Engine Punk

Those all enveloping front wings need to be that big to allow the steering lock. The radiator mascot is the hilt of a Spanish sword This extraordinary creation caught my eye at the 2011 Crash Box Club Historic Vehicle Gathering at Powderham Castle. It's a post war Alvis clothed in one man's interpretation of outrageous French pre-war coachwork Mike Waters specialises in electric power steering solutions that make classic and vintage cars more useable. His conversions are very neat and unobtrusive and this is a side project that illustrates a long standing interest in French coachwork The epogee (oo that's a good word) of this style was a carossier (another good word) called Figoni et Falaschi (Italians working in Paris) who the Anglo-Saxons nicknamed Phoney & Flashy. The basis was a post-war time-expired Alvis 14 saloon, which donated its chassis, engine, gearbox, radiator and headlamps. Mike knew what lines he wanted and created a new bodyshell around re-p...