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£5,750 (Est: £15,000 - £20,000)

The Olympia Motor Show 1935 Alvis 3½-Litre Speed Twenty SD Project

United Kingdom • 6 Sept 2025

Vehicle Details

AI Listing Summary

This 1935 Alvis Speed Twenty SD is a project car presented as a rolling chassis requiring complete restoration, with some work done including engine rebuild and suspension overhaul. It has a rich history, including display at the 1935 Olympia Motor Show and documented ownership, but has been garaged since 1996 and needs full attention.

Condition

2

The car is offered as a rolling chassis in need of completion and is sold strictly as viewed. It has been kept garaged and not used since 1996, and requires substantial restoration work.

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Transmission:

Manual

Chassis No:

13011

Odometer:

[Odometer Reading]

Reg Number:

WS 7223

RHD/LHD:

[RHD/LHD]

• Present ownership since 2014 • 3½-litre triple-carburettor engine from a Speed Twenty-Five • Engine rebuilt by West Hoathly Garage • Offered for restoration 'WS 7223' is an example of the 4th-series (SD) Speed Twenty with the all-synchromesh gearbox and independent front suspension, making it one of the more technologically advanced British cars of its day.

This particular car was displayed at the Olympia Motor Show in 1935, the chassis and wheels at that time being resplendent in chromium plating.

The Alvis subsequently formed part of the Farr Museum Collection for many years before being purchased at auction in 1986 by Magnus Mansson of London SW1.

While in Mr Mansson's ownership the Speed Twenty featured in an article in the Alvis Owners' Club's Bulletin in which its enthusiastic owner recounted his experiences of owning several of the Coventry firm's products (copy on file).

The car's next owner was Mr Stephen R Jones, who acquired it in 1993.

On his death in 1996 the car pa...