Alvis Cars in Competition

The forefather of Alvis, T. G. John & Co. Ltd, was founded in 1919 by Thomas George John and became the Alvis Car & Engineering Company Ltd in December 1921. The company’s first production car, the Alvis 10/30, was introduced in 1920 and helped establish a reputation for quality workmanship and high performance for which Alvis would later become famous.A model line up of both touring and competition cars followed the 10/30 with the most notable being the 12/50, which was extremely competent in b