Alvis Lancefield Continuation

The Alvis Car Company is just a few days away from showing off its Lancefield Continuation, 88 years after the original.

First seen at the 1938 London Motor Show, the original car was built for a Japanese customer. The recent continuation has been built by hand and will be delivered to another Japanese collector, almost 9 decades later.

Built at the Alvis workshop in Kenilworth, UK, the 2025 Lancefield (only 25 will be made) has a body that is nearly five metres long and is shaped using traditional coachbuilding methods. It is made from aluminium panels carefully formed over an ash frame. Aside from that, though, it has modern features such as power steering, electronic engine management, and modern brakes. These have all been added without compromising the original look and feel of the car.

It’s painted in a two-tone cream finish that makes it look like a collector’s piece, but it has been built to be out on the road. It has a straight-six, 4.4-litre engine built to the original specifications, but Alvis has added fuel injection and a few other improvements that have increased performance. With over 150 bhp and weighing just 1,500 kg, it can do 0 – 60 mph in under 10 seconds too.

Each Lancefield goes through real road testing on Warwickshire routes Alvis has used for nearly a century. The final product is fully road-legal, right down to the catalytic converter and modern safety touches like indicator repeaters and a collapsible steering column.

The original Lancefield had an interesting life. It ended up moving from Europe to North America and Jamaica, before ending up back in the UK. This new continuation car keeps that spirit alive and kicks off a fresh chapter for Alvis in Japan. More models are on the way too, including a drop-head Graber, with prices starting at £325,000 and each one coming with a three-year warranty.