The rebirth of a British classic car
The reformed Alvis Car Company is to make its elegant 1938 four-seater, 4.3-litre classic - the fastest non-supercharged production car of its day.
Automotive history is littered with British car companies that "burned brightly for a few years before going to the wall", says Richard Yarrow in Metro. Bristol Cars became the latest to fall when it went into administration in March. Attempts to revive fallen brands such as Jensen, Connaught and Marcos have faded away even more quickly than the originals. This year, Alvis is attempting to buck the trend.
The Coventry-based firm sold expensive and high-quality vehicles from the 1920s to 1967. The reformed Alvis Car Company, based in Kenilworth near Coventry, is to make the elegant, four-seater, 4.3-litre Alvis the fastest non-supercharged production car of its day, covering 0-60mph in around 11 seconds, says David Williams in The DailyTelegraph. The 1938 classic has been designed and engineered from the original technical drawings.
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