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£35,650
1928 Alvis 12/50hp TH "Duck's-Back" Two-Seater
United Kingdom • 7 Dec 2014
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This is a 1928 Alvis 12/50hp TH "Duck's-Back" with coachwork by Wilkinson's of Derby. It was previously owned by Bill Boddy, editor of Motor Sport. The car has a replacement engine and a Wilkinson two-seat sports body fitted in the style of a "Duck's Back".
Condition
5
The car has been modified with a replacement engine and a Wilkinson two-seat sports body. While recently recommissioned and running well, there's a slight fuel leak. Cosmetically, it is acceptable, but not original.
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Transmission:
[Transmission]
Chassis No:
5942
Odometer:
[Odometer Reading]
Reg Number:
TU 7602
RHD/LHD:
RHD
The 'TH' version of the Alvis 12/50hp was a rare variant incorporating the 1½-litre L201 short-stroke engine usually fitted to the SD sports model.
The gearbox had touring ratios and the TH also came with a 4.7:1 ratio rear axle.
Most carried coachwork roomier and more comfortable than that of the sporting SD.
Chassis number '5942' was sent to Alvis's Coventry neighbours Cross & Ellis for bodying on 28th January 1928, returning to the factory on 14th February 1928 fitted with four-seater sports tourer coachwork.
The car was despatched to agents Hooper & Sons of Slater Street, Liverpool on the 17th February 1928 and registered 'TU 7602'.
Its first owner was one J A Herron Esq of Hooton, Cheshire.
Nothing more is known of the Alvis's history until WW2 when it was acquired by Motor Sport's editor, Bill Boddy, who bought the car for £35 from an RAF officer who had run it into a ditch.
Bill's 12/50 featured in his article'Alvis Nostalgia Memories of a 12/50 Stable' published in The A...
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£11,111
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£13,750
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£31,501
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