a_j_mair
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great transformation
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waters
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quote:
Originally posted by sand-eel
what engine do these have?
an 1892cc engine with a whopping.......65...yes 65 bhp  .......
not a lot to power a car that weighs about 2 ton
but I've been told they'll nicely cruise at 60mph on the motorway
waters
[Edited on 03-04-2009 by waters]
and.........no hydraulic brakes or servos ........mechanical rod brakes
[Edited on 03-04-2009 by waters]
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sand-eel
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Thats actually more powerful than I expected, I thought it would be a 1.1L with 20bhp or something. 2 tons 
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waters
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I've just edited my previos post........brakes!
when you press the peddle, rods move under the car and apply the brakes
waters
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waters
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forgot to mention earlier......
it will be free road tax and the insurance is £198 fully comp which is a third of what I pay on the corsa......limited to 4500 mile though.
I've also been told it'll only do about 20 mpg, which I don't think is too bad for a 2 ton car
waters
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Marc
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I thought this was destined for the scrappers but
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~willow~
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ive just read your restoration thread and i must say well done!
youve saved a true classic and doing a fantastic job of it!
are you going to show the old owner it after youve finished?
keep up the good work 
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rickiek123
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that is the last thing i expected it to look like from seeing the first pic!
Awesome job!
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waters
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quote:
Originally posted by ~willow~
ive just read your restoration thread and i must say well done!
youve saved a true classic and doing a fantastic job of it!
are you going to show the old owner it after youve finished?
keep up the good work
Yes, I promised him a ride out in it once I've finished
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kz
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My uncle's got an Alvis in the garage, different model to yours though.
Are they actually worth anything to sell? His is almost mint, runs fine...
tbh I'd rather he got rid of it so I could get a project car in there instead
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Ian
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Amazing transformation mate.
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Graham88
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Amazing. Didn't expect to scroll down and see that, top work.
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waters
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quote:
Originally posted by kz
My uncle's got an Alvis in the garage, different model to yours though.
Are they actually worth anything to sell? His is almost mint, runs fine...
tbh I'd rather he got rid of it so I could get a project car in there instead
pre-war ones are worth a lot of money........post-war aren't too bad either, when I got this one I was offered £12k as it was (in the first pic on pg1)
but I've always wanted an old car......so won't be selling
if anyones interested in prices have a look here....
http://www.redtriangle.co.uk:8080/redtriangle/WebObjects/Redtriangle.woa/wa/cars
waters
p.s......thanks for the comments everyone
edit.....a few of you won't realise that in their day Alvis cars were on a par with rolls royce, bentley and lagonda and they raced quite successfully at lemans before world war 2......they were also the first car manufacturer to put front wheel drive cars in to production!
[Edited on 04-04-2009 by waters]
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waters
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and why did Alvis shut down?........they were bought by the rover group in 1965 and rover shut them down in 1967
waters
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waters
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some new pics have been added to my project thread......
http://www.oldclassiccar.co.uk/forum/phpbb/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=6029&start=210
(scroll to bottom of page)
I really can't believe she was that bad when I got her
waters
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