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1937 Alvis 4.3-Litre Drophead Coupé
United Kingdom • 7 Sept 2013
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This is a 1937 Alvis 4.3-Litre Drophead Coupé, chassis number 13639, originally bodied by Charlesworth as a four-door saloon. It has a rich history, including participation in the Monte Carlo Classic and a fire in 2000 that led to a rebuild with a Gurney Nutting-style two-door drophead coupé body. The car is mechanically sound with good bodywork, paint, and interior, and has been actively used in rallying events.
Condition
6
The car is described as mechanically 'spot on', with overall good bodywork, paint and interior. However, it also notes that there was an extensive fire that destroyed the original body which was then rebuilt. Overall the car is in good condition, but has some history.
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Transmission:
Manual
Chassis No:
13639
Odometer:
[Odometer Reading]
Reg Number:
ASF 458
RHD/LHD:
RHD
Pre-war development of the six-cylinder Alvis culminated in the announcement of the 4.3-Litre in August 1936.
The 4.3-Litre was based on the 3.5-litre Speed Twenty Five introduced the previous year and was powered by an enlarged version of Alvis's new seven-bearing, overhead-valve engine producing 137bhp.
The cruciform-braced chassis featured the kind of advanced thinking long associated with the marque: independent front suspension and a four-speed all-synchromesh gearbox, introduced on the preceding Speed Twenty, were retained with the additional refinements of driver-controlled Luvax hydraulic dampers and servo-assisted brakes.
Claimed to be the fastest un-supercharged saloon on the UK market, the Alvis 4.3-Litre was certainly one of the few pre-war saloons capable of a genuine 100mph.
Sturdily built and endowed with a generous wheelbase, the Alvis Six attracted some of the finest examples of the pre-war coachbuilders' art, though the 4.3-Litre's chassis-only price of £750 meant...
Points of note
£28,750
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£65,102
Median Price (Since 2020)
£101,453
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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