The Alvis Speed 25, with the related 4.3-litre, was a pair of British luxury touring cars announced in August 1936 and made until 1940 by Alvis in Coventry, replacing the Speed 20. A strengthened six-cylinder in-line engine with seven main bearings took the place of the earlier four-bearing units, and the rear springs were 15 inches longer, with servo-assisted brakes. Alvis supplied the cars as chassis, and firms such as Cross and Ellis, Charlesworth, Vanden Plas and Lancefield fitted open tourer or saloon bodies. At almost 1,000 pounds it was not cheap, but the hand-built car was fast and reliable, and a good number survive. The October 1938 show brought a dual exhaust.
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The Alvis 4.3-litre and Alvis Speed 25 were British luxury touring cars announced in August 1936 and made until 1940 by Alvis Car and Engineering Company in Coventry.
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The cars were supplied in chassis form and firms such as Cross & Ellis (standard tourer) Charlesworth (standard saloon and Drop Head Coupé) as well as Vanden Plas, Lancefield, Offord and
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The Speed Twenty’s 2.5-litre, 2.8-litre or 3.5-litre engines with four main bearings were replaced in the 4.3-litre and 3.5-litre Speed Twenty-Five with a strengthened newly designed six-cylinder in-line unit now with seven main bearings.
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