Alvis TA14 Saloon

The Alvis TA14 was the company's first post-war car, a traditional 1.9-litre four-cylinder saloon from a small Coventry maker. This 1947 example carries Mulliner coachwork and is finished in black with a sand leather interior that shows genuine patina, along with what the dealer describes as its original painted pin stripes.

The history file is unusually full. It includes the original buff logbook, old black-and-white photographs, receipts spanning many decades and a typed history written by a previous owner, which records a restoration in 1991. The car appears to have stayed in one family for most of its life, bought in 1948 by a doctor and Alvis enthusiast.

Two MOT certificates are on file, both passed with no advisories, though the most recent dates from 2012. It has been kept indoors by its recent keepers and is listed at 40,000 miles.