12th Apr, 2025 11:00
Classic Cars, Vehicles & Automobilia
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1933 Alvis Firefly sports saloon coachwork by Cross & Ellis. reg. no. VK 8185
1933 Alvis Firefly sports saloon coachwork by Cross & Ellis. reg. no. VK 8185 (see text), chassis No. 10652, engine no. 10652. Offered by Direction of Executors this attractive sporting Alvis saloon has been in storage in recent years and will require full restoration. It appears basically sound and mostly complete. Sadly, there is no paperwork or V5 document with the car, although it is registered on the DVLA database. The vendor believes her father purchased the car from Long Melford in Suffolk in around 1989. The Firefly Registrar from the Alvis Club has kindly confirmed that it was delivered from the factory to Swallow, Milburn & Co. Newcastle in 1932 and that the car was well known to him as it had belonged to a friend and that he had even worked on it in the 1970s.(email on file). (Subject to 12% buyers' premium inclusive of VAT).
Sold for £2,100
Condition Report
We have engaged the starting handle and the engine will turn over by hand, it appears the engine also has some compression. The steering engages and the car will roll and can be manoeuvred. There is evidence of significant (wood) rot around the car and we have uploaded lots of additional images to illustrate this. There are also additional images of the chassis available to view online. The chassis itself has surface rust but on inspection would appear to be solid, with evidence of previous waxoil application.
The car is sold as a project requiring complete restoration. We strongly recommend viewing the car and we are happy to have a conversation over the phone or conduct a walk round video via WhatsApp for any interested parties. Please contact us on 01206 754754 to discuss further.
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Auction: Classic Cars, Vehicles & Automobilia, 12th Apr, 2025
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