The Alvis Speed 25 is the only car to ever win the VSCC Oxford Concours' Ladies Choice prize two years running — a rare testament to how well its styling held up.
Lead trim: Speed 25 3,571 cc six
Alvis Speed 25 / 4.3-LitreSpeed 25 · 1937–1940
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FactThe Alvis Speed 25 is the only car to ever win the VSCC Oxford Concours' Ladies Choice prize two years running — a rare testament to how well its styling held up.
The Alvis Speed 25 3½-litre, made 1937–40 in the same range as the 4.3-litre, had a 3,571 cc (83 x 110 mm) six-cylinder in-line engine with seven main bearings (106 bhp at 3,800 rpm in the infobox, while the text claims and says proven 110 PS (81 kW) at 3,800 rpm and a top speed of almost 160 km/h (100 mph), so no horsepower is entered), a 25.63 tax-horsepower rating, on a 123 in (3,124 mm) wheelbase, 190 in (4,800 mm) long and 70 in (1,800 mm) wide, kerb weight 4,088 lb (1,854 kg). Like the 4.3-litre it was supplied as a chassis for coachbuilders' bodies (Charlesworth, Vanden Plas, Offord and others) with a dual exhaust system announced at the October 1938 Motor Show said to quieten the engine and improve power; it is the only car to have won the Ladies Choice VSCC Oxford Concours prize two years in a row.
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Trims & Figures
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| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speed 25 3,571 cc six | 1937–1940 | 3.6 L Inline-6 | 106 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
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When this Alvis flagship debuted, the motoring press couldn't get over its face, describing it as having "a most imposing front with very large headlamps, fog and pass lights, and post horns."
The Alvis Speed 25 is the only car to ever win the VSCC Oxford Concours' Ladies Choice prize two years running — a rare testament to how well its styling held up.
Rivals
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When this Alvis flagship debuted, the motoring press couldn't get over its face, describing it as having "a most imposing front with very large headlamps, fog and pass lights, and post horns."