| Alvis Firebird | |
| Manufacturer: | Alvis |
| Production: | 1935–1936 449 made |
| Wheelbase: | 118.50NaN0[1] |
| Length: | 1730NaN0 |
| Width: | 640NaN0 |
| Class: | sporting chassis, bodied to suit owner's requirements |
| Body Style: | Tourer, coupé or saloon |
| Engine: | 1842cc Straight-4 |
The Alvis Firebird was a British touring car made between 1935 and 1939 by Alvis Ltd in Coventry.
Developed from the Alvis Firefly, 449 Firebirds were produced, as a two-door Tourer, a 2+2 sports tourer, a two-door drophead Coupé, and a four-door Saloon.[2]
Powered by an 1842 cc 4-cylinder overhead-valve Alvis engine, it had an aluminium body on an ash wood frame. As with other Alvis cars, the Firebird was built as a rolling chassis then sent to the coachbuilders Cross & Ellis, to be finished to the customer's requirements, so all Alvis Firebirds are different.[3] The Firebird had an all-synchromesh gearbox, and the chassis was lubricated by grease nipples under the bonnet.[4]
In 1939 World War II halted Alvis car production to make aircraft engines, and a German Luftwaffe bomb destroyed the Alvis car factory in 1940.[5]