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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. Four cylinder
in-line engine Alvis TA14 Special, year 1950. Chassis number 23778. Colour dark red with a black leather interior and black wire wheels. This fantastic Alvis 'fourteen' Special was built decades ago. Recently we took the automobile apart and carried out a lot of refinements to make this special a real 'stunner'! The bodywork around the scuttle was given a better new shape, to fit Brooklands racing screens, and the body was painted satin maroon red. The engine was overhauled by the renown Dutch firm of 'van Giersbergen' and all mechanics were checked and serviced at our workshop. Blockley tires were fitted as was electronic ignition. This truly is a tremendous special, the car looks and drives magnificent making the driver and passenger feel like low flying fighter pilots! And being a special... only one exsists!
This classic car was sold to
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