The Alvis "Tadpole" - not a car for every day
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The Opel 4 PS, launched in 1924, was soon given the name Laubfrosch because it was painted green. An Alvis model from 1925 was called the "Tadpole" or "Tadpole" because all the mechanical components, i.e. the entire weight, were mounted over the front axle. An interesting model, but one that was hardly sold, despite its advanced design and racing success. This report tells the story of the Avis "Tadpole" and shows several examples in pictures.
This article contains the following chapters
- Focus on quality and innovation
- The first English production car with front-wheel drive
- First tested as a racing car
- Start at Le Mans in 1928
- Unsuitable for everyday use
- Uniquely complicated
- Back to the "normal" passenger car
- Production statistics and details
Estimated reading time: 6min
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The Opel 4 PS launched in 1924 was soon given the name Laubfrosch because it was painted green. An Alvis model from 1925 was called the "Tadpole" or "Tadpole" because all the mechanical components, i.e. the entire weight, were mounted over the front axle. An interesting model, but one that was hardly sold, despite its advanced design and racing success. Thomas George John, who began building cars in Coventry in 1919, which became famous from 1921 under the name Alvis, was always interested in something unusual. Unlike most car manufacturers, he made virtually all the mechanical parts for his cars in-house. Many of them were so well thought out that he was able to patent them.
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