In December 2018 we retrieved five albums of photos from the Coventry archives which record many of the Alvis Owner Club events held since 1953. These photos were digitised some time ago and enabled us to publish them in 2013 with captions to many of them. With the benefit of modern software we are now able to improve on the original quality and to organise them in different ways.
All the photos have a reference of a string of three numbers, such as 4-1-1. The records the photo as from Album 4, page 1, photo 1, as belowSo if you see a photo in another section of the website with this three number reference, we know where to find the original. The rest of this page includes all album 4 photos that were digitised some time ago. If you can identify any photo without a caption or an incomplete one, please click on the photo and add a comment. We can then re-scan if necessary, caption it, and add it to the appropriate model or event page.
Early Bulletins did not include any photographs but photo albums were compiled. This report from Bulletin 20 records an event featured:
Winter Rally, 30th January 1955 (Bulletin 20 Report)
– Sunday turned out to be a fine day, providing no snow or other hazards to assist the organisers. As a result, a body of very competent competitors wiped the floor with the former, who had to resort to the doubtful subterfuge of re-calculating the results to very close time limits in order to find the winners.
The entry of eighteen cars was sent off at two minute intervals from the start at Badger’s Cafe on A21 near Tonbridge, the first car leaving at l p.m. A distance of 12 miles to the first control had to be covered at an average speed between 21 and 28 m.p.h., and competitors were then required to cover the rest of the route through four check points, involving about 60 miles of by-roads and lanes, at the same average speed as they had recorded in the first section.
One or two competitors spoilt their chances by misreading the route card, while another was forced to retire after the misfortune of running a bearing at the end of a fast stretch of road.
As the cars were booked in at the finish at Badger’s Cafe, the general opinion seemed to be that the route was enjoyable but too easy at the set speeds, and dark threats were issued by the organisers to the effect that there would be no complaints of this kind at the next event.
After an excellent tea, the results were announced and prizes were presented by Mrs James.
lst – Miss E.J. Chapman TB 14.
2nd – C.G. Fincken Speed 20
3rd – R.E. Spain Firebird.
Best new comer – M. White Speed 20.
Best navigator – for Miss E.J. Chapman.
1954 Midland Alvis Day cavalcade leaving the Alvis Works on Holyhead Road Coventry led by the Speed 25 14491 4-1-1
1953 Spring Rally on May 17 with R E Spain’s Firebird BLP 489 ch 12343. The starter is Charles Chace 4-3-1
1953 Spring Rally on May 17 with R E Spain’s Firebird BLP 489 4-3-2
1953 Spring Rally on May 17 with R E Spain’s Firebird BLP 489 c 4-3-3
1953 Spring Rally on May 17 with Ken Day’s 1933 Firefly ch 9973 XJ 3260 4-3-4
1953 Spring Rally 9269 12/60TL of Mr R R S Clark with Jock Stephen as nonchalant passenger 4-5-1
1953 Spring Rally 9269 12/60TL of Mr R R S Clark with Jock Stephen as nonchalant passenger 4-5-2
1953 Spring Rally 9269 12/60TL of Mr R R S Clark with Jock Stephen as nonchalant passenger 4-5-3
10610 Speed 20 SA 4.3 engine 4-5-4 Felpham 1953 driven by Jock Stephen
1953 Chiltern Rally Mr & Mrs C Ross 10089 KV 2866 4-7-1
XJ 5260 Firefly (Day) and Speed 20 SC 4-8-1
25121 TB21 MXM 997 4-8-2
Crowell May 17th 1953; A James, R E Spain, C Chace, F D Byers and J C Stephen (l-r) 4-8-3
13346 Speed 25 UJ 9113 Chas No 10868 Speed 20SB, 4-19-4, AUW33, VdP style tr, Partial view on left side of photo. (PAS) 4-19-4 1954 Littlehampton Concours
13358 Speed 25 DGW 592 4-21-1
4-21-2
23543 TB14 LLK 799, driven by Miss E.J.Chapman who became Mrs E.J. Dowle. 4-21-4
11082 Firefly LJ 9429 4-23-1
1955 Kent Rally 4-25-1
1955 Kent Rally – start at Badger’s Mount 4-25-2
C Chace on the 1955 Kent Rally 4-25-3
4-27-1
1955 Kent Rally 4-27-2
1955 Kent Rally 23543, LLK 799, driven by Miss E.J.Chapman who became Mrs E.J.Dowle. 4-27-4
10868 Speed 20SB, 4-19-1, AUW33, VdP style tr, Behind onlookers in photo, (PAS) 11868, Speed 20SB, 4-19-1, AUA498, Chas sal 13379, Right end of line, LHO 1960 UK 4-29-1
14570 1938 Speed 25 BDY 231 11990 WP 7792 4-29-3 One of Four photos at South Eastern Section Concours, March 27th 1955, Barnet
4-31-1 Treasure Hunt spring 1955 Hammerton Hotel, Green Hammerton, Yorks
4-31-2
4-31-3 AOC Northern Section Treasure Hunt spring 1955
4-31-4 AOC Northern Section Treasure Hunt spring 1955
4-31-5 AOC Northern Section Market Place Helmsley
4-33-1 AOC Northern Section Wolds Rally 27 May 1956
4-33-2
4-33-3
4-33-4 AOC Northern Section Wolds Rally 27 May 1956
23517 4-33-5
10603 Speed 20 SA RV 3774 4-35-1
4-35-2
23517 TB14 NHT 11 4-35-3
The First Alvis Day at Heston, 1956 4-37-1
4-37-2
4-37-3
4-37-4
4-37-5
4-37-6
4-39-1
4-39-2
4-39-3
4-39-4
HP 6161 4-39-5
4-39-6
4-41-1
4-41-3
4-41-3
4-41-4
4-41-5
4-41-6
4-43-1
4-43-2
4-43-3
21421 at Heston 4-43-4
Sammy Davis 4-45-1 AOC Patron
4-45-2 Sammy Davis presents a trophy to G Barfoot-Care (member 207) at Heston 1957
Heston 4-47-1
4-47-2
4-47-3
4-47-4
4-49-1
4-49-3
13304 SD DGW 600 4-49-4
4-49-5 YS 5025 KPC 362
4-51-1
4-51-2
Heston 4-51-3
Heston 4-51-4
8442 4-51-5
10557 4-53-1
TWX 266 4-53-2
10557 Firefly FS 6429 4-53-3
11074 Firefly 4-53-4 AMB 622
4-54-1
4-54-3
8442 12/50TJ GG 3029 4-54-4
4-55-1
4-55-2
4-55-3
4-55-4
4-55-5
9608 12/60TL CP 9755 4-66-3
7306 FWD FE UW 2017 4-66-4
4-66-5
12071 Speed 20 SC KY 9898 4-67-3
4-67-5
13066 Speed 20 SD DNW 938 4-67-6
12140 BLD 643 Silver EAgle SF 4-67-7
15463 CGD 27 12/70 4-67-8
4-69-1
6550 UC 6641 4-69-2
14679 Speed 25 4-69-3
4-69-4
13304 Speed 20 SD 4-69-5
4-70-1
6550 12/50TG UC 6641 4-70-2
4-71-1
TWX 266 4-71-2
10833 JU 3276 Firefly 4-71-3
Norman Routledge 4-71-4
8988 GO 5777 12/60TK 4-74-1
2091 4-74-2
4-74-3
6071 4-75-1
8894 4-75-2
9608 CP 9755 12/60 TL 4/75-3
9178 12/50TJ KX 8260 4-76-1
9294 12/60 TL KV286 4-76-2
10849 Firefly ALX 381 4-76-3
9903 Firefly OJ 3618 4-76-4
10041 YY 2337 Speed 20 SA 4-77-1
12071 KY 9898 Speed 20 SC 4-78-1
13066 DNW 938 Speed 20 SD 4-78-2
14347 Speed 25 DXW 733 4-78-3
14353 ERF 349
4-78-4
14234 ENE 41 Silver Crest 4-79-1
15874 12/70 SC Mulliners tourer – Gore family
23263 LTT 475 4-80-1
20998 CVG 119 Duncan TA14 4-80-2
20835 HAH 883 TA14 Reliance ultility 4-80-3
21846 CWH 878 TA14 Plant Bros utility 4-80-4
22500 GOT 524 TA14 4/81-1
23530 DHE 252 TB14 4-81-2
24062 TA 21 4-81-3
25125 PZ 729 TB21 4-81-4
25202 OOD 162 TC21 4-82-1
10610 OC 3230 4-82-2
4-82-3
4-82-4
4-83-1
4-83-2
4-83-3
4-83-4
4-84-1
4-84-2
4-84-3
KLR 573
5775 FR 8693 12/50 TG Alvis Day 1962 4-86-1
14340 4.3 s/c J V Hare 1962 Crystal Palace DON 313 4/86-2
10833 Firefly 1933 Austin Fryer JU 3276 1962 Crystal Palace
7407 12/50 TG 1928 G Stephenson 1962 Crystal Palace 4-86-4
9729 12/60 TL 4-87-1 KV 209 1962 Crystal Palace
13056 Speed 20 SD 1936 L V Halliwell 4-87-2 1962 Crystal Palace
12/50 SD 1928 4-87-3 R G J Saunders 1962 Crystal Palace
9603 12/60 1931 Tony Collins 1962 Crystal Palace 4-87-4
15474 12/70 3 litre special Ken Ledbrook 1962 Crystal Palace
6071 10/30 1962 Crystal Palace 4-88-3
4-88-4 1962 Crystal Palace
22500 TA14 Major Quilton 4-89-1 Crystal Palace 1962
1955 TC21/100 F T Jackson (344SE) 4-89-3 Crystal Palace 1962
25343 TC21 NBT 315 4-89-4 Crystal Palace 1962
15507 12/70 BWF 822 4-90-1 Crystal Palace 1962
12682 Silver Eagle 4-91-1
14491 Speed 25 4-92-1 Speed 25 SB Charlesworth 14446 Saloon 14491, DDU 315, Black with Fawn leather. Probably circa 1956 when with Ernest Shenton. Now in my garage.
Wayne Brooks
4-39-1 and 4-39-2 both are NF8358 a 1927 SD 12/50 owned by Peter Hull and Peter Glover. It is now lacking the vast headlights and (sadly) the side skirts.
So if you see a photo in another section of the website with this three number reference, we know where to find the original. The rest of this page includes all album 4 photos that were digitised some time ago. If you can identify any photo without a caption or an incomplete one, please click on the photo and add a comment. We can then re-scan if necessary, caption it, and add it to the appropriate model or event page.
Alvis Archive 
4-39-1 and 4-39-2 both are NF8358 a 1927 SD 12/50 owned by Peter Hull and Peter Glover. It is now lacking the vast headlights and (sadly) the side skirts.
4-21-4 and 4-27-4 are chassis 23543, LLK 799, driven by Miss E.J.Chapman who became Mrs E.J.Dowle.