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ALVIS: THE STORY OF THE RED TRIANGLE

by Kenneth Day

Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 2nd. 1989

Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. Second Edition. Why Alvis survived so many other high quality car makers and signposts the story of the company's success in a risk-fraught business. A Foulis Motoring Book. Large format. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photos. 375 pages.

Lower edge of spine shelf-won, a few knocks to board edges (minor). Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and is scuffed to rear panel.

ISBN: 0854296670
Stock no. 1830679

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Contents

  • Author's note to Second Edition
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgements
  • PART I COMPANY HISTORY
  • The Alvis
  • The men behind the name
  • TG John Ltd
  • Alvis Car & Engineering Co Ltd
  • Front wheel drive
  • Manufacturing the vintage car
  • Technical developments & new models
  • The first all synchromesh gearbox
  • Alvis expands
  • Alvis Ltd
  • The first aero engine
  • Near disaster
  • The future secured
  • Alvis goes to war
  • TG John retires
  • Transition to peace
  • Under new management
  • A three product company
  • The TA175/350 and hard desisions
  • Corporate & Product changes
  • Aero engine & car production ends
  • From Scorpion to Stormer
  • PART II RACING HISTORY
  • Early years
  • 1923 Victory
  • Front wheel drive racing & sports cars
  • Private entrants
  • PART III CAR SPECIFICATIONS & PERFORMANCE DATA
  • The side-valve cars
  • The 12/50 & 12/60
  • The six-cylinder 14.75
  • The Silver Eagle
  • The front wheel drive cars
  • Firefly & Firebird
  • Crested Eagle
  • The 3.5 litre, Speed 25 & 4.3 litre cars
  • The Silver Crest
  • The 12/70 & The Fourteen
  • The three litre
  • PART IV AERO ENGINES
  • The Gnome Rhone Pelides & Alcides
  • The Alvis Leonicles
  • PART V ARMOURED VEHICLES
  • Pre-war developments
  • Armoured wheeled vehicles
  • Scorpion
  • PART VI ALVIS OWNERSHIP
  • Maintenance & repair points
  • APPENDICES

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