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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 (OHV) Alvis Speed
25 SB Cross & Ellis tourer, year 1938. Colour two-tone red over black
with a beige (tan) leather interior. This rare and 'matching numbers'
Alvis Speed 25 is in superb (excellent++) condition! This fine
automobile was extensively restored recently retaining all original
details. The restoration is very well documented. The mechanics were
extensively overhauled, the ash frame of the bodywork was beautifully
restored as was the rest of this fine automobile. In total only 391
Speed 25 chassis were built of which 220 survive today (source: Kenneth
Day's 'The story of the Red Traingle', fourth edition). It is said that
39 Speed 25 chassis were clad with this Cross & Ellis
tourer bodywork of which only 19 cars with original bodywork are still
known to exist. This
fine classic car was sold to The Netherlands |
