ALVIS Cars at Top Gear
On Monday 7th September, an eclectic selection of Alvis cars were invited to attend the filming of the first two episodes of the new BBC TV ”Top Gear “ series.
AOC member Stuart Wilson received the invitation through a friend to bring his newly renovated 1962 TD21 Series II drophead coupe and he asked if he could bring along a few more Alvis cars to celebrate the Centenary of the marque.
Some bright spark at the BBC had the idea of beating the virus rules and creating a drive-in movie feel for the show’s audience, so they were looking for a selection of drophead cars. With help from the Club, Stuart managed to get a brilliant 5 additional Alvis cars together in 24 hours.
The Alvis team included Stuart’s 1962 TD21 Series 2 drophead, the 1937 Lancefield Speed 25 (c/o Neil Jones from Red Triangle) 1938 Goodwin Special racing car (c/o Alex Simpson from Earley Engineering), a 1938 4.3 litre tourer (Mike Baker), a 1951 TA21 Tickford DHC (Malcolm Kindell) and a 1952 TB21 roadster (Mike Wilson).
The cars met at Dunsfold Airfield in Surrey for the recording the eveing of Monday 7th september.
Read the full article: Top Gear Alvis Day Out-September 2020
