Several car stories have been received – click on the links The story of 9913

The story of 14147

The story of 15459

Some photos sent in by Ian Allman (former AOC member 2089M) – “while I was having a nostalgic wander around one the Alvis galleries I came across the picture of my old car and another one with the same bodywork. In both cases it was recorded as the only one built by each coachbuilder. There must have been a set of drawings available for anyone to use.“

I bought KUB on 4/12/1960 at 78580 miles and sold it to Jim MacQueen 6/4/1965. I think he came from Bristol. A few years later I telephoned him to see if he might consider selling it back to me but sadly he had taken it to a scrapyard a few months earlier with a “collapsed back axle”. On 14th May 1962 at Assington Comm. Clinkard had fitted new king-pins and bushes which transformed the general handling.

The TJ 12/50 came from Ken Ledbrook in 1963 very soon before his tragic death.
I can’t find the name of the chap who bought the working chassis from me but I do remember he had a jolly nice Speed 25 towing his trailer ! I would like to know if he made a successful restoration.

Another photo of KUB at the Works.

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Adrian Padfield published his book on Smith-Clarke some while ago and he has since compiled addenda and errata which now can be found on a new page Captain G.T. Smith-Clarke together with an article on the his “blue plaque”.

Arthur Varney‘s grandson sent photos of a tankard he inherited with an interesting back story on another new page Arthur Varney

Photos of recent meetings can also be found on Events in 2026 together with a reminder of future events including Tatton Park this weekend where Chris Taylor is hosting the AAT’s stand of Alvis cars.

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One of Martin Wickham’s donations to the Trust is a collection of Alvis Regalia, ties and badges.

Much of the material on the website has been written and photographed by Alvis owners over many years. If you have a story to tell about your Alvis or association with the company you can become a “Contributor” with access to the website facilities to write a post or page and upload your photos or documents. Just leave a comment and we will do the rest.

The last post generated a surprising number of views on the page of answers to the Highway Code questions. You can download the current version, all 236 pages, here.

We are on a mission to trace all the 106 TF21s to update the Model Register and any information you may have on the following cars will be rewarded with a £10 voucher for one our books.

27374 saloon auto, registered GF 6

27387 saloon auto EKW 800D

27440 saloon auto RLC 767E

27452 saloon auto GCL160F

27460 saloon zf VBY 60E

Fifty years ago, the last hot summer in the UK, there was an Alvis Tour of Britain, reported in “The Field”

To read the full article, click 1976 Tour of Britain

Martin Wickham writes:

The Coventry Apprentice Association staged an annual bedstead race around the Mallory Park Circuit. Alvis Apprentices built a very sporty bedstead and won it at least twice in succession, thought to be 1964 and 1965. The photograph shows the winning team, probably from the second occasion:

(Martin Wickham assisted by Ted Banks June 2026)

See also Apprentices

Saturday 18th July enjoyed a respite from the heatwave earlier in the week and attracted a fine selection of cars from 1932 to 1966. The venue was the Chasney family’s Goose Beck Vineyard near York so as well as the traditional Concours and Driving Tests, there were Vineyard tours and tastings for the participants.

Click here for more photos. There were five entrants to the Driving tests which included some questions on the UK Highway code. The winner was Mike Hatton in the Speed 25. Can you identify all the signs and answer the multiple choice questions?

Answers are to be found here

Chris Taylor’s Speed 20 restoration of AYF 93 hit a snag with the engine arguing with itself. He is in need of a replacement cylinder head and perhaps block for the 2511 cc engine. If you have a spare you are willing to part with please call Chris 07890 414130.

We have a large collection of videos and films of Alvis cars and events. We would like to appoint a film archivist who can convert the various media into an accessible format for the website and posterity. If you have the skills and interest in Alvis to take this on we would love to hear from you.

Eileen has reported on the 75th AOC Anniversary Weekend at Leamington Spa which celebrated 80 years of the Fourteen, on alvis14.com.

The following photos (thank you Terry) give a flavour of the many other attendees.

Thanks for inviting us to be there.

A wonderful 3rd Wednesday lunch at Bowcliffe Hall yesterday with one of the most beautiful Graber bodied 3 Litre cars ever created, true artistry in metal.

Mulliner, Tickford, Vanden Plas; remember the Trust when you are there; our true love is your Alvis car.

75 years of the Alvis Owner Club is being celebrated this coming weekend at the Woodland Grange Hotel and the Trust will be there on Sunday represented by Martin Wickham and John Fox. We will have a selection of Alvis books, CDs and prints on sale. If you have any missing from your collection you can pre-order and collect by making a comment below.

Ken Day’s – The Story of the Red Triangle 4th Edition       £40

DVD of AOC Bulletins to 1951-2014 and IAD programmes £30

Adrian Padfield’s – Coventry, Alvis and the Iron Lung        £15

Roy Probert’s –  Leonides  The Alvis Aero Engine                   £15

John Fox’s    –            Alvis 1946-67 Post war cars                    £15

Graber Alvis brochure – John Fox                                              £15

Miscellaneous other books on request priced individually and multi-buy offers.

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A lady has sent this photo of a 1931 Silver Eagle, DV 7884, chassis 8571, car 13462, hoping to discover its whereabouts one day…if it’s still alive.

“Dad owned it, I believe, from about 1931 to the early 60s. It did sterling work, carrying small boys to footy matches, &  Set picnics for small boys at my parents’ pre-prep school near Farnham, and I expect at Summerfields, St Leonards ,  Sussex, where he taught for a short time.”

We have no information other than it was delivered to Martin & Staddon, Budleigh Salterton, Devon. Is it hiding somewhere?

For some photos of recent events, click Events in 2026