1926 12/50 TE Cross & Ellis Sports
Tourer © McDonald Collection
1966 Three Litre TF 21 Mulliner Park Ward Drophead Coupé © AOC Archive
The Alvis Owner Club caters for all Alvis car and military vehicle owners and enthusiasts. It is a very active club, running a variety of social and gently competitive events all over the UK, and some overseas. Members are to be found around the world and this web site is one of the ways they keep in touch with the Club. Information on the site is necessarily restricted, and the author apologises for any omissions or inaccuracies, which are his responsibility alone. He hopes you enjoy your visit and are left in no doubt of the heroic scale of the contribution of the small firm of Alvis to Britain's motoring heritage. The site was written and compiled by Robin Gilbert, with help and encouragement from Edgar Shields, Arthur Fairburn and others.
Click on the links in the table below to navigate the site. Hotlinks are underlined thus - E-mail the Webmaster .
The Alvis Owner Club - aims, activities, UK Sections, major Club events, services.
Alvis Cars - principal pre and post war models, a short competition history, bibliography.
The Alvis Company - history, products, locations.
The AOC Online Shop, stuffed with goodies to appeal to all Alvis enthusiasts. Regalia items are now available on line.
AOC Regalia - a selection of high quality items bearing the AOC badge. High quality photos are now on line
Alvis Cars for Sale - generally a wide selection in conditions ranging from concours to basket case.
Your Alvis - running an Alvis today, cars for sale, buyer's notes, restoration.
Subscriptions - You can join the Alvis Owner Club online now and pay by credit card. Existing members can renew their subscriptions likewise. For those outside the UK this saves the trouble and expense of obtaining a sterling draft.
Contacts and Links - how to reach the Club, other Alvis and related sites.
Picture Gallery - most of the principal models, arranged by decade, plus specials.
The AOC Members' Section If you have been given a user name and password, then you can log in for access to the current Calendar,Cars for Sale with contacts,and the very popular Bulletin Board. this includes lively Alvis discussions, technical queries, spares wanted and for sale etc.

"International" will take place over the weekend of Friday 4th-Sunday 6th June 2010, in the Windsor.Reading area. The Club is particularly keen to maximise attendance at International Alvis Day on the Sunday, so the Webmaster has been asked to put up a special web page on the weekend. News items will be inserted as they are notified to the WM. If you are one of the 'sleeping' members who seldom or never comes to events, make a plan to come this year - you'll be very welcome.

Click here to go to the International 2010 page.

INTERNATIONAL ALVIS WEEKEND 2010
AOC Technical Seminar UPDATED!

The AOC Technical Seminar will be held on Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st March 2010. Venue is Spanhoe Lodge near Corby, Northamptonshire. Organiser Rob Rowe has made up a page om the event, to go there click on the link below. As of 18th February the page has been updated.

Click here to go to the Technical Seminar page.

Site updated 11th March. Technical Seminar details updated - see above.
The snow is still on the ground and the local council has been spreading salt to dissolve the car problem, so no Alvis driving yet for the Webmaster - he really needs it as he is suffering lots of stress at home and work. There is nothing like sliding into the driving seat of an Alvis to banish worries and hassle. It works a treat for WM. A few minutes looking along that long bonnet over the massive headlights, being pulled along by that friendly old thumper of an engine and as if by magic family problems, work deadlines, office politics etc. all pale into insignificance. The most mundane trip becomes a soaring journey across time and space.

The Alvis Owner Club is a Company Limited by Guarantee. Any opinions expressed in this site are not necessarily those of the Club or its officials. The AOC and its officials neither accept responsibility for the results of following advice given nor do they necessarily endorse the services or products offered by advertisers or any officials of the Club in a private capacity. Technical material records the experiences of the author and is not intended as advice or guidance. The text and source code are copyright of Robin Gilbert and the photographs as acknowledged. No part of the material on this site may be copied or reproduced by any means without the specific written permission of the copyright holder.
© Robin Gilbert 1999-2010.
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Wokingham,
RG40 1XB,
England.

Copies of " The Alvis Firefly", an excellent 72-page fully-illustrated book by Simon Fisher and "The Alvis Front Wheel Drive Cars", a 32-page A5-size booklet compiled by K R Day, are now available in the on-line shop. Click here! NEW ALVIS BOOKS!
Do You Own or Know of a Long Lost Alvis? The Alvis Owner Club is compiling a database of all Alvis cars, of which over 4000 are known to survive. This is being based on records held by various individuals within the Club but it needs to be kept as up to date as possible. You can help by sending information if you have an Alvis car, or if you have bought or sold one, using the online form available here.
Click Here for the Form
The late Brian Ledwith was working on an index and browsing aid to the third edition of Ken Day's book "Alvis The Story of the Red Triangle" at his untimely death. Now his daughter Anya has completed the work and the book can be ordered or downloaded in electronic format by going to http://stores.lulu.com/alvisowner . THE ALVIS COMPANION