Alvis 3½ liter

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Alvis 3½ liter SA Cabriolet (1935)
Alvis 3½ liter SA Cabriolet (1935)
3½ liter
Production period: 1935-1936
Class : upper middle class
Body versions : Touring car , limousine , convertible
Engines: Otto engine :
3.6 liters (75 kW)
Length: 4712 mm
Width: 1702 mm
Height:
Wheelbase : 3226 mm
Empty weight : 1829 kg
successor Alvis Speed ​​25 , Alvis 4.3 liter

The Alvis 3½ liter was a car that Alvis put to the side of the somewhat smaller Speed ​​20 SD from 1935 to 1936 . As the predecessor of the Speed ​​25 SB , it also bears the version designation SA.

The 3½ liter SA presented in 1935 had a six-cylinder in - line engine with hanging valves, three SU carburettors and a displacement of 3571 cm³ (bore × stroke = 83 mm × 110 mm), which had an output of 102 bhp (75 kW) at 3600 / min. submitted. The chassis had a wheelbase of 3226 mm and a track width of 1422 mm. A driven rigid axle was installed at the rear, which hung on semi-elliptical longitudinal leaf springs. The front of the car had independent suspension with a transverse leaf spring. The cars reached a top speed of 149 km / h.

The model was available as a touring car, a limousine or a convertible. The superstructures were 4712 mm long and 1702 mm wide. Usually, Alvis only delivered the ready-to-drive chassis and wheelwright shops built the superstructures on behalf of the factory or the customer.

In 1937 the 3½ liter SA was replaced by the Speed ​​25 SB and the 4.3 liter .

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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.

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