Alvis Leonides - Wikipedia
The Alvis Leonides is a British air-cooled nine-cylinder radial aero engine first developed by Alvis Car and Engineering Company in 1936. [1]
Alvis Car and Engineering Company - Wikipedia
The first aero-engine designed and built by Alvis was the 14-cylinder Alvis Pelides radial in 1936. Development of this and related engines (Pelides Major, Alcides, Alcides Major, Maeonides Major) was stopped with the start of the Second World War with only a handful built.
AERO ENGINES - Alvis Archive
The aero engine side of Alvis was an important facet of its history, told in Roy Probert's book "Leonides". Roy died on June 17th 2021 at the age of 86. His legacy is a detailed history of the Alvis company's aero engine activities and his research …
Inside Alvis: reviving a long-lost British car maker - Autocar
2019年10月12日 · Engines in the pre-war 4.3-litre models are newly manufactured copies of the original motor, based on Alvis’s detailed technical drawings, albeit with some modern updates including fuel...
Alvis: inside the carmaker you've never heard of - Top Gear
2021年1月5日 · Furiously over-engineering components and using other industries as inspiration, Alvis lay claim to the world’s first front-wheel-drive production car, the world’s first all-synchromesh ...
10 Facts About Alvis, One Of The Most Obscure Carmakers Ever …
2021年4月1日 · 6-cylinder engines were a trademark of Alvis’ pre-war days. The company started producing its first 6-cylinder car, the 14/75, in 1928. This car became the base for Alvis’ innovations and by 1933, the 14/75 had options like a Roots supercharger, independent front suspension, and the world's first fully synchromesh gearbox.
Alvis TA 14 - Wikipedia
The Alvis TA 14, also called the Alvis Fourteen, was the first car that the car maker and defence contractor Alvis cars produced after World War II. The entire car factory had been destroyed on the night of Thursday 14 November 1940. [4]
6 Cylinder Models - alvisoccarhistory.org
6 Cylinder Models. At the end of the 1920’s the first six-cylinder engine was in production and became the foundation for the large six-cylinder cars produced throughout the 1930’s and up to the Second World War. In true Alvis tradition these cars were technically advanced with the world's first all-synchromesh gearbox, independent front ...
Alvis Car Company - The Continuation Series
The powerful 4.3 Litre Alvis engine provides acceleration of 0-50mph in 7.6 seconds. The imposing frontal appearance is enhanced by a sweeping waistline flowing into a fare decking at the rear. Full specification
The History of Alvis Cars: A Tradition of British Excellence
2023年11月1日 · Powered by a 1.9-litre four-cylinder engine, it was celebrated for its reliability and understated luxury. However, as the 1950s progressed, Alvis motor cars began a slow descent, grappling with the challenges that many specialist car makers faced.