Sold | Offered by the family of the late Barrie Pook 1933 Alvis Speed 20 Tourer

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£28,750 (Est: £30,000 - £50,000)

Offered by the family of the late Barrie Pook 1933 Alvis Speed 20 Tourer

United Kingdom • 6 Sept 2025

Vehicle Details

AI Listing Summary

This 1933 Alvis Speed 20 Tourer, offered from the Barrie Pook family collection, boasts a believed four owners from new and present ownership since 1972. Recommissioned after a period of inactivity, it runs well but requires some mechanical attention, including radiator hoses, electrics, and clutch, plus the brakes have not been tested.

Condition

5

The car is running well with good oil pressure but has several issues that need addressing. The radiator hoses need replacing, the electrics need a thorough check, the clutch thrust bearing needs attention and the brakes have not been tested. Cosmetically, it was displayed at a motor museum for approximately 25 years before returning to Barrie's custodianship, indicating noticeable wear.

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Transmission:

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Chassis No:

11179

Odometer:

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Reg Number:

OC 5679

RHD/LHD:

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• Fine British 'Post-Vintage Thoroughbred' • Believed only four owners from new • Present ownership since 1972 • Recommissioned for sale (see text) "The new Alvis Speed Twenty is the type of car which looks right, feels right and is right.

From the driver's point of view the controls are all just where they are required and the power, speed and acceleration provided by the 'hotted-up' but, nevertheless, silky six-cylinder engine are literally an eye-opener to anyone accustomed to driving about in a more or less sedate manner in ordinary motor cars of medium size." - Motor magazine in praise of the new Alvis Speed Twenty, March 1932.

Introduced for 1932, the Alvis Speed Twenty was a fine quality, sporting car in the Coventry marque's best traditions.

Carried over from the preceding 20hp Silver Eagle, the 2,511cc, six-cylinder, overhead-valve engine produced 90bhp on triple SU carburettors, an output sufficient to propel the tourer versions past 90mph.

The low-slung Speed Twenty chas...