We can trace this straight-six love affair back to 1936.
The straight-six engine is making a resurgence. BMW has always carried the straight-six torch, though the likes of Nissan, Volvo, and Mercedes-Benz all have historical inline-six connections, too.
Long before Sir Alec Issigonis served up the Austin Seven, later known as the Mini, he was a member of the Alvis Company, a British automaker whose history traces back to 1919. Alvis' tenure in the ...
Most people in Coventry will be familiar with the Alvis Retail Park - the busy shopping destination on Holyhead Road - but how many know of the car factory which once stood there and gave it its name?
This follows the visit of 200 Pontiacs and classic cars at the Easter weekend. The Alvis Motor Company started in 1918 and closed the doors in 1968 after producing almost 22,000 cars. Every two years ...
Alvis hasn't been in business since 1967, but there seem to be Alvises everywhere. If you grew up in Coventry, England, where the company produced rides for the upper middle class for 40 years, and ...
Long before Sir Alec Issigonis served up the Austin Seven, later known as the Mini, he was a member of the long-defunct Alvis Company, a British automaker whose history traces back to 1919. Alvis' ...