Sixties glamour

ALVIS TE21 (1963-1966)

Despite making its debut in the early Sixties, the TE21’s gracious lines were inherited from the 3.0-litre two-door Graber-bodied TD.21-100 that appeared at the 1955 Geneva Show. You can distinguish it from its predecessors by its twin vertically stacked headlights and wings front and rear that appear higher and more pronounced than its more svelte TD21 predecessor. It has aged exceptionally well and is a distinctive classic today.

Being hand-built, restoration costs can be prohibitive – especially if rot’s taken hold in the wings, arches, suspension mounts, sills, floor and