Alvis 12/70

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Alvis 12/70 Cabriolet (1938)
Alvis 12/70 Cabriolet (1938)
12/70
Production period: 1937-1940
Class : Middle class
Body versions : Sedan , cabriolet , roadster , touring car
Engines: Otto engine :
1.85 liters (46 kW)
Length: 4318 mm
Width: 1575 mm
Height:
Wheelbase : 2692 mm
Empty weight : 1219 kg
Previous model Alvis Firebird
successor Alvis T-Series 14
Rear view

The Alvis 12/70 was a passenger car that Alvis manufactured from 1937 to 1940 as the successor to the Firebird model .

The car had the four-cylinder in - line engine of the previous model with overhead valves and a displacement of 1842 cm³. In 12/70, however, this produced 62.5 bhp (46 kW). The separate chassis could be provided with various superstructures, e.g. B. a four-door sedan, a two-door convertible or a roadster. Most of the bodies came from Mulliners from Birmingham and Alvis' long-time supplier Cross & Ellis. An open four-seater touring car body was also still available, although it was largely considered obsolete at the time. After Cross & Ellis became insolvent and was dissolved, the coachbuilder Whittingham & Mitchel from the London borough of Fulham took over this task from 1938 onwards .

The front and rear rigid axles were suspended from semi-elliptical leaf springs. The maximum speed was approx. 127 km / h, depending on the structure. The 12/70 had a shorter chassis than its predecessor. In conjunction with the more powerful engine, there were sportier characteristics and at the same time a greater gap to the six-cylinder model Silver Crest TF introduced the year before . The 12/70 thus indirectly continued the tradition of the four-cylinder sports model 12/60 discontinued in 1933 .

In 1940 the type 12/70 was discontinued due to the war . In 1945 the successors TA 14 / TB 14 appeared .

  • 12/70 Special Roadster (1938)

  • 12/70 Saloon (1939)

  • 12/70 Roadster (1940)

Web links

Commons : Alvis 12/70  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

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  • David Culshaw, Peter Horrobin: The Complete Catalog of British Cars 1895-1975 . Veloce Publishing, Dorchester 1997, ISBN 1-874105-93-6 , pp. 35-40