The Alvis Silver Eagle was a lively six-cylinder car.

It was an admirable car, pleasant to handle and provided an all-round performance considerably better than one would normally expect from a full-sized saloon model with a rating 16.95.

The clutch gave an extremely smooth pick-up, and the gearbox provided synchromesh engagement for every one of the four forward speeds.

The degree of riding comfort proved something of a surprise, even when traveling really fast the car was extremely steady and it steered and handled very nicely.

We believe that this example has been kept in the Merseyside area for all of its life.

Accompanying paperwork includes a test certificate dating from February 1964 and a letter from the Department of transport for a re-examination of ‘BG 4518’ with the then owner Mr Winrow of Birkenhead, Merseyside, over authenticity to the registration number for this Alvis car.

A rewarding and worthwhile restoration project to get this 88 year old vehicle back on the r...