Alvis 4.3 liter 4 Door Convertible by Offord & Sons 1938

Vintage and Prestige are proud to offer this 1938 Alvis 4.3 Litre 4 door convertible by Offord & Sons Registration: AH-41-06 Chassis no: 14343 Engine no: 14806 Car no: 19925 Coachwork: 1 off body by Offord and Sons This unique car comes to us in excellent condition and exceptional history. Including an entry in the 1953 Brighton Speed Trials, driven by Stirling Moss.

Pre-war development of the six-cylinder Alvis culminated in the announcement in August 1936 of the 4.3-Litre, designed by the company's distinguished Chief Engineer, Captain George Smith-Clarke. The 4.3-Litre was based on the 3½-litre Speed 25 introduced the previous year, and was powered by an enlarged version of Alvis' new seven-bearing, overhead-valve engine producing 137bhp on triple carburettors.

The cruciform-braced chassis featured the kind of advanced thinking long associated with the marque; independent front suspension and a four-speed, all-synchromesh gearbox, introduced on the preceding Speed Twenty, were retained with the additional refinements of driver-controlled Luvax hydraulic dampers and servo-assisted brakes.

Chassis 14343 is the only known Offord & Sons 4-door Convertible on Alvis Chassis, originally built as the 1938 Show Car and delivered to Messrs. Brooklands Motor Co. in London on December 21st 1938.