1938 Alvis 12/70
We have the 1938 Alvis 12/70 for sale.
This car was introduced on September 22, 1937, by Alvis Cars. It was a 4-seater drophead coupé or sports saloon with a four-cylinder engine. It was produced between 1937 and 1940 with over 776 units produced within that period.
Specifications
Engine and gearbox
The car used a four-cylinder 1,842 cc pushrod overhead valve engine that was designed specifically for it. It has a 63 hp which was sufficient to give the car a top speed of 130 km/h (80 mph). It had a four-speed gearbox with synchromesh on its top three speeds. The car manufacturer designed every part of the engine and transmission.
Steering brakes and suspension
Marles designed the Cam steering while Bendix-Cowdrey designed the brakes. It had a half-elliptic springs Suspension with the ones in the back underslung and hydraulic shock absorbers to dampen the effect.
Body
The car came in two standard body variants of two-door four-seater drophead coupé and four-door four-seater saloon. Mulliners of Birmingham designed the bodywork for Alvis. For the four-door body, there are four side windows ensuring it is comfortable as a four-seater. There are ashtrays and roll armrests on the door with a pull-down rest in the centre. The glass louvres and slip pockets on the door fit perfectly with the body lines, and it comes with an instrument panel cupboard. The right and left wipers have independent controls, and the car also has a two-way visor. All the controls such as The ignition, headlights dip and switch, horn and signalling controls are in the centre of the spring steering wheel. It has a sliding roof with its windscreen fully opening. Back passengers have floor wells to place their feet, and on the car front, there are two horns and a stabilising bumper.
Steering brakes and suspension
- It has a 1,842 cc OHV I4 engine.
- The transmission is Single plate clutch with 4-speed that can be centrally changed with the short lever gearbox. There is synchromesh on the top, 2nd, and 3rd, with half-floating spiral bevel driven axle.
- The Wheelbase is 2,692 mm (106 in)
- The track is 1,270 mm (50 in)
- The length is 4318 (170 in)
- The width is 1,575 (62 in)
- The displacement is 1.842 L (112.4 cu in)
- The Cylinder bore is 73 mm (2.9 in)
- The Piston stroke is 110 mm (4.3 in)
- The block is made of pistons aluminium alloy up and consists of three bearing crankshaft.
- The Valvetrain is pushrod operated with overhead valves. Each valve has a double spring, and a triplex roller chain drives the camshaft.
- The Fuel system is an electrical petrol pump single downdraught carburettor that has an air silencer.
- Fuel is Petrol
- Its Cooling system is thermostatically controlled with forced water circulation.
- The power output is 63.5 bhp at 4,250 rpm.
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