1939 Alvis Speed `25
#1
12-20-2011, 05:44 AM
1939 Alvis Speed `25
Hi Member's,
It's hard for me to believe that the below car is over 72 years old
Looks like something `Santa would drive
1939 Alvis Speed `25
Alvis, never a volume manufacturer, was one of the most innovative and successful British marques, distinguished by racing success, a well-earned reputation for reliability and steady management that, after a financial reorganization in the mid-twenties, turned yearly profits through the depths of the Great Depression. Early record-setting success at Brooklands was followed by the innovative development of front-wheel drive cars (what FWD 
)with de Dion front suspension, the first British automobile with fully independent suspension and the first fully-synchronized four-speed gearbox offered on a production British car.
It's hard for me to believe that the below car is over 72 years old
Looks like something `Santa would drive
1939 Alvis Speed `25
Alvis, never a volume manufacturer, was one of the most innovative and successful British marques, distinguished by racing success, a well-earned reputation for reliability and steady management that, after a financial reorganization in the mid-twenties, turned yearly profits through the depths of the Great Depression. Early record-setting success at Brooklands was followed by the innovative development of front-wheel drive cars
(what FWD )with de Dion front suspension, the first British automobile with fully independent suspension and the first fully-synchronized four-speed gearbox offered on a production British car.Introduced in August 1936, the Speed 25’s engine was increased to 3.6 liters dis ...
Introduced in August 1936, the Speed 25’s engine was increased to 3.6 liters displacement from the Speed 20’s 2.8 liters. With predictable handling, a stylishly low chassis that brought the best possible work from Alvis’s favored coachbuilders and remarkable power that propelled even the heaviest bodies to nearly 100mph, the Speed 25 is regarded as Alvis’s most important and sporting machine. A measure of enthusiasts’ regard for the Speed 25 is that of 391 built some 207 are known to survive today, a remarkable 53% survival rate. Rightfully regarded as a worthy competitor for the 3-Liter and 4-Liter Bentleys of the day, the most sporting coachwork was the four seat tourer built by Cross & Ellis and of the 38 built, 34 are believed to exist. The Cross & Ellis coachwork is long but low and delicately proportioned, expressing the essence of British sports tourers of the thirties.
The style, performance and reliability of Alvis automobiles set a very high 106hp 3,571 cc overhead valve six-cylinder engine, four-speed manual transmission, independent front suspension with transverse leaf spring, live axle rear with leaf springs, four-wheel mechanical drum brakes. Wheelbase: 124".
Source: RM Auctions
The style, performance and reliability of Alvis automobiles set a very high 106hp 3,571 cc overhead valve six-cylinder engine, four-speed manual transmission, independent front suspension with transverse leaf spring, live axle rear with leaf springs, four-wheel mechanical drum brakes. Wheelbase: 124".
Source: RM Auctions
- <TABLE class=ride_specs><TBODY><TR><TD class=ride_spec_header>Make</TD><TD id=make>Alvis</TD></TR><TR class=gray><TD class=ride_spec_header>Model</TD><TD id=model>Speed 25 Tourer</TD></TR><TR><TD class=ride_spec_header>Year</TD><TD id=year>1939</TD></TR><TR class=gray><TD class=ride_spec_header>Engine</TD><TD>3.6L 6-cylinder</TD></TR><TR><TD class=ride_spec_header>Price</TD><TD>$125,000 - $175,000 </TD></TR><TR class=gray><TD class=ride_spec_header>Horsepower</TD><TD>106
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</TD></TR><TR><TH style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" scope=row>Manufacturer</TH><TD class=brand>Alvis</TD></TR><TR><TH style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" scope=row>Production</TH><TD>1937–1940</TD></TR><TR><TH style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" scope=row>Predecessor</TH><TD>Alvis Speed 20</TD></TR><TR><TH style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" scope=row>Class</TH><TD class=category>Touring car</TD></TR><TR><TH style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" scope=row>Body style</TH><TD class=category>cabriolet (generally – delivered only as a chassis)</TD></TR><TR><TH style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" scope=row>Engine</TH><TD>3.5-litre Straight-6</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
1939 Alvis Speed 25 Images, Information and History | Conceptcarz.com
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CarProperty.com / Alvis Speed 25 Tourer - Cross & Ellis coachwork
^^ Above link has one 4-Sale in CA for $250,000.00 if U R interested ?
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Alvis Speed 25 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
<CITE>en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvis_Speed_25</CITE>Cached - Similar
The Alvis Speed 25 was a British touring car made between 1936 or 1937 ... Alter Adel: Der Alvis Speed 25 von 1939 besass einen Reihensechszylinder mit 3,5 ...
^^ Click above for more pic's & updated infor on above ^^
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CarProperty.com / Alvis Speed 25 Tourer - Cross & Ellis coachwork
^^ Above link has one 4-Sale in CA for $250,000.00 if U R interested ?
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Alvis Speed 25 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
<CITE>en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvis_Speed_25</CITE>Cached - Similar
The Alvis Speed 25 was a British touring car made between 1936 or 1937 ... Alter Adel: Der Alvis Speed 25 von 1939 besass einen Reihensechszylinder mit 3,5 ...
Last edited by Space; 12-20-2011 at 08:41 AM.
#4
12-20-2011, 09:44 AM
Hi Mike, that's what I really love about the Web...I never even knew about a Alvis Speed b-4 & that they had Front wheel drive back then
I've learned so much about cars since I've been connected to the web...I don't think I'd pay $175K or $250K for one, but it's great that they are still out there to see & enjoy...Thanks for yours & member's posts & adding to the activity of our forum....Oh, what older car from the past would you like to have ?
#10
12-22-2011, 02:09 AM
Space that is a sweet ride. Of cars around that vintage I'd like a Ford Model A roadster. I think that would be cool.