Alvis TA 14

Overview

Alvis Fourteen /TA 14

manufacturer	Alvis Cars
production	1946–1950 3,311 produced‡R1R‡
predecessor	Alvis Twelve or 12/70‡R2R‡
assembly	United Kingdom: Coventry, England
successor	Alvis Three Litre or TA21
transmission	gearbox 4-speed manual with synchromesh dry single plate clutch Borg & Beck type 9 A6-G open Hardy Spicer propeller shaft to hypoid bevel final drive unit‡R2R‡
length	174.5 in‡R3R‡
wheelbase	108 in Track 54 in‡R2R‡
width	66 in‡R2R‡
height	61 in saloon‡R2R‡
weight	Saloon 28 cwt, 3136 lb‡R2R‡
body style	4-door 4-light sports saloon by Mulliners drophead coupé by Tickford or Carbodies
engine	Alvis 1892 cc Straight-4‡R2R‡
layout	FR layout
sp	uk

The Alvis TA 14, also called the Alvis Fourteen, was the first car that the car maker and defence contractor Alvis produced after World War II. The entire car factory had been destroyed on the night of Thursday 14 November 1940.[4] Announced in November 1946, it was made until 1950, when its postwar austerity 1900 cc engine was replaced by the 2993 cc 26.25 HP (tax rating) Alvis Three Litre or TA 21.

First postwar Alvis

The Fourteen was available as a four-door sports saloon built for Alvis by Mulliners of Birmingham. Tickford and Carbodies drophead versions were also offered. When compared with the 12/70 car it replaced, the interior is 4 inches wider, and the distance between rear-seat armrests is increased by almost 5 inches.[5]

Alvis TA 14

First postwar Alvis

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