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The annual Goodwood Festival of Speed is just weeks away, and smitten Alvis aficionados will be pleased to learn the company's remains will be reviving the 1936 4.3 Litre model for the show. From 1919-1967, the Alvis Company partook in the then-burgeoning British auto industry and was even an employer for Sir Alec Issigonis of Mini fame. In 2010, the Alvis name will live once more through a freshly built 1936 4.3 Litre with modern-day emissions control and fuel injection. The Festival of Speed begins July 2.
The press release may be found below:
21st Century future for legendary Alvis model
The Alvis Car Company will be using the Goodwood Festival of Speed next month to announce details of a unique project to re-introduce a renowned 1930's Alvis model using the original technical drawings, allied to the latest CAD/CAM technology.
Red Triangle, the well-established Alvis service company, which owns the Alvis cars brand and trademarks, has evidence from the original Alvis company board minutes that 77 of the chassis that were officially sanctioned for production were never fulfilled because car production had to be suspended in 1940. The newly formed Alvis Car Company will announce details of a continuation series of these cars at Goodwood and will be displaying on their stand a brand new 4.3 Litre chassis and engine. These are the first steps towards the reintroduction of the famous Alvis 4.3 Litre model, 71 years after the last 4.3 Litre Alvis was produced.
The 4.3 Litre Alvis was the fastest non-supercharged production car of its day, and the continuation series will live up to that heritage. Manufactured from the original drawings, the 4.3 Litre Alvis in-line six cylinder engine will be faithful to the 1936 design, in maintaining all its period character and quality, yet by utilising modern technology it will be emission compliant. Moreover, by using modern materials, fuel injection and engine management, this powerplant will deliver even more horsepower.
"This is part of our overall business plan," said Alan Stote, Red Triangle and Alvis Car Company proprietor: "to maintain service to existing Alvis owners but also to reintroduce selected authentic Alvis models in line with the vision of the Alvis Board all those years ago. Visitors to Goodwood will be able to see the first stages of that plan."