Jammy! Thanks guys. 🙂👍 Those cars can really teach you how to drive properly. Someone else mentioned only steering whist moving. So true. Alvis are one of the earliest Coventry car manufacturers, and unless I'm mistaken, the family still has strong connections with the company. They also made military vehicles, including the amphibious Stalwart, or 'Stolly'. If you have the money, you can still buy a brand new, coachbuilt, Alvis, made to your own specifications.
Well done guys. I enjoyed watching your delight whist driving the Alvis. I am edging ever closer to buying a vintage car and you two have just moved me a few more feet towards the point of no return.
Guys, a little trick with non-power steered cars is to only turn the steering wheel whilst the car is inching forward or backwards. You will find things much easier. Remember, move to steer.
One of the things that I think the British did better than anyone else is the wood work in the interior of the car. The warmth of the wood coupled with the gauges are just beautiful. There is a "feel" that cannot be duplicated.
Thanks guys I’ve just watched your drive in the Alvis TA21 - I guess I must have had the same look of enjoyment on my face when I first drove my TA21 nearly 45 years ago. That was my third Alvis and I’ve owned several more since then. Perhaps it’s a good omen as I’m off to, hopefully, buy a drophead coupé version in two days time; mind you a previous owner has fitted power steering thank goodness! Cheers.
Loved this. What a wonderful opportunity to experience these cars. I had a ‘62 Morris Minor back in the seventies. I can still remember the smell of oil and leather. Whenever I see an old British car I take a breath and it takes me back. Thanks ...all the best...Chris 🇨🇦
Unlike very many so called ''classic'' cars this really is a classic and your delight at getting your hands on her is a pleasure to see. By 1952 though the future of hand made cars with coach built bodies was not promising. By the way did you realise that Alvis were the first, not only in Britain but the entire world, to fit synchromesh on all forward speeds?
Thanks for posting. Looks like you had a great time and really got to grips with the car very well. Look up the Alvis Owner Club to find out about more similar events you can join.
Great video, such fun... But I have to disagree with one comment you made. Alvis cant have invented synchromesh in 1935 because Standard brought out a synchromesh box on all their 1934 models launched in Autumn 1933. I thought they were the first...
Great video, as are the others thanks for many hours of enjoyment but not sure Alvis invented synchromesh in 1935 because Rolls Royce added synchromesh to the Phantom II in 1933
Modern cars seek to insulate you from the entire experience. You can't feel the road, you can't hear anything outside...etc.. now to me, sensory deprivation (because that's what it is) is not living. Modern cars are not about the experience of travel... rather it is a period of stasis while you wait to get to point B as fast as possible, because the in between is meaningless. The problem is, and what you two are discovering, is the in between is not only not meaningless, it is where the majority of the meaning lies. I think the truth is coming home to you two that for whatever we gained thru "modernity", we have lost far more. A return to the simpler would do us all a world of good.
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Another great episode from you guys. I’m really enjoying watching you guys driving the early stuff.
It’s good to see young people interested in cars I grew up with.❤
Jammy! Thanks guys. 🙂👍
Those cars can really teach you how to drive properly. Someone else mentioned only steering whist moving. So true.
Alvis are one of the earliest Coventry car manufacturers, and unless I'm mistaken, the family still has strong connections with the company. They also made military vehicles, including the amphibious Stalwart, or 'Stolly'. If you have the money, you can still buy a brand new, coachbuilt, Alvis, made to your own specifications.
Great video guys 😁
Well done guys. I enjoyed watching your delight whist driving the Alvis. I am edging ever closer to buying a vintage car and you two have just moved me a few more feet towards the point of no return.
Guys, a little trick with non-power steered cars is to only turn the steering wheel whilst the car is inching forward or backwards. You will find things much easier. Remember, move to steer.
One of the things that I think the British did better than anyone else is the wood work in the interior of the car. The warmth of the wood coupled with the gauges are just beautiful. There is a "feel" that cannot be duplicated.
That’s a superb old car guys, the real deal, great to see !
Great channel guys, quite a donating thing but well driven, look forward to the next.
Thanks guys I’ve just watched your drive in the Alvis TA21 - I guess I must have had the same look of enjoyment on my face when I first drove my TA21 nearly 45 years ago. That was my third Alvis and I’ve owned several more since then. Perhaps it’s a good omen as I’m off to, hopefully, buy a drophead coupé version in two days time; mind you a previous owner has fitted power steering thank goodness! Cheers.
Loved this. What a wonderful opportunity to experience these cars. I had a ‘62 Morris Minor back in the seventies. I can still remember the smell of oil and leather. Whenever I see an old British car I take a breath and it takes me back. Thanks ...all the best...Chris 🇨🇦
Unlike very many so called ''classic'' cars this really is a classic and your delight at getting your hands on her is a pleasure to see. By 1952 though the future of hand made cars with coach built bodies was not promising.
By the way did you realise that Alvis were the first, not only in Britain but the entire world, to fit synchromesh on all forward speeds?
Thanks for posting. Looks like you had a great time and really got to grips with the car very well. Look up the Alvis Owner Club to find out about more similar events you can join.
Awesome!
Great car, well don't with the rally. keep up your good work and interest. Bob (classic car owner for the 42 years).
Thank you guys
Great video, such fun... But I have to disagree with one comment you made. Alvis cant have invented synchromesh in 1935 because Standard brought out a synchromesh box on all their 1934 models launched in Autumn 1933. I thought they were the first...
Great video, as are the others thanks for many hours of enjoyment but not sure Alvis invented synchromesh in 1935 because Rolls Royce added synchromesh to the Phantom II in 1933
Quote @ 3:25 "Alvis invented the synchromesh". Really? I never knew that. Are there no competing claims.
I would have liked to see the car, perhaps the engine, maybe a bit more of the interior, dashboard...
I have a 1953 Alvis, although it's a little bit bigger than yours, all 12 tons of it 🤣
Modern cars seek to insulate you from the entire experience. You can't feel the road, you can't hear anything outside...etc.. now to me, sensory deprivation (because that's what it is) is not living. Modern cars are not about the experience of travel... rather it is a period of stasis while you wait to get to point B as fast as possible, because the in between is meaningless. The problem is, and what you two are discovering, is the in between is not only not meaningless, it is where the majority of the meaning lies. I think the truth is coming home to you two that for whatever we gained thru "modernity", we have lost far more. A return to the simpler would do us all a world of good.
Very articulate and absolutely bang on!
Less of you and more of the car would be nice !