Alvis

Thanks Anne, That must be going back a while. I was hoping to hear of more celebrities, I can imagine there was quite a few.

I know Edward the 8th bought a new Alvis but did not collect from the factory - it was shipped to his house in Paris.

If anyone has an obscure question about Alvis, a distant relative of mine is the official Alvis historian and I could make an enquiry of him on their behalf.

Was there ever a fully equipped hospital underneath?

The three cars pictured outside the Alvis works in I think 1991 are all from the Coventry Transport Museum collection. BO 2481 (if I've read it correctly) is the oldest surviving Alvis, a 1920 10/30 model. UL 2046 is a 1928 front wheel drive model, and 1 ALV is a 1965 TE21 model that belonged to the Alvis chairman J.J. Parkes. Edited by member, 30th Oct 2016 10:48 pm

Super picture NeilsYard. My grandfather lived in Malvern Road, top of Holyhead Road and was a skilled toolmaker at Alvis. I still have his wartime works pass.

As has been discussed before - the original Alvis works in 1934 which were east of the bridge - visible on the right here.

And a slightly later one as they started to expand on to the new site west of the bridge. Can anyone confirm when the original site closed?

Hi Neil, in the archive it says that British Leyland sold it in 1981. A Telegraph article says Alvis moved to Walsgrave in 1990 and to Telford in 1999.

Sorry Anne I meant the site on the town side of the bridge

Pleased to have seen this on Sunday at our local car show - a 1935 Alvis Speed 20 SC Charlesworth Saloon

When Alvis moved to Walsgrave Triangle, they started a division called Alvis Fenestration. This division made window frames from solid bronze extrusions that were used in the New Parliament Building. It was said that it would have been cheaper to hang a new Mercedes in the spaces instead of the completed frames.