….. the AOC conducted a Membership Survey and published the results.
The Bulletin for May 2004 ticked all the boxes to satisfy most members, covering the vintage period, overseas activities, an abundance of correspondence and archive items. Another Julian Collins masterpiece to enjoy once again…..
This month Alvis publicised the latest Continuation Graber cabriolet on show in Japan.
More details of its unique features are awaited.
Most Alvis cars were delivered with Lucas products to light the way and power the sparks. Some had elegant Marchal headlamps. The Three Litre models were Lucas equipped, except for some of the Swiss bodied versions by Graber. He fitted Marchal headlamps, which are slightly larger in diameter than the Lucas ones and look better for it. At the back, Graber was able to use the rather elegant Lucas light units first fitted to the Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud.
He continued to use them while RR were building the Alvis Park Ward bodies from 1958 with a different Lucas unit, previously seen on Humbers, Aston Martins and Continental Bentleys. At some point, before the Silver Cloud III received larger units, whether by choice or necessity, Graber restyled the car to include a new set of lights which were also made in the UK.
The make is Yeadon, and was used as side markers and for trailers. The red lens came in two types, one with a reflector and the other plain like the amber one.
If you know a source of such lenses, please leave a reply.
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