Alvis TA 14
| Alvis Fourteen /TA 14 | |
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Fourteen sports saloon 1949 | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Alvis Cars |
| Production | 1946–1950 3,311 produced |
| Assembly | United Kingdom: Coventry, England |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | |
| Layout | FR layout |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | Alvis 1892 cc Straight-4 |
| Transmission |
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| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase |
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| Length | 174.5 in (4,432 mm) |
| Width | 66 in (1,676 mm) |
| Height | 61 in (1,549 mm) saloon |
| Kerb weight | Saloon 28 cwt, 3,136 lb (1,422 kg) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Alvis Twelve or 12/70 |
| Successor | Alvis Three Litre or TA21 |
| Alvis 14 | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Alvis |
| Layout | |
| Configuration | Straight 4-cylinders |
| Displacement | 1,892 cc (115.5 cu in) |
| Cylinder bore | 74 mm (2.91 in) |
| Piston stroke | 110 mm (4.33 in) |
| Cylinder block material | cast iron monobloc with cast aluminium crankcase. the 3-bearing crankshaft is both statically and dynamically balanced |
| Valvetrain | overhead, tappets pushrods and rockers, single camshaft driven by triplex chain. inlet 35 mm slightly larger than exhaust valves 32 mm. |
| Compression ratio | 6.9:1 |
| Combustion | |
| Fuel system | siamesed inlet ports, cast aluminium manifold, single horizontal 38 mm S.U. Electric pump by S.U. from petrol tank |
| Management | Lucas 12-volt |
| Fuel type | low octane Pool petrol |
| Cooling system | water, pump and fan |
| Output | |
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| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Alvis 12/70 |
| Successor | none |
The Alvis TA 14, also called the Alvis Fourteen, was the first car that the car maker and defence contractor Alvis produced after World War II. The entire car factory had been destroyed on the night of Thursday 14 November 1940. Announced in November 1946, it was made until 1950, when its postwar austerity 1900 cc engine was replaced by the 2993 cc 26.25 HP (tax rating) Alvis Three Litre or TA 21.