Most Alvis cars and their owners are over seventy and have happy memories of when both were not quite so old. These two seventy year olds remain happy to transport their slightly older owners back in time.
1954 saw the start of the transition from prewar styling to modern elegance.
Apsley’s art has captured the styles over the decades combined with humour and perception of the conduct of their custodians in his cartoons.
The Trust now holds much of Tony’s original art work. A new page dedicated to his work has been added under APSLEY
The Classic Car Show at the NEC featured Alvis again this year and Steve Horne has provided a photographic record for the NEC Classic Car Shows page.
Brian Hartley has donated a copy of a Used Car Price Guide from 1961 which makes fascinating reading.
If you were in the market for a one year old TD21 that cost £2,827 new, you might expect to pay £2,290.
A Bristol 406 was £4,244 new and £3,350 at a year old.
An Aston Martin DB4 was £3,967 but no year old price was quoted.
A Bentley Continental Mulliner two door was £8,522 new. No year old price quoted but your £2,290 would buy you a less than pristine eight year old version. You could of course take your choice from any new Jaguar.
Spend a little more and you could have commisioned this.
Alvis Archive 
….or you could pay £55 for an SD BB, like Dad did….
Well done The Archive, many thanks.
I have the happiest memories of working with Tony P-S. Another of the greats taken far too early.
With best wishes.
Martin
The Alvis quality and style remains, luckily the Alvis enthousiast can take advantage of today’s market evolution…