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The Allard Palm Beach is a small British roadster built by Allard Motor Company between 1952 and 1958, with a Mark II introduced in 1956.

Based on the chassis of the K3, but with only four- or six- cylinder engine options Production only reached 80 units by the end of 1958 when manufacturing of the Palm Beach ended

Mark I

The Palm Beach was sold with a choice of four-cylinder 1.5-litre (1508 cc) engine from a Ford Consul producing 47 bhp (35 kW; 48 PS) or a six-cylinder 2.3-litre (2262 cc) engine from a Ford Zephyr producing 68 bhp (51 kW; 69 PS). There was one V8 model built to special order for an Argentinian customer, supplied new with a 4.0-litre Dodge 'Red Ram' engine.

The MK1 Allard Palm Beach was offered with a variety of power units, namely the Ford Consul 4 cylinder engine (8 examples), the Ford Zephyr 6 cylinder (65 examples) and a unique example with a Dodge ‘Red Ram’ V8 engine.

Wheelbase: 96 inches
Track Front: 56 inches
Track Rear: 52 ½ inches
Overall length: 15 ft
Width: 4ft 11 inches
Weight: 19 cwt
Suspension Front: Coil
Suspension Rear: Live (Zephyr) axle with Coils
Shock Absorbers: Tubular front & rear

Mark II

Introduced in 1956, the Mark II Palm Beach dropped the four-cylinder option, and introduced the availability of a Jaguar sourced six-cylinder 3.4-litre (3442 cc) engine.