ALVIS ANNOUNCE CONTINUATION SERIES OF ITS GREATEST PRE-WAR MODEL
 Alvis, one of Britain’s most innovative car manufacturers, is resuming production of the famous Alvis 4.3 Litre model, 72 years after the last 4.3 Litre car was produced.
This Alvis model was the fastest non-supercharged production car of its day, and the all-British “Continuation Series” will live up to that heritage. Manufactured from the original works drawings, the car will be powered by the Alvis 4.3 Litre six cylinder engine faithfully produced to the 1936 design and retaining all its period character and quality, but utilising modern technology for emission compliance as well as delivering even more power.
The Alvis Car Company Limited will produce the 4.3 Litre car in newly completed facilities at its Kenilworth site in collaboration with its sister company Red Triangle. For the last 40 years Red Triangle has been providing parts and restoration services to Alvis owners and has also been the custodian of the original designs, plans and the complete historic records of all the Alvis cars produced.
There is evidence from the 1938 Alvis Board Minutes that 77 of the 4.3 Litre chassis that were officially sanctioned for production were never completed because car manufacturing had to be suspended in 1940. As a result the new 4.3 Litre “Continuation Series” will be limited to the production of these remaining 77 chassis, thereby fulfilling the original intention of the Alvis Board.
ALVIS FACTS
Alvis were true automobile engineers. Everything from the concept to the finished rolling chassis was designed and engineered by Alvis, complemented by a range of eye-catching bodywork from leading coach builders of the time. The result - cars of outstanding reliability, impressive performance and stunning good looks. Alvis were hand built cars of exceptional quality, designed and manufactured by a British company.
1920 T. G. John begins manufacturing Alvis cars in Coventry with coachwork supplied by Cross & Ellis and Carbodies.
1925 A supercharged Alvis front wheel drive laps Brooklands at 104 mph.
1926 Alvis design and race the first straight eight front wheel drive Grand Prix racing car.
1928 The Alvis Company manufacture and market the world's first front wheel drive production car.
1933 Alvis design the world's first all synchromesh gear box and initiate the first British car with independent front suspension.
1939 -1945 The Alvis Company controls 21 'shadow' factories producing aero engines for the RAF.
1952 Alec Issigonis joins Alvis to design a prototype 3500cc V8 engine.
1959 History is made when the first hovercraft SR.N 1 crosses the Channel powered by an Alvis Leonides engine.
1965 Alvis merges with Rover.
1967 After 47 years and manufacturing almost 22,000 motor vehicles Alvis cease car production.
1968 The ex-employees, helped by the Alvis Company, create Red Triangle.
Alvis pass everything to the new company - the complete stock of parts,
over 22,000 Car Records and more than 50,000 works drawings, technical data sheets and correspondence files.
Please contact Richard Joyce 44 + (0) 1926 850405
Email: enquiries@thealviscarcompany.co.uk
The Alvis Car Company Common Lane, Kenilworth, England
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