1932 Alvis 12/50 TJ Sport converted from saloon

1932 Alvis 12/50 TJ Sport in Oxford, Short Movie, 1958

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1932 Alvis 12/50 TJ Sport converted from saloon

00:02:39 Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

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dsl ◊ 2016-09-14 04:41	Registration UF8638 Make ALVIS12/60SPORTS Model UNKNOWN ✗ Untaxed Tax due: 04 August 2016 - so still alive MOT Exempt Vehicle make ALVIS12/60SPORTS Date of first registration 03 May 1932 Year of manufacture 1932 Cylinder capacity (cc) 1200cc Fuel type PETROL Export marker Yes Vehicle status Not taxed Vehicle colour BLUE "Fellow alumni Dave Culshaw (1961) writes of the car: This is a TJ model chassis 9226, car 14101 first delivered as a Cross and Ellis saloon on 11th December 1931 to a Brighton customer and registered there as UF 8638. A good history from new of this car and nice to see it preserved in a style similar to a 12/60 Beetleback." - https://alvisarchive.com/2015/08/07/provenance/#comments So do we go 12/50 [TJ] as Alvis sources or 12/60 as plate info?? And where does 1200cc come from - seems should be 1645cc?? Although with tyres that thin, anything more than 500cc was probably dangerous.

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◊ 2016-09-14 04:41

Registration UF8638
Make ALVIS12/60SPORTS
Model UNKNOWN
✗ Untaxed Tax due: 04 August 2016 - so still alive :sun:

MOT Exempt
Vehicle make ALVIS12/60SPORTS
Date of first registration 03 May 1932
Year of manufacture 1932
Cylinder capacity (cc) 1200cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker Yes

Vehicle status Not taxed
Vehicle colour BLUE

"Fellow alumni Dave Culshaw (1961) writes of the car: This is a TJ model chassis 9226, car 14101 first delivered as a Cross and Ellis saloon on 11th December 1931 to a Brighton customer and registered there as UF 8638. A good history from new of this car and nice to see it preserved in a style similar to a 12/60 Beetleback." - https://alvisarchive.com/2015/08/07/provenance/#comments

So do we go 12/50 [TJ] as Alvis sources or 12/60 as plate info?? And where does 1200cc come from - seems should be 1645cc?? Although with tyres that thin, anything more than 500cc was probably dangerous.

1932 Alvis 12/50 TJ Sport converted from saloon

1932 Alvis 12/50 TJ Sport in Oxford, Short Movie, 1958

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