Prelude to Excellence There is a story that the Coventry car company name Alvis originated by taking “Al” from the...
Warwickshire-based car manufacturer The Alvis Car Company is extending its range of road-legal, pre-and post-War continuation cars, using key components...
As detailed in this month’s “Racecar Profile,” the Alvis Car & Engineering Company has a rich road and racing heritage that dates back to its founding by T.G. John in 1919. From the first 10/30 model in 1920, until the last TF 21 Graber DHC left the assembly line in...
Built from 1963–1966, the Alvis TE 21 (or Three Liter Series III) featured a 3.0-liter, inline 6-cylinder engine wrapped in...
In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the Canadian industries of aerospace and racecar design were at the forefront of...
Warm and windy weather welcomed a weekend of wings and wheels at the Flywheel Festival, Bicester Heritage, held at the former Second World War bomber station situated in Oxfordshire. Like a fine wine this event has matured with each and every edition, leaving the crowds of visitors eager to return...
Photo: Steve Oom I had heard about them for years, but had never seen one in the metal. Sure, actually...
So what do you do if you’re a leading pulmonologist, at a National Cancer Research hospital, and you can’t find...
1954 Alvis Grey Lady At the 2004 Goodwood Revival, a most unlikely machine quickly became the large crowd’s favorite as Ivan Dutton and the late Gerry Marshall pedaled Dutton’s rather majestic 1954 Alvis Grey Lady to a 2nd and 4th in the two heats of the St. Mary’s Trophy race....
Following the demise of motor racing during the Second World War years, there were those enthusiastic individuals, at a very...
Photo: Steve Oom Photo: Steve Oom It would be interesting to ask any historic car enthusiast what picture enters their...
The sole surviving Alvis Grand Prix racing car, once abandoned in a scrapyard in Coventry, is being revived by The Alvis Car Company, its original creator. It is set to mark its first public appearance in Chiba City, Japan, at Automobile Council 2023, 96 years after its race debut at...
Where I live I often see an Alvis TA 14 “woodie,” the owner’s sole car. It has no catalytic converter...
From the very beginning of the automobile, man built cars to compete with a passion for speed and technology. These...
From the very beginning of the automobile, man built cars to compete with a passion for speed and technology. These early innovators belong to an elite club, their place in automotive history guaranteed as the creators of a true classic sports car, a genuine thoroughbred. The development of the racing...
From the very beginning of the automobile, man built cars to compete with a passion for speed and technology. These...
From the very beginning of the automobile, man built cars to compete with a passion for speed and technology. These...
From the very beginning of the automobile, man built cars to compete with a passion for speed and technology. These early innovators are in an elite club with their place in automotive history guaranteed as the creators of true classic sports cars, a genuine thoroughbred. The development of the racing...
From the very beginning of the automobile, man built cars to compete with a passion for speed and technology. These...
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Prices are based on an average of values submitted by our panel of expert consultants who this month include: Kent...
From the very beginning of the automobile, man built cars to compete with a passion for speed and technology. These...
From the very beginning of the automobile, man built cars to compete with a passion for speed and technology. These early innovators are in an elite club, with their place in automotive history guaranteed as the creators of true classic sports cars, genuine thoroughbreds. The development of the racing sports...
From the very beginning of the automobile, man pursued his passion for speed and technology by building cars for competition....
From the very beginning of the automobile, man built cars to compete with a passion for speed and technology. These...
From the very beginning of the automobile, man built cars to compete with a passion for speed and technology. These early innovators are in an elite club with their place in automotive history guaranteed as the creators of true classic sports cars, genuine thoroughbreds. The development of the racing sports...
From the very beginning of the automobile, man built cars to compete with a passion for speed and technology. These...
From the very beginning of the automobile, man built cars to compete with a passion for speed and technology. These...
The search for rare or interesting automobiles to profile for Vintage Road & Racecar has a few obvious starting points. Concours, especially ones like Amelia Island and Hilton Head, can yield a great variety of cars that are appropriate for this magazine, especially knowing that most, if not all of the...