Alvis 14.75
The Alvis 14.75 is a car manufactured by the British car manufacturer Alvis from 1927 to 1929;[1] it was the first Alvis with a six-cylinder engine.[2][3]
Description
[edit]The car has a six-cylinder in-line engine with overhead valves, equipped with a single Solex carburettor and with a displacement of 1,870 cm3 (breath × stroke = 63 mm × 100 mm). The front and rear axles were supported by semi-elliptical longitudinal leaf springs.
The 14.75 was available with two different wheelbases, 2,845 mm for the two-seater version and 3,010 mm for the four-seater variant. There were three bodies available: saloon, convertible and roadster. In 1930, after selling some 492 examples,[4] the 14.75 was replaced by the Alvis Silver Eagle.[5]
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Alvis 14/75 - Vehicle Summary". Motorbase. Archived from the original on 2020-08-11. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
- ^ "Vintage Alvis". www.alvisoccarhistory.org. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
- ^ "Six Cylinder Cars : The Alvis Register". www.alvisregister.co.uk. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
- ^ "1927 Alvis 14.75 Silver Crest Special Professionally build, Drives amazing for sale: Anamera". www.finecars.cc. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
- ^ "Alvis". Historic Vehicles. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
Bibliography
[edit]- David Culshaw; Peter Horrobin (1997). The Complete Catalogue of British Cars 1895–1975. Dorchester: Fast Publishing. pp. 35–40. ISBN 1-874105-93-6.