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Mulliner, Tickford, Vanden Plas; remember the Trust when you are there; our true love is your Alvis car.

75 years of the Alvis Owner Club is being celebrated this coming weekend at the Woodland Grange Hotel and the Trust will be there on Sunday represented by Martin Wickham and John Fox. We will have a selection of Alvis books, CDs and prints on sale. If you have any missing from your collection you can pre-order and collect by making a comment below.

Ken Day’s – The Story of the Red Triangle 4th Edition       £40

DVD of AOC Bulletins to 1951-2014 and IAD programmes £30

Adrian Padfield’s – Coventry and the Iron Lung                     £15

Roy Probert’s –  Leonides  The Alvis Aero Engine                   £15

John Fox’s    –            Alvis 1946-67 Post war cars                    £15

Graber Alvis brochure – John Fox                                              £15

Miscellaneous other books on request priced individually and multi-buy offers.

A lady has sent this photo of a 1931 Silver Eagle, DV 7884, chassis 8571, car 13462, hoping to discover its whereabouts one day…if it’s still alive.

“Dad owned it, I believe, from about 1931 to the early 60s. It did sterling work, carrying small boys to footy matches, &  Set picnics for small boys at my parents’ pre-prep school near Farnham, and I expect at Summerfields, St Leonards ,  Sussex, where he taught for a short time.”

We have no information other than it was delivered to Martin & Staddon, Budleigh Salterton, Devon. Is it hiding somewhere?

For some photos of recent events, click Events in 2026

Derek Bradbury

We have learned with regret that Life Member of the Trust, Derek Bradbury, passed away on April 19th 2026 at the age of 88.

Derek had a remarkable history of fifty-four years’ of Alvis Owner Club membership, and in particular dedication to Alvis Members in the Southwest Section. He took part in the first Southwestern Alvis Day at Newton Abbot in 1976 and was Section Chairman 1982 and again from 1997-1984, working alongside Ted Sayer.

He was Chairman of the Alvis Owner Club 1988-92 and Club President 2000-06. He continued to support the SW Section and was a regular attender at Southwestern Alvis Days, accompanied by Jean.

Derek ready for the 1989 AGM

He enjoyed owning several Alvis cars, two Speed 20s, some TE21s and a front wheel drive.

Our sympathies are with Jean, and Nigel at this time. His funeral is on Wednesday 13th May at 2.30 pm.at the Parish church of St. Wolfrida, Horton, BH21 7JA.

Please add your memories in the Comment box below.

75 years of AOC publications

The 618th Bulletin announced a significant change to the future publication of the Bulletin. For the first time it will be in A4 format and not for the first time, will be reduced in frequency. Change is inevitable as is evidenced by the last 75 years of the Club’s prolific output and featured on a new page AOC Alvistas 1951-3 and Bulletins.

The Links page also has new additions.

More discoveries

Most of our archive photographs have been identified and many are on this website. Some languish awaiting further clues as to what they are or when they were taken. This new image (donated by Steve Wright) is probably the 1957 Earls Court Motor Show car being prepared in the Graber works.

With right hand drive and Lucas lights it fits with the contemporary Alvis publicity photos which are now added to the TC108G page. Two other TC108Gs are now on Cars seeking new custodians, one ripe for restoration and another, ready to drive away.

Some TC108G advertising material has been added to ALVIS AGENTS AND IMPORTERS

The DVLA has updated its guidance on recovering registration numbers which has been added to Recovering an original UK Registration Number