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BRAND NEW XXL Double Seater Convertible "Ride on Car" - fun for 2 kids BATTERY POWERED RIDE - ON - CAR WITH LIGHTS + SOUND -with 12V Battery- Beamer Style 2 Seater Ride on car -2 motors- Forward and reverse speeds Foot Accelerator Electronic Steering Wheel with Sounds Large scale with wing mirrors and horn, realistic gear stick with 2 forward speeds Sturdy construction with seat belts and go pedal, kids will have hours of fun with this car Drives Right, Left, Forward (2 speeds) and Backward Your kid has all the options of riding along just like in a normal car ! Dimensions: approx. L/W/H 56 x 31 x 24 inches Suitable age: 3+ yrs. Dimensions: approx. L/W/H 56 x 31 x 24 inches Max Load: 88 lbs Speed: approx. 3-4 mph Battery: 12 V Seatbelts for security Instructions & manual

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Alvis cars were produced by the manufacturer Alvis Car and Engineering Company Ltd of Coventry, United Kingdom from 1919 to 1967. The company also produced aero-engines and military vehicles, the latter continuing long after car production ceased.


Beginnings

The original company, TG John and Co. Ltd., was founded in 1919. Its first products were stationary engines, carburettor bodies and motorscooters. The company's founder T.G. John was approached by Geoffrey de Freville with designs for a 4-cylinder engine with aluminium pistons and pressure lubrication, unusual for the period. Some have suggested that de Freville proposed the name Alvis as a compound of the words "aluminium" and "vis" (meaning "strength" in Latin) although de Freville himself vigorously denied this theory. Perhaps the name was derived from the Norse mythological weaponsmith, Alvi?ss, but the true origin is unknown.

The first car model, the 10/30, using de Freville's design was an instant success and set the reputation for quality and performance for which the company became famous. Following complaints from the Avro aviation company whose logo bore similarities to the original winged green triangle, the more familiar inverted red triangle incorporating the word 'Alvis' evolved. In 1921, the company changed its name and became the Alvis Car and Engineering Company Ltd. and moved production to Holyhead Road, Coventry where from 1922 to 1923 they also made the Buckingham car.

In 1923 Captain GT Smith-Clarke joined from Daimler as Chief Engineer and Works Manager and was soon joined by WM Dunn as Chief Draughtsman. This partnership lasted for 25 years and was responsible for producing some of the most successful products in the company's history.
The original 10/30 side-valve engine was developed progressively becoming by 1923 the famous overhead-valve 12/50, produced until 1932 and one of the most successful vintage sports cars of all time. Exhilarating performance and rugged reliability meant that around 350 of these 12/50 hp cars and 60 of the later (and latterly concurrent) 12/60 hp survive today representing some 10 percent of total production.

1927 saw the introduction of the six-cylinder 14.75 h.p. and this engine became the basis for the long line of luxurious six-cylinder Alvis cars produced up to the outbreak of war. Not only were these cars extremely elegant but they were full of technical innovations. Independent front suspension and the world's first all-synchromesh gearbox came in 1933 followed by servo assisted brakes. A front wheel drive model was introduced (from 1928 to 1930), a model bristling with innovation with front wheel drive, in-board brakes, overhead camshaft and, as an option, a Roots type supercharger.

Smith-Clarke designed remarkable models during the 1930s and 1940s — including the handsome, low-slung six-cylinder Speed 20, the Speed 25 (considered by many to be one of the finest cars produced in the 1930s) and the 4.3 Litre model. As with many upmarket engineering companies of the time Alvis did not produce their own coachwork relying instead on the many available Midlands coachbuilders such as Cross and Ellis, Charlesworth and Vanden Plas. Several cars also survive with quite exotic one-off bodywork from other designers. In 1936, the company name was changed to Alvis Ltd and by the beginning of the war, aero-engine and armoured vehicle divisions had been added to the company.

World War Two

In September 1939 following the outbreak of war car production was suspended, but was later allowed to resume and production of the 12/70, Silver Crest, Speed 25, and 4.3 Litre continued well into 1940. During World War II the car factory was severely damaged in the German Luftwaffe raid on Coventry in 1940 though strangely the armaments factory emerged fairly unscathed. Much valuable gear cutting and other equipment was lost and car production was suspended for the duration of the war only resuming during the latter part of 1946. Despite this, Alvis carried out war production on aero engines (as sub-contractor of Rolls-Royce) and other aeroplane equipment.

Post war

Car production resumed with a four-cylinder model, the TA14, based on the pre-war 12/70. A solid, reliable and attractive car, the TA14 fitted well the mood of sober austerity in post war Britain, but much of the magic attaching to the powerful and sporting pre-war models had gone and life was not easy for a specialist car manufacturer. Not only had Alvis lost their car factory but many of the prewar coachbuilders had not survived either and those that had were quickly acquired by other manufacturers. In fact, the post war history of Alvis is dominated by the quest for reliable and reasonably priced coachwork.

Smith-Clarke himself retired in 1950 and Dunn took over as chief engineer. In 1950 a new chassis and six-cylinder 3 litre engine was announced and this highly successful engin

On August 27th, 1940, during the Battle of Britain, Gillingham suffered one of its worse air raids. German bombers attacked the town at about midnight. The Maidstone & District Bus Depot was bombed, and the Co-op, the main Fire Station, a Newsagent, a Sub Post Office and a Butcher's shop were all hit. An incendiary bomb fell on a Theatre, and apparantly the audience inside, unaware of the raid, were asked politely to leave. Many houses were set on fire, 20 people were killed (including 3 of the M&D staff) and 40 injured.

This incident occurred just after midnight on 27th August 1940, when 50 of 120 buses were destroyed. Staff, servicemen, and civilians tried to save the buses but were hampered, not only by the heat, but also because their steering wheels had been locked in accordance with anti-invasion regulations and only two of the staff had keys. The buses that were saved were parked all round local streets and had to be searched for next morning; nevertheless a service of sorts was provided from early morning onwards. A more or less normal service was provided on the 29th, using a motley collection of buses from all over SE England.

My grandfather, Bob Lewis, was a bus driver living in Gillingham at this the time of the raid (I'm not sure if he was a M&D driver or not). As he lived quite close (the top end of Toronto Road) he was called in to help with rescuing the busses from the fire. Sadly he died in 1980 and I only recently found out he was there that night.

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