91-ALVIS

25th September 1964, Page 168

25th September 1964

Page 168

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Keywords : Alvis Cars, Six-wheel Drive, Alvis Stalwart

Alvis Lto Holyhead Road, Covent,:

AT the last Commercial Show Alvis introduced th Stalwart amphibious 5-ton load carrier as a civilia vehicle. The same model is being shown again.

The Stalwart was designed primarily for military applia tions and is a six-wheel drive machine with all-indepenclei suspension and steering on the first and second pairs c wheels. A Rolls-Royce B81 6.52-litre, eight-cylinder, in-lit petrol engine with a gross output of 220 b.h.p. is used i the Stalwart, driving through a Meadows five-speed synchr4 mesh gearbox and independent bevel-gearboxes at eac of the wheels. Suspension is by longitudinal torsion ba. with the wheels carried on pairs of wishbones. As we as a complete vehicle, a sectioned Stalwart is featured 1 show the working parts.

A new departure for Alvis is represented by the showir of a Berliet breakdown vehicle, Alvis having recently bet appointed U.K. distributor for this French concern,

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