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.

Technical data

Six cylinder in-line engine (OHV)
cylinder capacity: 3571 cc.
carburettors: 3 S.U. carburettors
capacity: 106 bhp. at 3800 rpm.
top-speed: approx. 160 km/h.
gearbox: 4-speed, manual, fully synchronized.
Brakes: cable operated drum brakes all round.

Information

Alvis Speed 25 Charlesworth DHC, year 1939. Colour two tone, silver/grey metallic with a dark red leather interior trimmed with grey carpet. Black hood and hood cover. This fantastic Alvis Speed 25 is a rare automobile, only 62 of these wonderful Charlesworth Drophead coupe models have been built. The car is in excellent condition! The Alvis was extensively restored in the second half of the 1990'ies by the firm of Hightone in England. The restoration is fully documented as is the large part of the history! Alvis is one of the greatest prewar British marques. The engineers tried to accomplish perfection in every detail. The fully synchronised gearbox is a true delight compared to the period competition. The Charlesworth Drophead Coupe features a special three position hood; open, half open or closed. The hood is easy to open and close. The car offers enough space for 4-5 persons and the car offers a pretty large trunk. In our opinion this must be one of the most cleverly designed and most practical prewar convertibles.
Al lovely automobile and a sound investment.

This vintage automobile was sold to France
by Imparts.

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