The Alvis TA 14, also called the Fourteen, was the first car Alvis made after World War II, which had destroyed the whole car factory on the night of 14 November 1940. Announced in November 1946 and made until 1950, it was a four-door sports saloon bodied by Mulliners of Birmingham, with Tickford and Carbodies drophead versions also offered. Its 1,892 cc engine, a larger-bore version of the 12/70 unit, produced 65 bhp through a single SU carburettor, in an updated 12/70 chassis with rigid axles on leaf springs, hypoid final drive and Marles steering. The 2,993 cc Three Litre TA 21 replaced it in 1950.
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Announced in November 1946, it was made until 1950, when its postwar austerity 1900 cc engine was replaced by the 2993 cc 26.25 HP (tax rating) Alvis Three Litre or TA 21.
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The Fourteen was available as a four-door sports saloon built for Alvis by Mulliners of Birmingham.
First postwar Alvis, body style
Tickford and Carbodies drophead versions were also offered.
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The 1892 cc engine is a slightly larger-bore version of the one used in the 12/70, and produces 65 bhp (48 kW).
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The Alvis TA 14, also called the Alvis Fourteen, was the first car that the car maker and defence contractor Alvis produced after World War II.
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Alvis Car and Engineering Company Ltd was a British manufacturing company in Coventry from 1919 to 1967.
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