‘EVC 564’, a Speed 25 SC Charlesworth Sports Saloon finished in Cranberry Red and black, is the very last Alvis Speed 25 built.

Despatched on the 18th of October 1940, the factory was a victim of the devastating Coventry air raid a month later.

Its oxblood leather interior is offset by a new fawn headlining, and the seller describes it in glowing terms: “The final Speed 25 completed and thus benefiting from the 'short stud' cylinder head and dual exhaust system, it has been uprated with a 3.8:1 final drive ratio for more relaxed high-speed cruising.

“Purchased by a friend of mine upon its return from Europe in 2018 for the princely sum of £60,000, it was subsequently treated to £58,000 worth of mechanical work over the past six years by marque specialists Earley Engineering and Fisher DES.

As a result, the car needs nothing doing to it and is ready for any long-distance touring, cruising happily at 65-70mph on motorways all day.” It is only being offered for sale because the seller...