Alvis TC 108G

The Alvis TC 108G was a British sporting car made by Alvis cars between 1956 and 1958. Coachbuilders Graber of Switzerland had produced some bodies for the TC21 that were much more up to date than the standard offering built for Alvis by Mulliners (Birmingham).

Alvis TC 108G
A 1957 car with body by Graber
Overview
Manufacturer	Alvis Cars
Production	1956–1958 [1] 35 produced[2] 37 produced [3]
Body and chassis
Body style	2 door saloon
Layout	FR layout
Powertrain
Engine	Alvis 3.0 L Straight-6
Transmission	4 speed manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase	111.5 in (2,832 mm)[4]
Length	189 in (4,801 mm)[4]
Width	66 in (1,676 mm)[4]
Height	62.5 in (1,588 mm)[4]
Chronology
Predecessor	Alvis TC 21
Successor	Alvis TD 21

Mulliners production was becoming devoted to Standard Triumph —which purchased them in 1958— and Alvis's body supply had been getting difficult. Alvis's supplier of expensive drop head bodies was Tickford and they had been bought in 1955 by David Brown and his Aston Martin and Lagonda bodies had priority.

Notes

1. It was widely reviewed as perhaps 'the most beautiful car in existence'

References

1. Michael Sedgwick & Mark Gillies, A-Z of Cars 1945-1970, Bay View Books Ltd, 1989, page 17
2. Kenneth R. Day. The Alvis Car, Lewis Cole & Co., London, 1967, pp.170
3. Robson, Graham (2006). A-Z British Cars 1945-1980. Devon, UK: Herridge & Sons. ISBN 0-9541063-9-3.
4. Culshaw; Horrobin (1974). Complete Catalogue of British Cars. London: Macmillan. ISBN 0-333-16689-2.

Further reading

• Clarke, RM (1989). Alvis gold portfolio 1919–1967. Cobham, Surrey, England: Brooklands Books. ISBN 978-1-870642-84-2.
• Culshaw, D (2003). Alvis three litre in detail: TA21 to TF21 1950-67. Beaworthy, Devon, England: Herridge and Sons Ltd. ISBN 978-0-9541063-2-4.

External links

• http://alvisarchive.com/z/