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• Auction House:
  Webb's
• Sale Name:
  Warbirds & Wheels
• Sale Date:
  30 Mar 2014 ~ 1pm (NZ time)
• Lot #:
  31
• Lot Description:
  1934 Alvis Speed 20 SB Four-Seat Sports Tourer
  Engine Number: 12496 Chassis Number:12046 Car Number: 17246 Original Registration: SB4662
• Notes:
  Three custodians since new. One of only 21 built. Approximately 12 thought to be in existence. The Speed 20 was the first post-vintage design from Alvis that extended the Brits reputation as the home of refined high performance and sophisticated design aesthetics. The 1935 model offered a larger power plant (2762 cc) that was housed by a more aggressive geometry with a longer and lower chassis. Modifications were also made to the complex steering gear and the provisioning of independent front suspension which provided exceptionally steady and light steering action. The Speed 20 was also well known for its relatively quiet power plant and imposing Lucas P100 lamps that added to the squared jawed aesthetic of this classic British design. It should also noted that the SC Twin were provisioned with electric fuel pumps. With modern handling measures and a top speed of +140kph the Speed 20 SC was one of the more technologically advanced British cars of its day and remains a highly desirable collectable motor for the post modern speedster. The Speed 20 SC is a benchmark of british automotive history. 'When cornering it is not only free from rolling – the low build sees to that – but the layout is such that it clings to the intended path at quite unexpected speeds, and when centrifugal force does eventually produce a skid it is of the rear wheels only and easily controlled,' observed Motor Sport's tester- 1935.
• Estimate:
  NZ$220,000 - 270,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Automobiles & Accessories

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