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Alvis TC 108G Graber Special - craftsmanship and artistic elegance of the fifties

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Created in 2019

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Alvis TC 108G Graber Special (1957) - Das Meisterstück von Graber Karossiert

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Alvis TC 108G Graber Special (1957) - Eleganz aus den Fünfzigerjahren

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Alvis TC 108G Graber Special (1957) - schlicht und elegant gezeichnet

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Alvis TC 108G Graber Special (1957) - Elegante Erscheinung

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Alvis TC 108G Graber Special (1957) - Klassische Coupé Form

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Alvis TC 108G Graber Special (1957) - Elegantes Heck

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Alvis TC 108G Graber Special (1957) - Schlichte, elegante Form

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Alvis TC 108G Graber Special (1957) - Hüftschung am Kotflügel

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Alvis TC 108G Graber Special (1957) - Zeitlose Eleganz

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Alvis TC 108G Graber Special (1957) - Das teure Coupé war sehr exklusiv

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Alvis TC 108G Graber Special (1957) - Nicht jeder konnte sich das Luxus-Coupé leisten

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Alvis TC 108G Graber Special (1957) - Der Alvis in Wichtrach, wo er einst gefertigt wurde

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Alvis TC 108G Graber Special (1957) - Graber fertigte die Karosserien in Wichtrach

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Alvis TC 108G Graber Special (1957) - Der Alvis ist eher ein GT als ein Kurvenräuber

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Alvis TC 108G Graber Special (1957) - An Oldtimertreffen ein gern gesehener Gast

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Alvis TC 108G Graber Special (1957) - Vielen dürfte die Marke kaum noch bekannt sein

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Alvis TC 108G Graber Special (1957) - Die Marke Alvis feierte 2019 ihren hundertjährigen Geburtstag

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Alvis TC 108G Graber Special (1957) - Die Leistung ist auch heute noch ausreichend

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Alvis TC 108G Graber Special (1957) - Flottes Coupé

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Alvis TC 108G Graber Special (1957) - Heute noch ein seltener Anblick

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Alvis TC 108G Graber Special (1957) - Klassische Linienführung

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Alvis TC 108G Graber Special (1957) - Typische Alvis-Front

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Alvis TC 108G Graber Special (1957) - Die Graber-Alvis bekamen immer mal wieder eine kleiine Retusche an der Front

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Alvis TC 108G Graber Special (1957) - Auch heute noch eine elegante Erscheinung

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Alvis TC 108G Graber Special (1957) - in Wichtrach, wo er geboren wurde

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Alvis TC 108G Graber Special (1957) - Heller Innenraum

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Alvis TC 108G Graber Special (1957) - Wohnliches Lederinterieur

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Alvis TC 108G Graber Special (1957) - Aufgeräumtes Armaturenbrett

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Alvis TC 108G Graber Special (1957) - Das Armaturenbrett wird in Wagenfarbe gehalten

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Alvis TC 108G Graber Special (1957) - Hintere Ausstellfenster

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Alvis TC 108G Graber Special (1957) - Drehzahlmesser im Gegenuhrzeigersinn

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Alvis TC 108G Graber Special (1957) - Klassische Smith Rundinstrumente

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Alvis TC 108G Graber Special (1957) - Kombiinstrument für Wasser und Öl

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Alvis TC 108G Graber Special (1957) - Tachometer mit Kilometer- und Meilenanzeige

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Alvis TC 108G Graber Special (1957) - Schlichte Bedienknöpfe

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Alvis TC 108G Graber Special (1957) - Klassisches Blaupunkt Autoradio

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Alvis TC 108G Graber Special (1957) - Vordere Ausstellfenster und abschliessbares Handschuhfach

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Alvis TC 108G Graber Special (1957) - längs eingebauter Reihen-Sechszylindermotor

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Alvis TC 108G Graber Special (1957) - Mit dem Dreilitermotor ist man auch heute noch gut unterwegs

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Alvis TC 108G Graber Special (1957) - zwei SU-Vergaser sorgen für die Gemischaufbereitung

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Alvis TC 108G Graber Special (1957) - SU-Vergaser

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Alvis TC 108G Graber Special (1957) - klassischer Reihensechszylinder

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Alvis TC 108G Graber Special (1957) - Typenschild

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Alvis TC 108G Graber Special (1957) - Schmale A-Säulen

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Alvis TC 108G Graber Special (1957) - Die Front wurde im Laufe der Jahre leicht überarbeitet

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Alvis TC 108G Graber Special (1957) - Alvis Special

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Alvis TC 108G Graber Special (1957) - Liebevoll gearbeitete Details

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Alvis TC 108G Graber Special (1957) - Schöne Details und Graber-Schriftzug

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Alvis TC 108G Graber Special (1957) - Ein Merkmal des Graber-Designs waren die schlanken B-Säulen

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Alvis TC 108G Graber Special (1957) - Auch der Griff des Kofferraumdeckels schmeichelt dem Auge

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Alvis TC 108G Graber Special (1957) - die Bezeichnung auf dem Bug

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Alvis TC 108G Graber Special (1957) - typisch Graber

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Alvis TC 108G Graber Special (1957) - der berühmte Graber-Schriftzug

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Alvis TC 108G Graber Special (1957) - zusätzlicher Lufteinlass

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Alvis TC 108G Graber Special (1957) - aussenliegende Scharniere für den Kofferraumdeckel

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Alvis TC 108G Graber Special (1957) - Typenbezeichnung am Heck

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Alvis TC 108G Graber Special (1957) - elegante Rückleuchten

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Alvis TC 108G Graber Special (1957) - elegante Türverkleidungen

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Alvis TC 108G Graber Special (1957) - Lederausstattung mit Patina

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Alvis TC 108G Graber Special (1957) - Die Reise geht los

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Alvis TC 108G Graber Special (1957) - Auf einem Hof in St. Imier

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Alvis Four-Seater Sports Saloon (1928) - fortschrittliche Technik in den Zwanzigerjahren

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Alvis (1950) - Im Design noch als Vorkriegsentwurf erkennbar

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Alvis (1950) - Roadster

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Alvis Fourteen (1949) - Tropfenform

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Alvis Graber (1963) - Eleganter Viertürer

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Alvis Special Graber (1955) - Elegant gezeichnet

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Alvis Special (1957) - Schön gezeichnetes Heck

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Alvis TC 108G Graber (1956) - Speichenfelgen

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Alvis TC 108G Graber (1959) - vor dem Wohnhaus von Hermann Graber (mit dem berühmten Eisentor)

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Alvis Three Litre Graber (1958) - Am Genfer Automobilsalon

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Alvis TD 21 Graber (1960) - Am Automobilsalon Genf

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Alvis Three Litre Graber (1958) - Dünne A- und B-Säulen

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Alvis TC 108/G Graber Special Cabriolet (1957) - Mit Speichenfelgen

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Alvis Three Litre Graber Convertible (1954) - Das elegante Cabrio

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Alvis Three Litre Graber (1954) - Aufbau in Wichtrach

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Alvis Three Litre Graber Convertible (1954) - Das Modell von 1952 bekam die optischen Verbesserungen des Wagens von 1954

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Alvis TC 21/100 Graber Special (1954) - Elegantes Coupé

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Alvis Special Graber (1957) - Mit dem hohen Kühlergrill

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Alvis TC 21/100 Graber (1954) - Das Coupé mit dreiteiliger Panorama-Heckscheibe auf dem Genfer Salon

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Alvis TC 108/G Graber (1956) - eleganter als das Werks-Coupé

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Alvis Three Litre Graber (1957) - Luxuriöser Sportwagen

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Alvis Three Litre Graber (1958) - Als Cabriolet-Variante

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Alvis Three Litre Graber (1958) - Macht auch mit geschlossenem Dach eine gute Figur

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Alvis Three Litre Graber (1958) - Als Coupé-Variante

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Alvis Three Litre Graber (1958) - Das Luxuscabriolet

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Alvis TC 21/100 Graber Super Cabriolet (1955) - Cabrio mit geschlossenem Dach

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Alvis TC 21/100 Graber Super Cabriolet (1955) - auf dem Genfer Automobilsalon 1955

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Alvis Three Litre Graber (1958) - auf dem Genfer Autosalon 1958

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Alvis Three Litre Graber (1958) - Gute Rundumsicht dank der schlanken Säulen (Genfer Autosalon 1958)

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Alvis Three Litre Graber (1958) - In Genf

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Alvis Three Litre (1959) - auf der London Motorshow 1959

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Alvis Three Litre Graber (1959) - vor Hermann Grabers Wohnhaus

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Alvis Three Litre Graber (1959) - Blick aufs Heck

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Alvis Three Litre (1959) - Cabrioversion von Park Ward

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Alvis Three Litre (1959) - Filigrane B-Säule auch bei der Werksversion (nach Design Graber)

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Alvis TC 21/100 Graber Super Cabriolet (1955) - Weisswandreifen, gezeigt am Genfer Autosalon 1960

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Alvis Three Litre Saloon (1960) - Luxuriöses Fahrzeug

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Alvis TC 21/100 Graber Super Cabriolet (1955) - als geschlossenes Cabriolet am See

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Alvis Three Litre TD21 (1958) - Karosserie von Park Ward

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Alvis Three Litre (1957) - Als Coupéversion mit Park Ward Werks-Karosserie

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Alvis Three Litre (1957) - Elegantes Design

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Alvis Three Litre (1957) - Entsprach dem Geschmack der Zeit

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Alvis Three Litre (1957) - das Werks-Cabriolet lässt die Eleganz der Graber-Kreation vermissen

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Alvis Three Litre (1957) - Stoffklappdach

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Alvis Three Litre (1957) - Mit offenem Verdeck

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Alvis Three Litre (1958) - Als Werks-Coupé nach Design Graber

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Alvis Three Litre (1958) - In Goodwood

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Alvis TC 108G Graber (1957) - die Schweizer Kreation passt auch in England gut zum Landhaus

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Alvis Three Litre (1958) - In der Coupéausführung

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Alvis Three Litre (1958) - In offener Form

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Alvis Three Litre Graber Coupé (1959) - auf dem Genfer Autosalon 1959

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Alvis Three Litre (1959) - Ausreichend grosser Kofferraum

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Alvis Three Litre (1959) - In der geschlossenen Form

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Alvis Three Litre Graber (1959) - Warten im Park

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Alvis Tree Litre Graber (1956) - Cabriolet auf dem Genfer Autosalon 1956

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Alvis TC 21/100 Graber Special (1955) - Vor malerischer Kulisse

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Alvis Tree Litre Graber (1956) - Am Autosalon

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Alvis Tree Litre Graber (1956) - Kostpieliges Coupé

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Alvis Three Litre Graber (1954) - Klassischer GT

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Alvis Three Litre Graber (1955) - Werksfoto des Coupés

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Alvis Three Litre Graber (1954) - Mit Weisswandreifen

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Alvis Three Litre (1958) - Lederinterieur

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Alvis Three Litre (1958) - Lederinterieur im Rechtslenker

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Alvis Three Litre Graber (1959) - Bequemes Cockpit

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Alvis Three Litre Graber (1959) - Elegante Sessel

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Alvis Three Litre (1958) - Bitte einsteigen

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Alvis Viertürer (1963) - Einstieg hinten

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Alvis Three Litre Graber (1959) - Chassis

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Alvis Three Litre Graber (1958) - Rücksitze oder Notwitze

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Alvis Three Litre Graber (1958) - Hochwertiges Interieur

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Alvis Three Litre (1959) - Vorderradaufhängung

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Alvis Three Litre Graber (1959) - Blick ins helle Interieur auf dem Genfer Autosalon 1959

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Alvis Three Litre Graber (1959) - Klassische Frontpartie

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Alvis Three Litre (1955) - Chassis

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Alvis Three Litre Graber (1958) - Technische Zeichnung

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Summary

The fifties are regarded as the era in which the most beautiful special bodies were created. Some of them were shaped in Wichtrach near Bern and bore the elegant lettering Graber on their flanks. The Swiss coachbuilder Hermann Graber clad vehicles of many brands, but a significant proportion came from the Alvis brand, which celebrates its 100th birthday in 2019. This driving report describes the history of the Alvis TC 108G Graber Coupé and shows an example in many pictures, supplemented by sales literature, historical photographs and technical drawings.

This article contains the following chapters

Outdated technology, outdated shapes
Special bodywork, crafted by hand
Refined Graber line
Gently improved technology
Factory bodywork license Graber
The winding history of chassis 25929
Back to Wichtrach

Estimated reading time: 10min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Alongside Bentley and Citroën, the Alvis brand also celebrated its 100th birthday in 2019, but compared to the manufacturers that are still active today, it has received far less attention. Hardly anyone knows that Alvis vehicles are still being built today, while Bentley and Citroën continue to be the stars of the world's motor shows with their modern range. Alvis, on the other hand, offers so-called "continuation" models, which are built according to the original plans, although some concessions have to be made due to changes in legislation (emissions, safety). In the 1950s, the survival of the Alvis car division was hanging by a thread and if it had not been for the Swiss Alvis importer Hermann Graber, the elegant coupés, convertibles and saloons of the 1950s and 1960s, which are admired for their understated beauty at concours and club meetings, would probably not exist.

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