AMAZING ALVIS

When the reformed Alvis Car Company announced in 2015 that it was building a new Continuation Series based on some of the marque’s greatest models, the motoring world sat up and took notice. However, these gleaming new cars are a far cry from the challenge facing Max Lourie when he decided to build his own roadster back in 2002. A plant operator by trade, this was the dream of a lifetime.

‘I’d always been keen on classic cars, and particularly liked Alvis,’ he explained. ‘My first classic was an MG Midget, and this was followed by several others. In my younger days I worked as a panel beater, and always wanted to build