Description Attractive four-seat Sports Tourer; from long-term ownership, running and driving; known to the Alvis Register That the Alvis 12-50 became regarded as a Sports Car was more of an accident than by intent.

This car was to build the reputation of the firm, for it delivered extreme reliability, performance way beyond what would be expected of a 50bhp car (thanks to its light weight), quality construction and a feeling of “oneness” way in excess of the sum of its parts.

Clutton and Stanford in their staple “The Vintage Motor Car” said of the 12-50 “We cannot but consider it one of the classic designs of the time, and it remains of all Vintage sports cars the one which needs the least apology”.

The 12-50 Alvis developed through a number of series, each one carrying a range of attractive coachwork.

The most famous of course are the “Ducksback” and later the “Beetleback” 3-seaters, but for those requiring more space, Cross and Ellis produced a most elegant 4-seat tourer with a ...