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| Alvis Firebird | |
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| Alvis | |
| aka | Type aka here, not up there |
| Production | 1935-1936 449 made |
| Class | Touring car |
| Body Style | how many doors+how many seats+what type of body |
| Length | 173 in (4394 mm) |
| Width | 64 in (1626 mm) |
| Height | Height - type here |
| Wheelbase | 118.5 in (3010 mm) |
| Weight | Weight - you get the point |
| Transmission | transmission + drive |
| Engine | 1842cc Straight-4 |
| Power | N/A hp @ N/A rpm N/A lb-ft of torque @ N/A rpm |
| Similar | similar (competition) |
| Designer | Designer (lead designer if it was a team effort) |
The Alvis Firebird was a British touring car made between 1935 and 1939 by Alvis Ltd in Coventry.
Developed from the Alvis Firefly, 449 Firebirds were produced, as a two door Tourer, a 2+2 sports tourer, a two door drophead Coupé, and a four door Saloon.[1]
Powered by an 1842 cc 4 cylinder overhead valve Alvis engine, it had an aluminium body on an ash wood frame. As with other Alvis cars, the Firebird was built as a rolling chassis then sent to the coachbuilders Cross & Ellis, to be finished to the customer's requirements, so all Alvis Firebirds are different.[2] The Firebird had an all-synchromesh gearbox and the chassis was lubricated by grease nipples under the bonnet.[3]
In 1939 World War II halted Alvis car production to make aircraft engines and a German Luftwaffe bomb destroyed the Alvis car factory in 1940.[4]
See Autopedia's comprehensive Alvis Firebird Review.
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- ↑ "Alvis Firebird". http://www.motorbase.com/vehicle/by-id/-26823524/. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ↑ "Alvis". http://www.everything2.com/node/1384395. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ↑ "The Firefly and Firebird". http://www.alvisoc.org/Site%20Files/Alvis%20Cars/Pre-War/FireflySixteen.htm. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ↑ "Alvis cars - clever drophead coupes and saloons". http://www.getfrank.co.nz/alvis-cars-clever-drophead-coupes-and-saloons/. Retrieved 2008-08-10.