October news

Our websites – Vehicles, Fourteen, 4.3 and events

Thanks to the initiative of our Stalwart enthusiast, Mark Ellis, we are pleased to announce a new sister website on the WordPress platform which is dedicated to Alvis Vehicles other than the cars.

With the help of Martin Wickham, who donated and catalogued much of the material, Mark has spent many hours digitising and captioning over 700 photos which are now available to view on Alvis Vehicles.

Two Trust members also act as “Model Secretaries” for the Alvis Owner Club.

Following the inception of this Archive Trust website in 2012, another project started in 2013 was the “Fourteen” website, hosted by Eileen Goddin and supported by husband Terry. After eleven years of posting data, articles, photos and regular news updates www.alvis14.com is essential viewing for anyone interested the most accessible model in the Alvis range of cars.

It includes a database which is updated as new information is received.

In 2014, Wayne Brooks, 4.3 and TB21 Model Secretary, hosted another new website, Alvisfourpoint3 dedicated to the 4.3 with the same aim.

This website covers all the other models, and includes registers of cars in pdf format prepared by Wayne, published in 2021, and which can be downloaded. Thousands have already been downloaded including over 3,000 for the TD21.

We completed the project of digitising the AOC Bulletins in 2014, following the example of the Register. This was made available on DVD and also on memory stick. Another ten years of Bulletins have since been published and some of the newer ones are available on the AOC website, members only section, as well as those from 1953 to 1968. AOC members can download the 2019 to date issues from the AOC website here.

If you purchased the DVD or stick and would like the later Bulletins in pdf format, we can now send them to you by WeTransfer. If you would like the DVD contents sent to you click Publications

The AOC held its AGM remotely on “Teams” on 20th October.

Ann Bradnum was elected as the new Chairman, and Tim Brown was co-opted as Vice Chairman.

Treasurer, Lucy Davies, General Secretary, Gary Pellow, and International Director, Jan-Peter Eichhorn, were re-elected.

Mike Davies was awarded the Shenton Cup for his work during the year on the Members Survey and taking the editorial helm of the Bulletin.

As there was no Graber Treffen in Switzerland this year, some Graber Alvis convened at Graber House on 17th October to welcome a new arrival to the UK, a TD21 Special coupe now in the custody of AOC member 9500. During recent years three UK resident Grabers have returned to Switzerland. See also Cars seeking new custodians

During 2025 we shall be organising some events and details will be posted on our website, Alvis Events  first used for IAW in 2014. You can subscribe to that website separately to be kept informed of the details as they are announced.

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4 thoughts on “October news”

  1. Thank you for this e-mail. I was very interested to read about “700 vehicles which are now available to view on Alvis vehicles“.

    I clicked on “Alvis vehicles“, but was confronted by so many options, I have no idea EXACTLY where to click in order to view these 700 photos.

    I would greatly appreciate it if someone could be so kind as to tell me, please, in IDIOT-PROOF language, where to click!

    Thank you so much, and best wishes

    Jonathan Del Mar

      1. Thank you – you’re extremely kind. It worked! Alas, I hadn’t read the initial paragraph carefully enough, “……Alvis vehicles other than the cars” – for I was hoping to see some photos of Alvis cars I hadn’t found elsewhere. I now understand that the word “Stalwart” should have told me that these are something different. All clear.

        A small point is that this led me to a gallery of 448 photos (not “over 700”), but I assume the other 250+ (to be found somewhere else) are similarly “other than cars”, which sadly would in any case not be of interest to me.

        Very many thanks for your kindness and trouble – much appreciated.

        warmest best wishes

        Jonathan Del Mar

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