AOC members can look forward to the thirtieth Bulletin edited by John Lang in February with another 120 page bumper edition of news, articles and event reports from around the world. John follows a long line of Editors who work hard for club members to produce a substantial publication six times a year aided and abetted by a Managing Editor and proof readers. John, who lives in Australia, said “It has been a bit full on but I love Alvis people. We have a fabulous club in Victoria (includes interstate & internationals) of which I am now in my 15 or 16th year as editor. I enjoy the stimulation from the Bulletin in trying to make it work each couple of months and the people I communicate with overseas that otherwise I wouldn’t know existed. Just like having pen pals when everyone else these days has FB “friends.””
While the internet can provide easy access to news and information the greatest asset of the Alvis Owner Club has always been a printed Bulletin you can touch, smell, pick up and read. Given the choice, most people still prefer to reach out and pluck a Bulletin from the bookshelf, but it is also nice to refer to any one of 563 editions at the click of a few keystrokes.
So what are you missing if you are not receiving Bulletin 563? Firstly, a long list of Alvis people waiting to help you enjoy Alvis ownership; news of the Club events; reports of Alvis owners’ activities, such as in France….
THE BULLETIN No. 563 JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2017
CONTENTS
| 14 | Administration
9 Board Draft Minutes |
| 16 | 16 NEC Report |
| 44 | History
24 An Admirable Alvis- The Fourteen Part 2 45 The 200 Mile Race Car |
| 51 | Letters to the Editor
51 Simpson 52 Brown 53 Walton |
| 58 | Competition
58 Goodwood 62 Competition Round Up |
| 69 | International News
69 Quelques nouvelles de Suisse 72 Chantilly Art & Elegance 77 NZ Report 78 Landing the 12/70 in Australia |
| 80 | Alvis Adventures
81 Reepham 82 London New Year’s Day Parade 92 Brooklands New Year’s Day 96 Barn Find TB14 |
| 108 | In the Workshop
102 Silver Crest 100 Mildenhall 106 Does Your Clock Work? 108 TA21 Twin SU Conversion |
AOC members might not have spotted that a new Membership List is available on members’ section of the AOC website as a 120 page PDF download. It does not include any car details as a census has yet to be completed. Members might like to check that their details are correct or in fact there at all and you should contact the membership Secretariat with any corrections. If you are not an AOC member but still own an Alvis do please update us by clicking on UPDATE YOUR DETAILS
Following comments from some readers that they found the Piano Black theme on the website a tad funereal and hard to read we have changed it – do you like it?
More items have been added to the site with new answers to ASK A QUESTION, a Used Car Road Test on the TD21 page and the announcement of a power steering option on the TE21 page – you can navigate there from the index on the right of the page, or click on these links
Alvis Archive 
Congratulations John – very well done. Your excellent editing of the Bulletin emphases the international scope and reach of the AOC – looking forward to the next 30.
Richard Tonkin
Melbourne.