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Forgotten Anvils brand: Englishman with Citroën connection

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Created on April 1, 2020

Reading time 6min

Written by:

Daniel Koch

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Darin Schnabel - Courtesy of RM Sotheby's

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Anvils Service Car (1927) - Praktische Heckklappe

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Anvils Service Car (1927) - Thomas Anvils baute das Service Car für seine Werkstatt auf

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Anvils Service Car (1927) - Praktischer Lieferwagen

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Anvils Service Car (1927) - Ausstellbare Frontscheibe

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Anvils Service Car (1927) - Den Kühler ziert ein kleiner Amboss, das Firmenemblem

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Anvils Service Car (1927) - Sportlicher Look mit offener Motorhaube

Bild von Partner Planai Classic 2025 Inline 1

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Anvils Service Car (1927) - Der Motor leistete immerhin 32 PS

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Anvils Service Car (1927) - Übersichtliche Technik

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Anvils Service Car (1927) - Neue Lederriemen für die Arretierung der Fenster

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Anvils Service Car (1927) - Der Motor wird revidiert, danach geht's wieder auf die Strasse

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Anvils Service Car (1927) - In der Scheune lagen noch diverse Ersatzteile

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Anvils Service Car (1927) - Karosserieteile und alte Ölkanister

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Anvils Service Car (1927) - Ist jetzt in der Schweiz im Einsatz

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Anvils Service Car (1927) - Wird jetzt von der MADmotors GmbH genutzt

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Anvils Service Car (1927) - Der einzige von Anvils gebaute Panelvan

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Anvils Service Car (1927) - Ein Einzelstück

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St Bartholomew's Hospital, London

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University of Birmingham

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Bentley 3-Litre Speed Model Tourer by Vanden Plas - Für den gepflegten Ausflug zu viert

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Bugatti Type 39 (1925) - In den Zwanzigerjahren war Bugatti das Team, das es zu schlagen galt

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Bentley 3-Litre Speed Model Tourer by Vanden Plas - Ein Kunstwerk

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Summary

There are hundreds of forgotten car brands, and time and again we come across gems whose stories are largely unknown. With the Anvils, a brand has been rediscovered that hardly anyone is likely to be aware of. It was thanks to a tireless man, a genius between passion, love and inventiveness! This is the story of Anvils and the only surviving example.

This article contains the following chapters

Career path mapped out
Surprising turnaround
Bugatti versus Bentley
Fateful decision
Time out in France
Cupid strikes
A new start
Proven chassis technology
Opaque history
Found object

Estimated reading time: 6min

Preview (beginning of the article)

The "Forgotten Anvils brand" was an April 1st joke! In reality, it is a Citroën C4 that left the factory as a saloon. A pre-war vehicle enthusiast in northern Germany converted the vehicle into a panel van. It was then painted with the "Anvils" lettering and served as a band van for the rock band of the same name. We hope you enjoyed the story anyway, because it could have happened in one way or another! Thomas Anvils, the son of a blacksmith, was born on March 2, 1899 in Chipstead, south of London. He spent his free time during his youth working in his father's forge. As a young man, he witnessed how the automobile gradually began to replace the horse-drawn carriage. He took an early interest in these "iron horses", as the motor cars were called. He himself saw a great future in these vehicles.

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