CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE Click Here To View This Article Online
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