Alvis Car And Engineering · 1935–1939
Alvis Firebird
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. 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. The Firebird had an all-synchromesh gearbox, and the chassis was lubricated by grease nipples under the bonnet. 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.
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Predecessor: Alvis Firefly · Successor: Alvis 12/70
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Specifications
- name
- Alvis Firebird
- Manufacturer
- Alvis
- Production
- 1935–1939, 449 made
- Assembly
- United Kingdom: Coventry, England
- Wheelbase
- 118.5 in
- Length
- 173 in
- Width
- 64 in
- Class
- sporting chassis, bodied to suit owner's requirements
- Body style
- Tourer, coupé or saloon
- Engine
- 1842cc Straight-4
- Top speed
- 114 km/h
Specification summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Measured facts from Wikidata (CC0). Check the linked sources for citations.
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Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4738292CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvis_FirebirdCC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1313934036 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:An_ALVIS_tourer_in_Braemar_Castle_car_park_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1435956.jpgCC BY-SA 2.0 · Photo: Stanley Howe · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.