Alvis was a Coventry manufacturer founded in 1919 by Thomas George John as T. G. John and Company, which took the name Alvis Car and Engineering Company in 1921. Besides cars for the civilian market it built racing cars, aircraft engines, armoured cars and other armoured fighting vehicles. Rover took a controlling interest in 1965 and car manufacturing ended in 1967, though armoured vehicle production went on after the company became part of British Leyland and was sold in 1982 to United Scientific Holdings, which renamed itself Alvis plc.
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Alvis Car and Engineering Company Ltd was a British manufacturing company in Coventry from 1919 to 1967.
Part Of: British Leyland, Ownership
Alvis became part of British Leyland and then, in 1982, was sold to United Scientific Holdings, which renamed itself Alvis plc.
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The Alvis 10/30 is a car introduced by British car maker Alvis Car and Engineering Company Ltd in 1920.
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The Alvis 12/50 is a car introduced by British business Alvis Car and Engineering Company Ltd in 1923.
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The Alvis 12/60 was a passenger car produced by Alvis from 1931 to 1932 as a sports version of the 12/50 model.
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The Alvis 12/70 was announced by Alvis cars in 22 September 1937.
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The Alvis 14.75 is a car manufactured by the British car manufacturer Alvis from 1927 to 1929.
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The Alvis Crested Eagle is a passenger car series from the English car manufacturer Alvis.
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Alvis Silver Crest is a 4 or 5 passenger saloon car or coupé produced by the Alvis Car and Engineering Company between 1937 and 1940.
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The Alvis Silver Eagle was a series of passenger cars produced by Alvis, initially from 1930 to 1931 as the successor to the 14.75 model, and then from 1934 to 1936.
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The Alvis Speed 20 is a British touring car that was made between late 1931 and 1936 by Alvis Car and Engineering Company in Coventry.
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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 Alvis Firebird was a British touring car made between 1935 and 1939 by Alvis Ltd in Coventry.
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The Alvis Firefly is a car manufactured by Alvis from 1932 until 1934.
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The Alvis FWD, also called the Alvis 12/75, is a car produced by the British car manufacturer Alvis from 1928 to 1930.
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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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The Alvis TB 14 is a British two-seater open car that was produced by Alvis cars, based on the running gear of the TA 14 saloon, and made only in 1950.
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The Alvis Three Litre TA 21, is an luxury car which was produced by Alvis Cars between 1950 and 1953.
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The Alvis TB 21 was a two-seater open car produced by Alvis cars for 1951 only.
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The Alvis Three Litre, also known as TC 21, is a luxury car produced by British manufacturer Alvis between 1953 and 1955.
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The Alvis TC 108G is a British sporting car made by Alvis cars between 1956 and 1958.
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The Alvis Three Litre Series II, also known as TD21, was a British sports saloon or coupé made by Alvis Car between the end of 1958 and October 1963.
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The Alvis Three Litre Series III sports saloon or drophead coupé, also known as TE 21, is a luxury automobile produced by British manufacturer Alvis between 1963 and 1966 with a body built by Mulliner Park Ward.
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The Alvis Three Litre Series IV, also known as TF21, an updated version of the 1963 TE21, was the last car produced by Alvis Cars.
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The FV601 Saladin is a six-wheeled armoured car developed by Crossley Motors and later manufactured by Alvis.
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The FV603 Saracen is a six-wheeled armoured personnel carrier designed and produced by Alvis from 1952 to 1976.
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The Stalwart, formally classified by the British Army as Truck, High Mobility Load Carrier (HMLC), 5 Ton, 6 x 6, Alvis Stalwart and informally known by servicemen as the Stolly, and by former RCT as the Stally, is a highly mobile amphibious military truck.
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The Alvis Salamander is a six-wheel drive airport crash tender with off-road capabilities, developed in 1956.
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The Alvis Stormer is a military armoured vehicle manufactured by the British company Alvis Vickers
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Manufactured by Alvis, it was introduced into service with the British Army in 1973
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Chassis manufactured by Alvis Vehicles Limited, Telford, Shropshire, West Midlands, England, UK
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designed by Alvis plc
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FV105 Sultan was a British command and control vehicle based on the CVR(T) platform.
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FV106 Samson was a British Army armoured recovery vehicle, one of the CVR(T) family.
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It was manufactured by Alvis in Coventry.
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developed by Alvis plc for the British military
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mounted on the hull of a tracked FV101 Scorpion
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produced in 1938 by Alvis Car and Engineering Company
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