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Alvis Speed 25 - It doesn't always have to be a Rolls-Royce

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Created on January 1, 1984

Reading time 6min

Written by:

Wallace Wyss

Photos:

Daniel Reinhard

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Bonhams

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Bruno von Rotz

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- Courtesy RM/Sotheby's

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Daniel Reinhard

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Bonhams

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Bruno von Rotz

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- Courtesy RM/Sotheby's

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Gaisbergrennen 2011 - Alvis Speed 25 (1937) - den Gaisberg hoch

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Alvis Speed 20 SC Charlesworth - Kühlerfigur - Dolder Classics September 2015

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Alvis Speed 20 SB Sports Tourer (1934) - als Lot 015 angeboten an der Bonhams Quail Lodge Auction am 19. August 2016

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Alvis Speed Twenty 'SB' Tourer (1934) - als Lot 372 an der Bonhams Versteigerung in London Olympia am 7. Dezember 2016

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Alvis Speed 20SC (1935) - als Lot 009 an der Bonhams MPH Bicester Heritage Versteigerung am 20. September 2020

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Alvis Speed 20 SC Charlesworth - elegante Sportlimousine - Dolder Classics September 2015

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Alvis Speed 20 SC - Sportsaloon by Charlesworth - bereits mit Zentralschmierung - an der DolderClassics vom 7. September 2014

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Alvis Speed 20 SB Charlseworth Coupe (1934) - Oldtimer in Obwalden OiO 2011

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Alvis Speed 25 SC Saloon (1939) - als Limousine

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Alvis Speed 25 SC Saloon (1939) - als Limousine

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Alvis Speed 25 SC Saloon (1939) - Interieur der rechtsgelenkten Limousine

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Alvis Speed 25 SC Saloon (1939) - Blick auf den Reihen-Sechszylinder

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Alvis Speed 25 Sports (1939) - sportliche Variante

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Alvis Speed 25 Sports (1939) - in voller Fahrt

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Alvis Speed 25 Sports (1939) - Cockpit

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Alvis Speed 25 Sports (1939) - Cockpit

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Alvis Speed 25 Sports (1939) - Blick auf den Motor

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Alvis Speed 25 Tourer (1936) - mit offener Karosserie

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Alvis Speed 25 Tourer (1936) - Cockpit

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Alvis Speed 25 Tourer (1936) - der Reihensechszylinder

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Alvis Speed 25 (1938) - am Gaisbergrennen 2012 - Sportwagenklasse

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Alvis Speed 25 SB Four Door Tourer (1936) - als Lot 466 verkauft an der Bonhams Tupelo Automobile Museum Versteigerung am 27. April 2019

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Alvis Speed 25 SC Roadster (1938) - als Lot 471 verkauft an der Bonhams Tupelo Automobile Museum Versteigerung am 27. April 2019

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Alvis Speed 25 Tourer by Cross & Ellis (1938) - als Lot 241 angeboten an der RM Online Only Shift Monterey Versteigerung vom 14. und 15. August 2020

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Alvis Speed 25 Charlesworth (1936) - The Italian Job Rally am Samstag - 27. BCCM St. Moritz 2021

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Alvis Speed 25 Charlesworth (1936) - The Italian Job Rally am Samstag - 27. BCCM St. Moritz 2021

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Alvis Speed 25 SB Tourer (1936) - als Lot 219 angeboten an der Bonhams ‘Golden Age of Motoring 1886-1939’ Versteigerung 2021

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Alvis Speed Twenty-Five Drophead Coupé (1936) - als Lot 66 an der Versteigerung von Bonhams anlässlich des Goodwood Member Meetings am 21. März 2015

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Summary

Anyone looking for an English class car as an alternative to the pre-war cars from Rolls-Royce or Bentley could well end up with the Alvis Speed 25. It offers outstanding performance and workmanship and, on top of that, an acceptable price, which is why it was also known as the "poor man's Bentley". This vehicle report tells the story and the special features of the Alvis Speed 25 and shows it in some pictures.

This article contains the following chapters

From piston to car
Spectacular technology led to the speed model
Design as in Detroit
The motto: Class for affordable prices
Less success after the war

Estimated reading time: 6min

Preview (beginning of the article)

For a long time, classic car collectors apparently followed the golden rule: the better known the brand, the more expensive the car. This made it impossible to find a cheap Rolls-Royce or a Bentley. Even the owner of a Silver Cloud or an R-Type once believed their car was worth its weight in gold. The only real alternative for someone with a more modest bank account who still wanted to afford a classy English car was therefore a lesser-known brand. However, the car should still have the glorious qualities and dignified appearance. All of these requirements could (40 years ago) certainly bring the prospective buyer to the Alvis.

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