1936 4.3 Litre Alvis Headed to Goodwood Festival of Speed

 

Long before Sir Alec Issigonis served up the Austin Seven, later known as the Mini, he was a member of the Alvis Company, a British automaker whose history traces back to 1919. Alvis' tenure in the U.K. auto industry lasted through 1967 and, more than 40 years later, the company's remains will re-introduce its famous, pre-war 4.3 Litre model at the upcoming Goodwood Festival of Speed. The 4.3 Litre Alvis will draw upon the original blueprints from 1936 but utilize modern components including emissions-control equipment and fuel injection for the inline-six engine. The 2010 Goodwood Festival of Speed is open to the public starting 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."