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THE ALVIS ‘BLIZZARD’ – WAS BENTLEY RIGHT?

The Alvis TA21 followed much the same pattern as the Bentley Mk VI: it was aShow and think ‘Bentley should do that’? Pure conjecture. But if the Alvis's sales are anything to go by, Bentley made the right choice in in deciding not to go ahead with the project: while more than 2000 TA21 and TC21 saloons were sold, only 31 TB21s found a home.

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