1938 ALVIS 12/70 - Lot 45

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1938 ALVIS 12/70 - Lot 45
1938 ALVIS 12/70 Serial number : A44057 French registration The Alvis 12/70 was announced by the British manufacturer on September 22, 1937. It was then a four-seat drophead sports sedan or coupe, related to the six-cylinder Alvis Silver Crest. With Smith-Clarke, the chief designer and technical director, fully occupied with the construction of a new plant to manufacture Alvis' Gnome-Rhone radial engines, the 12/70 was designed by George Lanchester and proved to be his last car design. Alvis then produced a 1,842cc four-cylinder overhead valve tappet engine that was similar to the Alvis Firebird engine but was, in fact, a new design. Its 63 hp was sufficient to propel the car to a top speed of about 130 km/h. Alvis also had to design and manufacture a four-speed gearbox, the first three gears of which were synchronized. The car presented here is in very nice condition. The two-tone paint is well done and the matte black rims look good. The soft top is in good condition and has an "easy" opening, often uncharacteristic of cars from those years. Inside, the leathers have a nice patina. The floor mats may need to be replaced. This rare car deserves to be back on the road of pre-war rallies. 1938 ALVIS 12/70 Serial number: A44057 French registration The Alvis 12/70 was announced by the British manufacturer on 22 September 1937. It was then a four-seater drophead sports saloon or coupé, related to the six-cylinder Alvis Silver Crest. With Chief Technical Director and designer Smith-Clarke fully occupied with building a new factory to manufacture Alvis' Gnome-Rhone radial engines, the 12/70 was designed by George Lanchester and proved to be his last car design. Alvis then produced a 1,842cc four-cylinder overhead valve tappet engine which was similar to the Alvis Firebird engine but was, in fact, a new design. Its 63 bhp output was sufficient to propel the car to a top speed of around 130 km/h. Alvis also had to design and build a four-speed gearbox, the first three gears of which were synchronised. The car presented here is in very good overall condition. The two-tone paintwork is well done and the matt black rims look good. The soft top is in good condition and has an "easy" opening, often uncharacteristic of cars from that period. Inside, the leather has a nice patina. The floor mats may need to be replaced. This rare car deserves to be back on the road for pre-war rallies.
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