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1932 Giron-Alvis Speed 20 Special

United Kingdom • 9 Apr 2025

Vehicle Details

AI Listing Summary

This is a listing for the Giron-Alvis Special, a pre-war racing car created by Rod Jolley with the help of Louis Giron. The car has a Speed 20 chassis, a supercharged Speed 25 engine fitted with a 4.3 Litre cylinder block and head, and has been raced for thirty years, with ongoing maintenance.

Condition

8

The car is described as being in 'excellent' order all round and in exceptional condition, which is a testament to the ongoing maintenance schedule. The seller also mentioned that one cylinder had lost compression, but it was immediately addressed by re-machining the valve seat. Given its age and purpose as a racing car, it shows minimal wear for its age.

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Transmission:

Manual

Chassis No:

9489

Odometer:

[Odometer Reading]

Reg Number:

[Reg Number]

RHD/LHD:

RHD

It is without doubt that the Alvis Speed 20 caused a sensation when previewed in October 1931 and eventually released to the public early the following year.

I nspired by Donald Healey's Monte Carlo Rally-winning Invicta S-type, the Speed 20 was the brainchild of marque draughtsman Arthur Varney.

The `double dropped' chassis frame was fabricated from high tensile carbon sheet steel and enjoyed a notably low centre of gravity.

The newcomer was equipped with all-round semi-elliptic leaf-sprung suspension, a Marles Weller steering box and cable-operated 14-inch drum brakes.

Fast forward some fourty years after the Speed 20's release, and Rod Jolley, who by trade is a master coachbuilder responsible for the restoration and rebodying of some of the finest motor cars in the world, had a brainwave to create a pre-war racing Alvis which would give the ERA's a run for their money on the circuit.

Teaming up with his friend Paul Holdsworth who financially backed the project provided Rod comp...