The following chart gives comprehensive information on
what each book contains
along with number of pages, dimensions, and author info and chapter contents.
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Book Part Number: |
B-101 |
Title: |
Alvis | ||||
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Secondary Title: |
The Story of the red Triangle | ||||||
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Author: |
Kenneth Day | ||||||
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Book Dimensions: |
9"x 11.5" |
# Pages: |
432 |
Cover: |
Hard |
Text/Pictures: |
Color / B/W |
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| Intro/Foreword | Author's note to Third Edition, Foreword by D.B. Brittain, Acknowledgments - (p7-9) | ||||||
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Chapter 1: |
Company
History - (p10-112) The Alvis, The men behind the name, T.G. John Ltd., Alvis Car & Engineering Co. Ltd., Front wheel drive, Manufacturing the vintage car, Technical developments & new models, The first all synchromesh gearbox, Alvis expands, Alvis Ltd., The first aero engine, Near disaster, The future secured, Alvis goes to war, T.G. John retires, Transition to peace, Under new management, A three product company, The TA175/350 and hard decisions, Corporate & product changes, Aero engine & car production ends, From Scorpion to Stormer |
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Chapter 2: |
Racing
history - (p113-163) Early years, 1923 Victory, Front wheel drive racing cars, Front wheel drive sports cars, Private entrants |
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| Chapter 3: | Car
Specifications & Performance Data - (p164-256) The side-valve cars, The 12/50 & 12/60, The six-cylinder 14.75, The Silver Eagle, The front wheel drive cars, Speed 20, Firefly & Firebird, Crested Eagle, The 3½ litre, Speed 25 & 4.3 litre cars, The Silver Crest, The 12/70 & the Fourteen, The three litre |
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| Chapter 4: | Aero
Engines - (p257-271) The Gnome Rhône Pelides & Alcides, The Alvis Leonidas |
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| Chapter 5: | Armoured
Vehicles - (p272-295) Pre-war developments, Armoured wheeled vehicles, Scorpion |
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| Chapter 6: | Alvis
Ownership - (p296-341) Maintenance & repairs points (pre-war cars), Maintenance of the 3 litre |
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| Appendix 1: | Captain G.T. Smith-Clarke's address to the Automobile Division of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers given on 6th January 1948 when he was Chairman - (p342-354) | ||||||
| Appendix 2: | Captain G.T. Smith-Clrake's medical, radio & astronomical work - (p355-362) | ||||||
| Appendix 3: | Alvis patents - (p363-366) | ||||||
| Appendix 4: | Chassis production by model and survival rate - (p367) | ||||||
| Appendix 5: | Notes on car production - (p368) | ||||||
| Appendix 6: | T.G. John Ltd. - (p369-370) | ||||||
| Appendix 7: | Alvis Car & Engineering Co. Ltd. - (p371-373) | ||||||
| Appendix 8: | Technical developments & new models - (p374-378) | ||||||
| Appendix 9: | Near disaster - (p379-384) | ||||||
| Appendix 10: | Transition to peace - (p385-390) | ||||||
| Appendix 11: | TA 175/350 and hard decisions - (p391-392) | ||||||
| Appendix 12: | Aero engine & car production ends - (p393-395) | ||||||
| Appendix 13: | From Scorpion to Stormer - (p396-398) | ||||||
| Appendix 14 & 15: | Front wheel drive racing cars and sports cars - (p399-412) | ||||||
| Appendix 16: | The 3½ litre, Speed 25 and 4.3 litre cars - (p413-417) | ||||||
| Appendix 17: | The 3 litre cars - (p418-420) | ||||||
| Appendix 18: | Armoured wheeled vehicle - (p421-423) | ||||||
| Appendix 19: | The Gulf War and beyond - (p424-432) | ||||||
| Publisher details: | Kenneth Day and Haynes Publishing 1997 Third Edition | ||||||