Some new photos been added to several pages and new pages created.
All posts and pages have links that you can click on and open a new tab. If you click on The Acorn you will discover what this Alvis is.
We have a growing archive on fighting vehicles and new pages have been created for the Stalwart – including one by Brian Hartley confirming the superiority of Alvis engineering in his article Two Men’s Alvis. Complementing this is a chapter from the late Roy Probert’s book “One Man’s Alvis”.
Chris Heyer has been trying to track down a photograph of the 1962 Alvis stand at the Earls Court Motor Show which displayed his TD21 Series II drophead. We haven’t found one, has someone somewhere got one?
Meanwhile in South Carolina the Alvis marque has found favour with Scott and Natalie Bluestein who have sent photos of their TD21 and Speed 25 at this recent event.
Scott wrote to Wayne: Natalie was written up in the program for the recent Hilton Head Concours. I thought I would pass it along for the Alvis archives. The car won best British Sports Car and was asked to be in the Chairman’s Parade. The following day we showed the Speed 25. While we did not place, we had a lot of fun with the car but did win the best couples costume contest. We are trying to fly the Alvis flag. Only 1 out of 4 people asked if it was an Elvis!!
The Speed 25 photos have been added to the gallery on Speed 25
John Worrell has sent in details and photos of his Firefly “the Carpenter Special” which have been added to the gallery on Firefly
Bruce Gorie sent this photo for identification…..
Bruce then found Reginald Charles Linton died in St Austell in the last quarter of 1971. “I am still on the search for information on the background to the Alvis TJ 12-50 C&E 4-seater de luxe in the photo of my uncle. I have been in correspondence with Capt., later Brig., G S Rawstorne’s daughter and she sent a photograph, attached, of him standing by the car with its hood up and windows in place. What is fairly clear in that picture is the mascot of what appears to be a hare sitting on its hind legs – an interesting and curious mascot. I wonder if this has stayed with the car? As an aside, I note that the wing mirror on the driver’s side, at least, has changed from round to rectangular.“
Are you by any chance able to throw any light on the mascot?
“Claire Stewart Rawstorne gave me a link to the Rogart Heritage Society’s Facebook page where three or so years ago a Tom Johnston spoke about making a visit to Rogart in his Alvis. I sent him a message but have heard nothing from him. Are you able to say if he might be the present owner?“
John King enquired about the availability of the 2001 International video, clips of which have appeared on YouTube. We do have a collection of films on VHS and DVD and available to members to borrow. In due course a list will be published on ALFLIX. If you, or someone you know, would be interested in collating our collection, digitising them and creating new videos from them for the website please contact us.
Dick Wilkinson’s book The Vintage Silver Eagle is selling well and copies are still available. If someone you know deserves one for Christmas, order it now from Dick
Greg Wrapson sent some photos which were amongst a batch kindly sent to him a while ago by former Register member and Silver Eagle owner Geoff Burdett. It includes this one of a Woodie owned by Adam Gilchrist who has donated the Fourteen now in “barn” condition to the Heritage Skills Academy in Brooklands, see here
Michael Reeves sent some Alvis photographs from the 1950s mostly of Basil Chevell with his Alvis and his father (Gordon Reeves) with his Alvis, a Speed 20 KLL 99. Where are they now?
KLL 99 is NOT in the DVLA database.
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Has the registration number suffered a misprint in the DVLA search process? The photo displays KLR 573 but the “NOT in DVLA database” comment refers to KLL573.
A photo of KLL 99 has now been added to avoid confusion!
Thank you for following my carelessness through to a tidy conclusion. It probably took some time to find the relevant photo but your efforts are appreciated, as ever.
Speed 25 13362;
My ownership of CXJ 203 was a short and rather sad chapter in the history of the car. I found the vehicle at a refuelling stop on one of MCC rallies, the Exeter I think, in 1965. It was stored under a tarpaulin in a lean to shed adjacent to the forecourt of a garage. At the time I was an Engineering Apprentice in Bristol but was nevertheless able to purchase the car with limited my resources. I owned CXJ 203 long enough to thoroughly clean it, have the brakes relined, inflate the seats and get the MOT test done. The summer of 1965. A collision damaged the car beyond my ability to repair it or pay for a professional repair. I have a few black and white photographs and will upload them to this page if there is interest.