Alvis
TC 21/100

Why it matters

The TC21/100 Grey Lady was Alvis's attempt to keep a specialist car in production after the cancelled TA350 left a gap in the range. Its late-series successors, the Swiss-bodied and Willowbrook-bodied TC108/G cars, show how the factory kept the model alive in small numbers.

How rare is it?

Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.

Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.

Photos

Exterior, interior and detail photos with their licences.

• Alvis TC 21/100 (Wikimedia Commons search)
  Photo: User ChiemseeMan on de.wikipedia · Public domain
• Alvis TC 21/100 (Wikimedia Commons search)
  Photo: User ChiemseeMan on de.wikipedia · Public domain
• Alvis TC 21/100 (Wikimedia Commons search)
  Photo: Charles from Port Chester, New York · CC BY 2.0

History

The 100 mph Grey Lady was introduced in October 1953 for the 1954 model year as an interim car. It was built on a low development budget, and the first works demonstrator was a conversion of one of the last production TC21 saloons.

Production of the TC21/100 came to a close quietly in December 1955, with chassis 25908 the last built. Carrosserie Graber of Switzerland then bodied the remaining chassis as TC108/G cars, and Willowbrook of Loughborough built bodies under licence.

Technical specifications

Engine

Transmission & drivetrain

Chassis, body & dimensions

Performance

“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.