"CLASSIC OF THE DAY"
FROM 
1937 ALVIS SPEED 25 TOURER
Sold new to Lieut. Cmmdr. E.P.H. Pinckney serving on board HMS
Berwick, who was sadly killed during WWII. Cecil Andrew then owned the
car until 1948 when he emigrated to Bermuda. In the history file there
is a photograph of his son with the car circa 1945.
The car went to the USA in the mid 1960's when Paul Wilde was trying to find a suitable car to tempt Raymond Suerth to part with a disassembled Mercedes 500K. The plan obviously worked as Mr. Suerth kept the Alvis for the next 25 years! During this period a restoration was started but the the restoration company went out of business and he kept the car in pieces for several years before trading it with Jerry Bradley in 1990. Mr. Bradley worked steadily on the car until his untimely death and the last owner, an Alvis enthusiast and active CCCA member, acquired it from his widow in 1992, completing the restoration over the next two years.
Shown regularly over the ensuing years the car remains in excellent condition throughout. Only 39 Speed 25's were bodied by Cross & Ellis in this elegant style with the very low hood line, folding screen and the convenience of 4 doors.
The car went to the USA in the mid 1960's when Paul Wilde was trying to find a suitable car to tempt Raymond Suerth to part with a disassembled Mercedes 500K. The plan obviously worked as Mr. Suerth kept the Alvis for the next 25 years! During this period a restoration was started but the the restoration company went out of business and he kept the car in pieces for several years before trading it with Jerry Bradley in 1990. Mr. Bradley worked steadily on the car until his untimely death and the last owner, an Alvis enthusiast and active CCCA member, acquired it from his widow in 1992, completing the restoration over the next two years.
Shown regularly over the ensuing years the car remains in excellent condition throughout. Only 39 Speed 25's were bodied by Cross & Ellis in this elegant style with the very low hood line, folding screen and the convenience of 4 doors.
Brian Classic & Co are located in rural Cheshire, UK. 20 mins from Manchester Airport, and 2 hours mainline from London. 
+44 (0)1565 830 423 or e-mail: sales@brianclassiccars.com
+44 (0)1565 830 423 or e-mail: sales@brianclassiccars.com
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