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1938 Alvis Speed 25 SB Drophead Coupé Charlesworth [14589]

1938 Alvis Speed 25 SB [14589] in Poirot, TV Series, 1989-2013 Ep. 9.04

Class: Cars, Convertible — Model origin:

1938 Alvis Speed 25 SB Drophead Coupé Charlesworth [14589]

1:12:31 Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

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Author	Message
Sunbar ◊ 2008-02-12 12:58
pilou ◊ 2008-02-12 14:38	Ca 1939 Alvis Speed Twenty Five Drophead-Coupe with body by Charlesworth
Sunbar ◊ 2008-02-12 14:52	Thank you pilou, from your identification I have found the actual car and more information can be seen here... Link to "www.motorbase.com" "My 1938 Alvis Speed 25 DHC on set for a "Poirot" episode for ITV c Sep 23. I bought the wreckage of this car in 1972, more than 2 years after it was crashed and rebuilt it totally and have driven it more than 50,000 miles since." -- Last edit: 2008-02-12 14:56:45
Sunbar ◊ 2008-10-03 15:59	Also in episode 11.01 0:14:43 The vehicle details for EYX 622 are: Date of Liability 01 08 2009 Date of First Registration 09 09 1938 Year of Manufacture Not Available Cylinder Capacity (cc) 3500CC Vehicle Colour BLACK -- Last edit: 2008-10-04 10:55:18
Skilleter ◊ 2010-03-25 18:19	Charlesworth mostly built saloons on Alvis chassis- the most hansom touring bodies were by Vanden Plas. That company were best known for their sleek tourers- less well protected from the weather than this drophead coupe, but smarter in the open condition- the heavy hood of this one is hard to stow neatly. For all that, it's a very fine car, and would have cost about £850 new- expensive, but not much more than half the price of a Bentley. This scenario is a bit contrived. If in 1938 you purchased a dashing supercar like this it's not likely you would have hired a chauffeur to do the driving. Certainly the hired hand has by far the best deal here- one of the finest road- cars to drive in comfort whilst the passengers are both huddled up in the back. I'm surprised David Suchet in his Poirot role could actually clamber in there at all! -- Last edit: 2010-03-25 18:24:33
dsl ◊ 2015-03-08 23:04	Speed 25 SB as has running boards - SC did not.

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