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Alvis was founded by Thomas George John and G.P. de Freville. The first cars built under the Alvis name were manufactured in 1920, and the last Alvis (sports) cars came out of the factory in Coventry 47 years later. The ending of the brand name Alvis was sealed when it was incorporated into the British Leyland concern, where it became part of Rover. The Alvis cars were of great quality and workmanship and were very fast as well. As for their cars, many parts were designed and manufactured by Alvis’ own staff, and production was small-scaled and exclusive. In the 1920s, Alvis was the first British car model to experiment with four-wheel drive. In fact, in 1925, they even manufactured sports and racing cars equipped with front-wheel drive, which had also been fitted with an overhead camshaft. The Alvis TC21 was a real "gentlemen’s saloon". The TC21 was the last Alvis with a pre-war bodywork design. The TC21 was equipped with a seven-layered crankshaft and a hydraulic braking system. The last models (as the TC21 presented here) were fitted with subtle chromium-plated window frames. Six-cylinder
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