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Alvis was founded by Thomas George John and G.P. de Freville. The first cars built under the Alvis name were manufactured in 1920, and the last Alvis (sports) cars came out of the factory in Coventry 47 years later. The ending of the brand name Alvis was sealed when it was incorporated into the British Leyland concern, where it became part of Rover. The Alvis cars were of great quality and workmanship and were very fast as well. As for their cars, many parts were designed and manufactured by Alvis’ own staff, and production was small-scaled and exclusive. In the 1920s, Alvis was the first British car model to experiment with four-wheel drive. In fact, in 1925, they even manufactured sports and racing cars equipped with front-wheel drive, which had also been fitted with an overhead camshaft. Six cylinder
in-line engine Alvis Silver Eagle Special, year 1935. Colour dark blue with dark red leather seats.
The car is a 1935 Alvis Special based on a 1935 Silver Eagle chassis. The car was built into it's current specification by Sherwood Restorations in Nottingham, over a 5 year period, in the 1970 ‘ies. The chassis was shortened and lightened and a full 1935 Speed 25 driveline was fitted. The engine has been rebuilt,
tuned and gas-flowed, by Red Triangle. This
classic car was sold to the Netherlands |
