ALVIS – year 1932

Manufacturer: Alvis Car and Engineering Co. Ltd., Coventry, Anglia.

The Alvis brand was founded in 1920, when Thomas Georg John acquired Holley Brothers Co. Ltd. producing pistons from light alloys and began producing motorcycles and cars. The first model had a 4-cylinder displacement engine 1,4 liter, next, larger types had engine capacity 1,6 liter.

Since its inception, the Alvis brand has participated in sports events, and her specialty was front-wheel drive cars. The company's first racing car had a 4-cylinder displacement engine 1,5 liter with compressor, developing power to 74 kW (100 KM). Low empty weight, because only 475 kg, it did, that he was extremely fast - he had an average speed on the Brooklands circuit 169 km/h. It had an unusually long front part, which housed a 4-speed gearbox in front of the engine, behind which there was also the differential of the driven front axle. The company competed regularly at the track in Brooklands, however, she was unable to prevail over such brands, like Bugatti, Delage lub Talbot-Darracq, therefore, after the recent failure of v 1927 r. decided to stop the production of racing cars and switched to the production of sports and touring cars. Alvis was known from this period, 1,5-liter with a 4-cylinder engine, of a capacity 1482 cm3, with the camshaft in the cylinder head, developing power 37 kW (50 KM), without compressor, a 55 kW (75 KM) with recharge. The car had independent front and rear wheel suspension.

4-the local model without a compressor was sold at a fairly high price 14 000 marek. Due to financial problems, the company in 1929 r. it gave up the production of front-wheel drive cars.

Of the classic rear-wheel drive types, the Speed ​​Twenty - fast twenty - z model should be mentioned 1932 r., which successfully participated in various car competitions and is still one of the most valuable specimens in the collection of cars of this brand.