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ALVIS THE STORY OF THE RED TRIANGLE

by Kenneth Day

Published by Haynes Publishing. 4th. 2008

Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. Fourth Edition. The success story of Alvis, which first established itself as a top car maker and then diversified to become a major player in the aero and defence industries. Large format. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photos. 400 pages including index.

A few minor knocks to board edges. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed, light wear to top of spine.

ISBN: 9781844255245
Stock no. 1826669

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Contents

  • 1. Thomas George John - the beginning of greatness
  • 2. T.G. John Ltd 1917-1921
  • 3. Further Expansion - Alvis Car and Engineering Co. Ltd
  • 4. Front-wheel drive to Speed 20
  • 5. Manufacturing the vintage Alvis
  • 6. Racing and record-breaking with rear-wheel drive
  • 7. Alvis leads with front-wheel-drive racing cars
  • 8. Racing front-wheel-drive sports cars
  • 9. Technical developments and new models
  • 10. The first all-synchromesh gearbox
  • 11. Alvis expands and Britain re-arms
  • 12. Alvis aero activities
  • 13. Building the Gnome-Rhone aero-engines
  • 14. Alvis Mechanisation Ltd ensures future success
  • 15. A difficult Annual General Meeting
  • 16. Alvis goes to war
  • 17. T.G. John retires
  • 18. Under new management
  • 19. The Alvis Leonides aero-engine
  • 20. Six-wheeled armoured vehicles
  • 21. Corporate and product changes
  • 22. From scorpion to stormer
  • 23. The Gulf War
  • COMMENTS BY PAST ALVIS ENGINEERS
  • Alvis engineers were different by M.R. Dunn
  • Aero in retrospect by R.V. Probert
  • The end of the Coventry era by M.W. Wickham MBE
  • APPENDICES
  • CAR SPECIFICATIONS AND PERFORMANCE DATA 1920-1967

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