Beschreibung
H&H Classic Auction @ The Imperial War Museum, Duxford/ Cambridgeshire
14th June, 2023 13:00
1934 Alvis Silver Eagle Special
Estimate
£40, 000 - £50, 000
Registration No: US 6102
Chassis No: 11429
MOT: Exempt
Known as the ''Ashby Eagle''
Fitted with a ''Crested Eagle'' triple carburettor engine
Full engine rebuild in the 2000's
Well-known witrin the Alvis Owners' Club
Introduced in 1935, the Alvis Silver Eagle SG 16. 95 shared a number of design features with the marque's legendary Speed 20 model. Based - like its illustrious sibling - around a double-dropped ladder-frame chassis equipped with all-round semi-elliptic leaf-sprung suspension and fourteen-inch cable-operated drum brakes, it was powered by a smaller capacity version (2362cc vs. 2511cc) of the same triple SU carburettor fed OHV straight-six engine. Employing a shorter wheelbase than its sportier forebear, the Silver Eagle SG had the further advantage of an all synchromesh four-speed manual gearbox. Available with a choice of open or closed coachwork by the likes of Cross & Ellis and Holbrook, the Silver Eagle SG was a strong yet refined performer in the best traditions of the Coventry manufacturer.
