Registration No: DUA 730
Chassis No: 17682
MOT: Exempt

• Part of The Aberaeron Collection since 1984
• Thought to pleasingly retain its original engine
• A handsome Post Vintage Thoroughbred with decent performance

Introduced in 1935, the Alvis Silver Eagle SG 16.95 shared a number of design features with the marque's legendary Speed 20 SA model. Based - like its illustrious sibling - around a double-dropped ladder-frame chassis equipped with all-round semi-elliptic leaf-sprung suspension and fourteen-inch cable-operated drum brakes, it was powered by a smaller capacity version (2362cc vs. 2511cc) of the same triple SU carburettor fed OHV straight-six engine. Employing a shorter wheelbase than its sportier forebear, the Silver Eagle SG had the further advantage of an all synchromesh four-speed manual gearbox. Available with a choice of open or closed coachwork by the likes of Cross & Ellis and Holbrook, the Silver Eagle SG was a strong yet refined performer in the best traditions of the Coventry manufacturer.

Despatched from the factory on November 6^th 1935 and initially clothed with Holbrook Four-Light Saloon coachwork, this handsome Alvis is believed to have begun life in Leeds (or so its ‘DUA 730’ number plate would imply). Rebodied as a Tourer prior to joining The Aberaeron Collection forty years ago, the Silver Eagle has a decidedly sporting air reminiscent in some ways of its earlier 12/50 and 12/60 ‘Beetleback’ siblings. The subject of a bodywork restoration and repaint, interior re-trim, re-chroming and a new hood in current ownership its thought to pleasingly retain its original engine. ‘DUA 730’ has been sparingly used of late and is offered for sale with its current V5C Registration Document.

For more information, please contact:
James McWilliam
james.mcwilliam@handh.co.uk
07943 584760