Alvis Success On The 2017 ERA Blue Train Challenge

We prepared  two Alvis cars for the ERA Blue Train Rally this year – a 1934 Speed 20 SB Vanden plas sports tourer (car 10) and a 1938 Speed 25 Charlesworth Drophead Coupe (car 26).The Blue Train Challenge is a 5 day event crossing France from Deauville to Cannes via Fontevraud, Vichy, Lyon, L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue with...

Goodwin Special at Chateau Impney 2017

The Goodwin Special attended its first event in 30 years this month at the Chateau Impney Hillclimb on 8th/9th July 2017. The car ran well on Saturday but didn’t run on Sunday due to Scintilla magneto issues – the decision was taken not to risk engine damage by doing a timed...

Two Alvis To Join The 2017 Rally Round Samurai Challenge In Japan

Our usual suspects Jan Woien / Jan Erik Hansen and Jose / Maria Romao de Sousa are entered on the Rally Round Samurai Challenge this year.  Rally Round describes the Samurai Challenge as “the first UK-organised competitive rally ever to visit Japan, running over 23 days in Spring 2017 –...

Goodwin Special To Return To Hill-climbing At Chateau Impney 2017

The Goodwin Special will compete at the Chateau Impney hill-climb this year after a period of over 30 years away from the track.  Expect to see the car running at other events soon to be announced, so keep an eye out for more news.The car is a one-off special built...

Alvis Firefly Finishes 2016 Peking-Paris 1st In Class

Well they did it!  Alex Vassbotten and Ole Havn arrived safely in Paris after 13695 kilometers and 36 days travelling across China, Mongolia, Russia, Eastern Europe, Italy, Switzerland and France.  Their 1933 Alvis Firefly, prepared by Earley Engineering, needed just two replacement fan belts, a new water temp gauge and some...

New Electronic Fuel Injection System for Alvis TD / TE / TF21

We have developed a new electronic fuel injection system for Alvis TD / TE / TF 21 cars.The system features:custom made 6-port fuel injection manifoldstwin throttle bodiesECU controlling fuel injection and ignitionSensors for throttle position and air, water and oil temperatureFully mappedBenefits:Fitted to the Alvis TD21 pictured, achieves nearly 160bhp...

Alvis Firefly On The ERA Peking To Paris Rally

Alex Vassbotten and Ole Havn driving car #20 in the 2016 ERA Peking to Paris Rally are currently 3rd in class and 23rd overall on the 9th day of the rally.  They report the car is running well and no major problems so far as they cross Mongolia.  Follow their...

Return From The 2016 Flying Scotsman

Our two customers clearly had a great weekend on the ERA Flying Scotsman rally last weekend, with Jose Romao de Sousa’s Alvis Speed 20 SA coming 3rd in class after nearly 700 miles over three days.  The big clean up starts tomorrow!