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	Alvis had previously contracted AP Metalcraft, a Coventry coachbuilder, to produce the [[Alvis TB 14\|TB 14]] two door open car body to fit on the [[Alvis TA 14\|TA 14]] chassis. With the replacement of the TA 14 by the larger TA 21 in 1950, AP were asked to modify their design for the new running gear. The TB 21 dropped the controversial grille used on the TB 14 in favour of the traditional Alvis one. The doors, rear hinged, were heavily cut away at the top and the windscreen could be folded flat.		Alvis had previously contracted AP Metalcraft, a Coventry coachbuilder, to produce the [[Alvis TB 14\|TB 14]] two door open car body to fit on the [[Alvis TA 14\|TA 14]] chassis. With the replacement of the TA 14 by the larger TA 21 in 1950, AP were asked to modify their design for the new running gear. The TB 21 dropped the controversial grille used on the TB 14 in favour of the traditional Alvis one. The doors, rear hinged, were heavily cut away at the top and the windscreen could be folded flat.

	The 2993 cc engine was slightly modified to produce ~~{{convert\|~~90\|bhp~~\|abbr=on}}~~<ref name=A-Z45to80/> with a single SU carburettor replacing the Solex one used on the saloon. The TA 21 suspension was retained, independent at the front using coil springs with leaf springs at the rear. As the car was lighter than the TA 21 the final drive ratio was changed from 4.09:1 to 3.77:1 helping to increase the top speed and improving economy.<ref name=BritishCars/>		The 2993 cc engine was slightly modified to produce 90 bhp (67 kW)<ref name=A-Z45to80/> with a single SU carburettor replacing the Solex one used on the saloon. The TA 21 suspension was retained, independent at the front using coil springs with leaf springs at the rear. As the car was lighter than the TA 21 the final drive ratio was changed from 4.09:1 to 3.77:1 helping to increase the top speed and improving economy.<ref name=BritishCars/>

	The car could reach ~~{{convert\|~~95\|mph\|km/h~~\|abbr=on}}~~<ref name=BritishCars/> but was very expensive at £1598<ref name=BritishCars/> on the home market resulting in limited sales.		The car could reach 95 mph (153 km/h)<ref name=BritishCars/> but was very expensive at £1598<ref name=BritishCars/> on the home market resulting in limited sales.

	See Wikicars' comprehensive '''[[{{PAGENAME}} Review]]'''.		See Wikicars' comprehensive '''[[{{PAGENAME}} Review]]'''.

Red marquis at 09:10, 25 May 2010

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{{Infobox |
|Image = '''place image here in 300 pixels'''
|Marque = [[Alvis]]
|aka = '''Type aka here, not up there'''
|Production = 1951<br>31 produced<ref name=A-Z45to80>{{cite book |last=Robson |first=Graham |title=A-Z British Cars 1945-1980|year=2006 |publisher=Herridge & Sons |location=Devon, UK|id=ISBN 0-9541063-9-3 }}</ref>
|Class = '''denote market class'''
|Body Style = 2 door [[FR layout]] sports
|Length = 177.5 in (4509 mm)
|Width = 66 in (1676 mm)
|Height = '''Height - type here'''
|Wheelbase = 111.5 in (2832 mm)
|Weight = '''Weight - you get the point'''
|Transmission = '''transmission + drive'''
|Engine = Alvis 2993  cc [[Straight-6]]
|Power = N/A hp @ N/A rpm<br>N/A lb-ft of [[torque]] @ N/A rpm
|Similar = '''similar (competition)'''
|Designer = '''Designer (lead designer if it was a team effort)'''
}}
The '''Alvis TB 21''' produced by [[Alvis Cars|Alvis cars]] was a two seater open car based on the running gear of the [[Alvis TA 21|TA 21]] saloon and made only in 1951.

Alvis had previously contracted AP Metalcraft, a Coventry coachbuilder, to produce the [[Alvis TB 14|TB 14]] two door open car body to fit on the [[Alvis TA 14|TA 14]] chassis. With the replacement of the TA 14 by the larger TA 21 in 1950, AP were asked to modify their design for the new running gear. The TB 21 dropped the controversial grille used on the TB 14 in favour of the traditional Alvis one. The doors, rear hinged, were heavily cut away at the top and the windscreen could be folded flat.

The 2993 cc engine was slightly modified to produce {{convert|90|bhp|abbr=on}}<ref name=A-Z45to80/> with a single SU carburettor replacing the Solex one used on the saloon. The TA 21 suspension was retained, independent at the front using coil springs with leaf springs at the rear. As the car was lighter than the TA 21 the final drive ratio was changed from 4.09:1 to 3.77:1 helping to increase the top speed and improving economy.<ref name=BritishCars/>

The car could reach {{convert|95|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}<ref name=BritishCars/> but was very expensive at £1598<ref name=BritishCars/> on the home market resulting in limited sales.

See Wikicars' comprehensive '''[[{{PAGENAME}} Review]]'''.

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Alvis TB 21 - Revision history

Red marquis at 09:11, 25 May 2010

Red marquis at 09:10, 25 May 2010