Alvis Firefly

Alvis
Alvis Firefly Roadster (1932)
Firefly / Firefly 12
Production period:	1932-1934
Class :	upper middle class
Body versions :	Touring car , roadster , limousine , convertible
Engines:	Otto engine : 1.5 liters (37 kW)
Length:	4115 mm
Width:	1600 mm
Height:
Wheelbase :	3010 mm
Empty weight :	1118 kg
Previous model	Alvis 12/50 TJ
successor	Alvis Firebird

The Alvis Firefly was a passenger car that Alvis manufactured from 1932 to 1934. It replaced the 12/50 TJ model .

The car had an in - line four - cylinder engine with overhead valves . Equipped with a single SU carburetor, the engine with 1496 cc had an output of 50 bhp (37 kW) at 4500 rpm. The engine essentially corresponded to that of the models 12/50 TH from 1927 and 12/50 SD from 1927 to 1929. This made it inexpensive to manufacture and the model again fitted into the 1.5-liter class that was popular at the time.

A roadster first appeared in 1932. In 1933 a four-door touring car, a sedan and a two-door convertible followed under the name Alvis Firefly 12 . The front and rear rigid axles were suspended from semi-elliptical leaf springs. The wheelbase , the type of suspension and some of the bodies corresponded to the previous six-cylinder model Silver Eagle SE and TB . The maximum speed was approx. 114 km / h depending on the structure.

In 1934 the Firebird model replaced both models of the Firefly. By then, the 904 Firefly Roadster and 871 Firefly 12 had been created.

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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.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Alvis Firefly . Motorbase - The Home of Classic Car Information. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
2. ↑ ^{a b} Alvis Firefly 12 . Motorbase - The Home of Classic Car Information. Retrieved August 6, 2014.

Web links

Commons : Alvis Firefly  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Alvis Firefly 12 Cabriolet (1933)