1967 2993 cc Alvis TF21 3 Litre Cabriolet first registered jan 1st 1967
Cranleigh Lions Classic Car Show
30 October, 2024
Do your tastes or appreciation of cars or car types change over time?
Do certain cars have more appeal to you or perhaps less as you get a bit older?
The car above is a 2 door Alvis TF21 Cabriolet with a 3 litre engine under the bonnet with no less than three SU carburettors, first registered on Jan 1st 1967 and to my mind, with it's stacked twin headlamps, it's a bit of a beauty.
The Alvis Car and Engineering Company Ltd established in 1919 was based in Coventry. In 1967 Alvis car production ceased.
1966 Alvis TF21 FHC
Note the three SU carburettors
The engine views are also from an Alvis TF21 saloon.
The photograph was taken at the rather excellent Cranleigh Lions Classic Car Show on August 11th, where there were some truly magnificent motor cars.
What is a little annoying is that the “photographer” (I use the term loosely) should take pictures of a 3 litre 150 bhp car engine and not bother taking pictures of the full vehicle in all it's glory, especially one with such a rich heritage, a loyal following, and a production run of only 106.
I am not naming names, but,……. you know who you are.
Undeterred, other sources of the Alvis were sought.
Lloyd Vehicle Consulting recorded "A Slightly Shambolic Shuffle Around the 2024 Cranleigh Lions Classic Car Show” culminating in nine Utube videos of the day.
The same red 1966 Alvis TF21 2993 cc saloon with its inline-6 cylinder engine, a car that with its 3 SU carburettors, delivers 150 brake horsepower, is visible in the eighth video, commencing at 1 minute and 32 seconds on this link.
Never heard of Alvis?
You could be forgiven if you've never heard of the brand of Alvis and, even if you do a look up on Google, the results include references to the monarch of rock 'n' roll whose early demise at the age of 42 was much lamented.
The Alvis name is, perhaps, more readily associated with armoured vehicles such as the Alvis Saladin armoured car and Saracen armoured personnel carrier.
Alvis Saladin Armoured Car
However, those who are more intimately associated with the sporting and luxury passenger cars of the Alvis brand would disagree.
Chasing Bentley’s
There was a time when Alvis cars were chasing those of Bentley around the Le Mans circuit.
Le Mans 1928
66 drivers started on the sixth edition of the 24 hours of Le Mans
17 cars crossed the finishing line
Bentley Motors Ltd secured first and fifth place with their 4.4 Litre 6 cylinder, in second place was the StutZ DV 16 Blackhawk a 4.9 L engine eight cylinders for the French team by stocks DV 16 Blackhawk which is a 4.9 L eight cylinder engine.
Occupying third and fourth positions was a six cylinder Chrysler 72 4.1 L.
Other cars crossing the line included the Lagonda 2 L in third position was Chrysler 72 another six cylinder 4.1 L1st
However the 6th and 9th positions were occupied by the 1.5 litre Alvis TA 1.5 lace
Alvis TA 1.5L I4 6th place
Alvis Car and Engineering Company Ltd was a British manufacturing company in Coventry from 1919 to 1967. In addition to automobiles designed for the civilian market, the company also produced racing cars, aircraft engines, armoured cars and other armoured fighting vehicles.[2]
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