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 1937 Alvis Speed 25 Offord Roadster | 1937 Alvis Speed 25 Offord Roadster 1937 Alvis Speed 25 Offord Roadster Photo By: Douglas Wilkinson Date: August 7, 2005 Location: 2005 Meadow Brook Concours d'Elegance in Rochester, Michigan by Douglas |
 1964 Alvis TE21 Coupe | 1964 Alvis TE21 Coupe 1964 Alvis TE21 Coupe by Douglas |
 1961 Alvis TD21 Coupe | 1961 Alvis TD21 Coupe 1961 Alvis TD21 Coupe by Douglas |
 1965 Alvis TE21 Drophead Coupe | 1965 Alvis TE21 Drophead Coupe 1965 Alvis TE21 Drophead Coupe by Douglas |
 For Sale 1964 Alvis TE21 Drophead Coupe | For Sale 1964 Alvis TE21 Drophead Coupe Offered For Sale By: Hurst Park Automobiles Ltd. 157/169 Walton Road East Molesey Surrey, England KT8 0DX Phone: 44 (0)1372 468487 Fax: 44 (0)1372 471411 Email: enquiries@hurstpark.co.uk Website: www.hurstpark.co.uk 1964 Alvis TE21 Drophead Coupe Opalescent dark blue with grey hide interior. Navy blue mohair soft-top and hood bag. Chromium wire wheels. Automatic with power steering. Correct wood rim steering wheel. An absolutely superbly restored motor car ready to tour anywhere. Alvis only built 95 of these superb full four-seater dropheads, and cars equipped with power steering are extremely rare. Please enquire by DLR00140 |
 Alvis TE21 Coupe | Alvis TE21 Coupe Alvis TE21 Coupe by Douglas |
 1963 Alvis TD21 Coupe | 1963 Alvis TD21 Coupe 1963 Alvis TD21 Coupe by Douglas |
 1966 Alvis TE21 Convertible | 1966 Alvis TE21 Convertible 1966 Alvis TE21 Convertible by Douglas |
 Alvis TD21 Fixed Head Coupe | Alvis TD21 Fixed Head Coupe Alvis TD21 Fixed Head Coupe by Douglas |
 Alvis TE21 DHC | Alvis TE21 DHC Alvis TE21 DHC by Douglas |
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Alvis History
Alvis was founded in Coventry, England in 1920 by T. G. John and G. P. de Freville. The company produced high quality cars including its own very reliable engines. By 1928 Alvis had succeeded in building over 6,000 automobiles.
In 1937 Alvis built a new factory to manufacture aircraft engines and another new factory in 1938 to build armored military vehicles. The last pre-war Alvis automobile was made in their Coventry factory in 1939.
During World War II, Coventry was heavily bombed and the Coventry plant was destroyed in 1940. After the war, the first civilian Alvis was the 1946 Model TA14, based almost entirely on the pre-war Speed 25. Alvis began exporting cars to the USA in 1950.
The conservative traditional design of the Alvis cars hindered their sales even though they were technically very well made. The Swiss coachbuilder Graber had considerable success with the Alvis chassis, building several beautiful cars, mostly convertibles. In 1955 Graber took on the role of design advisor to Alvis and, for a short while, sales flourished. Financial demands forced Alvis to sell its assets to Rover in July, 1965 and the final Alvis model, the TF21, was shown at the London motor show that same year. When Rover was taken over by Leyland Motor Corporation in March, 1967, it meant the demise of the Alvis brand for automobiles. From then on the name was used only on military vehicles.
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