Cars in books 2, February 1978
Sir, In "A Solitary War" by Henry Williamson (Macdonalds, 1966), a book which is the last in a series of thirteen, there is an Alvis Silver Eagle which is mentioned so…
BRIEF SPECIFICATION
Engine : 0-cylinders, 84 ram. bore, 107 min.
stroke, capacity :3,557 c.c. rating.
20.’2 Push-rod operated overhead valves. Three Salex down-draught mrbtiretters. Coil Gearbox : Four speeds and reverse. Synchro-mesii on seeoli(l, ililil and. top. Central gear-lever. Ratios 3.42, 54 7.6 and 11.8 to 1
Suspension : Front, independent, with transverse leaf spring. Rear half-elliptic. Brakes : semi-servo, cable-operated,
Eimensions : Whceiba.se i) it. 8 in. Tritelt : Front wheels 4 ft. 6 in. Rear wheels lit. lo in Weight : Cila$Siti With two-seater COLI:)e eWt
Price : with body as illustrated nlitf.