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Finished in metallic champagne silver complimented with contrasting interior , Just five owners from new, mechanically excellent we have just had the gear box reconditioned receipt included at £2300 , in regular use power steering new MOT one of only 80 TF saloons made a wonderfully usable example of this graceful and sporting motorcar Launched in October 1958, the Graber styles Alvis TD21 was an immediate success, the combination of a luxury interior, elegant bodywork and 100mph performance proving immensely attractive to the well heeled clientele at which it was aimed. The Motor described it as having a Jeeves like quality of responding to its masters whim while Autocar praised it as one of the most enchanting owner driver cars imaginable, singling out the quality of the Park Ward coachwork with doors that close with a majestic clunk more like an air of finality than a noise. Qualities that were no doubt appreciated by owners as august as the Dukes of Edinburgh and Windsor, Sir Douglas Bader and James Mason all as quintessentially English as the car. Powered by a torquey 120bhp 3. 0 straight six, the TD was capable of effortless high speed cruising and handled exceptionally well for such a stately machine. In 1963, it was replaced by the TE21, immediately distinguished by its stacked headlight front end, another design flourish by Swiss coachbuilder, Graber. The factory build record shows that this TF21 Automatic left the works in June 1966 destined for Henlys of London and it has only had five owners since, The extensive history picks up when the second owner, Mr Fulkes of the Commercial Ignition Company, traded in his TD21 for this later model via Red Triangle in 1982. Lots of bills and correspondence state that it had been extensively restored with various new body panels, a full repaint in Pewter Grey and a new set of carpets. It was subsequently sold to Mr Jones of Cheltenham in 1988, numerous bills showing that he continued to carefully maintain the car. This included a £2, 300 top end overhaul in 1999, with further frequent visits to Red Triangle. From 2009 2017 it was owned by a Mr Flexon of Brecon who sent it to Alvis specialists Earley Engineering for a complete front suspension rebuild, new gearbox mountings and a brake overhaul in 2010 which cost £2, 308. Further work, including some body shop time and paintwork cost £3, 079 while a further £4, 800 was spent on 56 hours of labour for unspecified work. In 2013, the carburettors were overhauled for £1, 500 and the car prepared for the owners 90th Birthday party. Subsequent work saw the replacement of the starter motor for another £1, 077. The prior keeper went completely through the car replacing all of the fluids , at that time a stainless steel tank was fitted and refurbishment of the fuel system consequently today the car is running and driving perfectly .
