For many the Two-Door 'Flat Back' Saloon design that Charles Follett commissioned from Vanden Plas to adorn the Speed 20 SB chassis is the most beautiful enclosed coachwork ever fitted to an Alvis chassis.

Indeed, there are those marque aficianados who rank the Speed 20 SB Two-Door 'Flat Back' Saloon as second only to the 4.3 Litre Short Chassis Tourer (another Vanden Plas creation) in terms of desirability.

1 of just 8 survivors known to the Alvis Owners Club from the 36 originally made Sold to New Zealand collector David Curry by the late Stanley Mann of Vintage Bentley fame in 1972 and exported that same year Restored to a high standard during the 1980s with work being completed in 1990 Subsequently owned by the President of the Alvis Car Club of New Zealand Treated to a thorough engine overhaul following a crankshaft failure whilst touring during 2009 Much recent mechanical work including attention to the cooling system, magneto and brakes etc Said to 'start and run well' and be ...