Unique two-seater boat-tail with Alvis TA14 running gear; later engine fitted; running and drivingThe TA14 was the first car to be produced by Alvis after WW2.

A development of the pre-war 12/70 chassis but wider, lower and stiffer, it offered an improved ride, sharper handling and more interior space.Suspension was by semi-elliptic springs front and rear, with Marles cam-and-peg steering and Girling rod-actuated brakes, while the 12/70’s troublesome wire wheels were replaced with stronger discs.

Power came from a slightly enlarged 1,892cc version of the 12/70 engine driving through a four-speed synchromesh gearbox.

With 65bhp on tap the TA14 was good for 75mph and was well received by press and public alike.Some 3,300 examples were sold before it was replaced by the TA21 in 1950, of which well over half were Mulliner-bodied saloons, the rest being two-door drophead coupes bodied either by Tickford or Carbodies.Dating from 1947, this Alvis TA14 is thought to have been rebodied in it...