Alvis Archive

Today we feature a Bulletin from November 1996 when the Editor was John Price-Williams. The accompanying “pinkun” includes sixteen cars for sale, only one pre-war, a 1934 Firebird tourer for £17,500 which has seen many owners since then. The first owner was Richard Hughes OBE, the author of “High Wind in Jamaica”. It was exhibited at the Scottish Show on the James Galt Stand 28, Kelvin Hall, Edinburgh, 16 – 24 November 1934 and delivered to Folletts on the first of January 1935.

Four TA14s were offered, two saloons, one inviting offers, the other at £7,950, a shooting brake at £1,500 and a Riverlee saloon restoration project for £1,500. A TB14 was offered for £13,500. Take a look at www.alvis14.com for more information on Riverlee.

A rebuilt TA21 Tickford was offered for £20,000 and two restored Grey Lady saloons for £9,950 and £16,000.

Two TD21s, one for restoration offered around £3,000 and a good condition one for £7,800 ono.

Four TE21s, three saloons for £7,500 £10,000 and £13,500 and a 20,000 mile Dhc for £25,000. A TF21 Dhc for £35,000.

Inflation over the 25 years as measured by the UK Retail Price Index doubles the prices quoted for comparison with today.

Going further back in time, there are 133 photos in 1950s – Album 3, some needing identification if you would like to click on the photos and make a comment.

The Bulletin cover shows a Speed 25SB Charlesworth saloon and the last TF21 Mulliner Park Ward drophead.

One of the 300 photos in 1950s – Album 2 has stumped our historians – the only clue we have is the registration number which dates from early 1932 and falls in a sequence of known Speed 20 SAs sold by Follett. With clear similarities to the Jaguar XK120 and enhanced by the large wheels, who made the body?

Yesterday, the WordPress statistics page showed that one million “views” were clocked up since the website went live in 2012, so thank you for being a visitor and viewing the material. Looking back over the years the highest number of views on a day was 4,951 after publishing the Albums kept by the Alvis Owner Club in the 1950s. Taking a photograph and seeing it developed then was far more involved and expensive than it is today.

We have made it a little easier to view the Albums on line and invite you to browse these historic photos again (or maybe for the first time) just click ALBUMS .

Announced today by The Alvis Car Company is the completion of the Alvis Three Litre Continuation model destined for its new home in Japan.

All photos copyright of the Alvis Archive Trust with thanks to Alan Stote for the preview.

Following the last post of Alvis success in Switzerland we received a further hundred or so photos from Arie Wubben who clearly has an eye for detail in his subjects. Some of these photos have been added to the page Swiss Meetings.

This one captures the unique roof line of this Graber:

Another Graber entered its first National U.S. Concours, Radnor Hunt, and won first place in their “Debutante” class – cars shown for the first time at a major concours –

A downloadable Register of TD21s as they left the factory has been added to the page TD21 : 1958-1963

In the UK, Pre-War Prescott attracted some thirty cars and these photos from Edmund Waterhouse give a taste of the event

Meanwhile the September Diners at Bowcliffe joined the usual car park.

We were also able to test drive our “new” Standard 8 Projector kindly donated by Norman Silk so we can view our old films.

If you have any Standard 8mm films that need converting to digital technology, we can now help!

A Graber TC108G Special has won the public vote in the Zurich Classical Car Awards on 18th August.

Also receiving a Special Prize of the Jury was the TC21/100 Tickford…

Twenty years ago the Swiss Graber contingent came to Blenheim Palace to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of the AOC and the report of their attendance was included in Bulletin 471 which is available to download, and also in more detail on 2001 Blenheim Palace AOC Jubilee

For more on the TC108G model, click TC108G – Rara Avis