Description From a deceased estate; rare Mulliner saloon coachwork, one of only 551 made; older resoration that looks wonderful Alvis cars have always had something special about them.

The firm’s ability to produce a car far greater than the sum of its parts started with the immortal 12/50 and carried through to their final model, the fast and elegant TF21, the last of which left the Coventry factory in 1967.

The superb 12/50 was tweaked into the 12/60, which in turn was facelifted into the Firefly with its synchromesh gearbox.

A much-needed increase in engine capacity to 1,842cc increased output to 63.5bhp in the subsequent Firebird model which kept performance up to scratch, despite ever heavier coachwork taking its toll on the traditional sprightly Alvis performance.

By September 1937, George Lanchester had significantly reworked the whole car, the resultant 12/70 model becoming the last Alvis made before war stopped car production.

A major styling change came in late 1938 when...