On the road it feels heavy and pushed into corners displays a degree of understeer but never really feels flustered, the weight if anything giving it a more quality feel. Alvis employed independent front suspension with rubber mounted wishbones and large coils up front, retaining leaf springs to the rear — ride quality aided by sumptuous leather seats purveys a sense of a high-end luxury car. Huge wood-rimmed steering wheel was a sign of the times. In Alvis offered optional power assistance on the recirculating ball steering and it was a worthy addition.
The steering wheel is a large but comfortable mm. This car, the only known TE21 in Australia, is fitted with the optional three-speed Borg Warner automatic with a centrally mounted under-dash slide selector. Typical of the era it tends to surge from second to third on the upshift and bump in on downshifts but does a workmanlike job. A further slide lever below the gear selector allows you to manually hold second gear providing the modern equivalent of a sports mode and in hilly country it proved an excellent addition.
How far you slide this lever determines the length of time it holds the lower gear. Thankfully four-wheel Lockheed servo-assisted disc brakes had been introduced in on the Series 11 TD21 and they are a high point — a welcome addition on such a heavy car, powerful and every bit as a good as those of today.
No Bosch here. British-owned Smiths gauges naturally. This is a really comfortable four-seater, the front seats are fully adjustable for length and rake and the car is thankfully fitted with after-market lap seat belts providing some security. Whilst the TE21 has a thermostatically controlled fan it still had a penchant for overheating even it its home country and as such this car has been fitted with an electric water pump to aid circulation.
I have to admit the Alvis TE21 Drophead was a hard car to give back — a far sportier performer than I had initially anticipated. A car that compared to some others of the period you could drive over a long distance and step out fresh and relaxed. Under dash gear selector for the auto transmission. However, with just built, six of which were Dropheads, production would finally cease in September , the hand-built Alvis cars no longer being viable in a rapidly growing automated world.
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