The Alvis name stands among the finest European motor cars of the pre-war period, renowned for engineering excellence that placed the marque in direct competition with Bentley and Lagonda for high-speed touring supremacy.

Nowhere was this more evident than in the 4.3 Litre model produced between 1936 and 1940, widely regarded as the pinnacle of Alvis development.

Its enlarged and strengthened overhead-valve six-cylinder engine, running on seven main bearings and producing some 137 horsepower, endowed the car with remarkable flexibility and performance.

Contemporary claims placed it comfortably above 100 mph, making it one of the fastest touring cars available in Britain, and when clothed in first-class coachwork, it possessed the presence to match its abilities.