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Originally Posted by Dottore

McQueen definitely had an Allard...

Indeed, he did. And a Zalinski and at least one babe whose last name begins with every other letter of the alphabet because he was, as we all know, a way cool guy.

But, back to the Allard automobile:

Indeed, definitely; and not just any Allard. McQueen purchased the J2X from its original owner, an elderly English nobleman, who'd driven it daily on his Cotswold estate, much to the disdain of his neighboring gentry who thought him a boor to go bellowing about (big Caddy V-8) scaring their poultry.

But the nobleman, Chauncey Dullard III, thwarted his detractors by licensing the J2X as a tractor - no muffler required and can be driven on twisty, country roads.

The outcry drowned out the Allard's bellowing pipes though as organized mobs of disgruntled country gentlemen would gather in villages on Sir Chauncey's usual routes and jump out from behind parked lorries when Chauncey approached, shouting "DITCH THE ALLARD, DULLARD!" In the end, Sir Chauncey was forced to sell what is now widely known as the "Dullard Allard".

pretty sure it was dark green, like the car in your pic.

Looks like sodium vapor lignting - make a red car look that sick green color. I discovered that once when I couldn't find my new red car in the parking lot I'd parked in when it was still daylight. I never did find it. Brand new car. Gone.

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