Today the car that would have been replaced by the recently featured Rover-based ‘Gladys’ or P6BS/P9, the Alvis TE 21, seen here at the British Motor Museum in 2024. This elegant body style originated with the Swiss coach-builder Graber but production switched to the UK as volumes increased. This 1965 example was one of the last of the original production run. (1/4)
The motor industry is full of connections and coincidences. Presumably hoping to remain relevant to Alvis’ future under Rover, Graber came up with its own idea for a P6 coupé, in which the identity of the base car was more visible than in the case of Rover’s own Gladys prototype featured yesterday. (2/4)
https://driventowrite.com/2020/04/12/graber-rover-p6-2000-tc/
Quite remarkably it is possible to buy a brand new Alvis with the Graber body style. The company was revived and is manufacturing ‘continuation series’ cars from its rich back catalogue. (3/4)
https://thealviscarcompany.co.uk/alvis-continuation-series-graber-super-coupe/
It is immediately noticeable that the Alvis Graber Super Coupe and Cabriolet are cars that give the driver a feeling of superb quality and makes driving a pleasure. With these models, we have engineered our six-cylinder 3-litre engine to achieve a good performance at low speed making it exceptionally versatile and enjoyable. With... Read more »
While the Alvis car range was discontinued (temporarily as it turns out) Alvis continued as a manufacturer of many British military vehicles, of which my favourite was the legendary Stalwart. (4/4)
Perfect for Tesco.
Looking good in gold. Clearly not aimed at introverts. The aquarium top is about being seen.
@davidwilkins @lionelb Surprising to see that Alvis is still making cars, including period engines.
Inspired by the Facel Vega?
Good looking car regardless.
Attached: 1 image After yesterday’s smaller Facel 6, here’s more ‘French luxury’ with a representative of the company’s earlier Facel Vega range of larger, more powerful cars, I think an HK500, a model introduced in 1959. These bigger cars used V8 engines from Chrysler or other Mopar brands. Photo (sorry for the blur) from Techno Classica Essen, 2013. #davidsdailycar #Facel #Chrysler #WeirdCarMastodon
@scruss PS - I’ve posted a few Facels in the past. Here’s one.
Attached: 1 image After yesterday’s smaller Facel 6, here’s more ‘French luxury’ with a representative of the company’s earlier Facel Vega range of larger, more powerful cars, I think an HK500, a model introduced in 1959. These bigger cars used V8 engines from Chrysler or other Mopar brands. Photo (sorry for the blur) from Techno Classica Essen, 2013. #davidsdailycar #Facel #Chrysler #WeirdCarMastodon
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