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ALVIS: THE STORY OF THE RED TRIANGLE

by Kenneth Day

Published by Gentry Books. 1st. 1981

Very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper. A definitive history of one of the most famous, influential and successful car manufacturers over the last half century. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 335 pages.

Lower corners of boards bumped. Minor foxing to text block. Contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper.

ISBN: 0856140635
Stock no. 1817137

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Contents

  • PART I COMPANY HISTORY:
  • 1. The Alivis
  • 2. The Men Behind the Name
  • 3. T.G. John Ltd
  • 4. Alvis Car & Engineering Co. Ltd.
  • 5. Front Wheel Drive
  • 6. Manufacturing the Vintage Car
  • 7. Technical Developments and New Models
  • 8. The First All Synchromesh Gearbox
  • 9. Alvis Expands
  • 10. Alvis Ltd.
  • 11. The First Aero Engine
  • 12. Near Disaster
  • 13. The Future Secured
  • 14. Alvis Goes to War
  • 15. T.G. John Retires
  • 16. Transition to Peace
  • 17. Under New Management
  • 18. A Three Product Company
  • 19. The TA175/350 and Hard Decisions
  • 20. Corporate and Product Changes
  • 21. Aero Engine and Car Production Ends
  • 22. Scorpion Arrives
  • PART II RACING HISTORY:
  • 1. Early Years
  • 2. 1923 Victory
  • 3. Front Wheel Drive Racing Cars
  • 4. Front Wheel Drive Sports Cars
  • 5. Private Entrants
  • PART III CAR SPECIFICATIONS AND PERFORMANCE DATA:
  • 1. The Side Valve Cars
  • 2. The 12/50 and 12/60
  • 3. The Six Cylinder 14.75
  • 4. The Front Wheel Drive Cars
  • 5. The Silver Eagle
  • 6. The Speed 20
  • 7. Firefly and Firebird
  • 8. The Crested Eagle
  • 9. The 3.5 Litre, Speed 25 and 4.3 Cars
  • 10. The Silver Crest
  • 11. The 12/70
  • 12. The Fourteen
  • 13. The Three Litre
  • PART IV AERO ENGINES:
  • 1. The Gnome Rhone, Pelides and Alcides
  • 2. The Alvis Leonides
  • PART V ARMOURED VEHICLES:
  • 1. Pre-War Developments
  • 2. Armoured Wheeled Vehicles
  • 3. Scorpion
  • APPENDICES

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