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£22,500

1930 Alvis Silver Eagle Atlantic Saloon Uprated with a pre-production Speed 20 2.5 litre engine

United Kingdom • 15 Mar 2023

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AI Listing Summary

This 1930 Alvis Silver Eagle Atlantic Saloon has been upgraded with a pre-production Speed 20 2.5 litre engine in 1956. It has undergone sensitive conservation work and has been featured in The Automobile magazine (May 2022 issue).

Condition

6

While the car is highly original and has undergone sensitive conservation work, it also has some wear and tear consistent with its age, such as patina and evidence of use. It has also been modified with a different engine.

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Transmission:

[Transmission]

Chassis No:

8109

Odometer:

[Odometer Reading]

Reg Number:

LG 3480

RHD/LHD:

[RHD/LHD]

Championed by the likes of Rolls-Royce, Bentley and Invicta, six-cylinder engines became synonymous with prestige motoring during the 1920s.

Debuting in 1927, the Alvis 14.75 owed much to the Coventry marque’s existing 12/50 four-cylinder model.

Based around a robust ladder frame chassis equipped with all-round, semi-elliptic leaf-sprung suspension and four-wheel drum brakes, the newcomer could be had with a variety of open and closed coachwork.

A capacity increase from 1870cc to 2148cc saw the 14.75 become the 16.95 during late 1928.

Reputedly capable of 80mph, Alvis’s six-cylinder offering was rechristened the Silver Eagle in March 1929 and gained a wider-tracked, lower-slung chassis the following summer.

Clothed as an Atlantic Saloon by Carbodies and initially finished in Black with Green leather upholstery, chassis 8109 was despatched to dealer James Edwards & Sons Ltd of Chester on 19 th February 1930.

First owned by R.G.

Cornelius of Liverpool, his successors have included...