Alvis Vehicles

	Alvis Vehicles Alvis may refer to: Alvis Car and Engineering Company, British luxury car and military vehicle manufacturer which later became Alvis plc Alvis plc (formerly United Scientific Holdings plc), a defence contractor which acquired Alvis Cars and became the UK's largest armoured vehicle manufacturer Hayes Alvis (1907–1972), American jazz bassist and tubist Max Alvis (born 1938), Major League Baseball player Arvis, a major antagonist in the game '' Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War'' Alvis Darby (born 1954), American football player Alvis E. Hamilton, a character in the anime ''Last Exile'' Alvis, a major character in the video game ''Xenoblade Chronicles'' See also Alvíss Alvíss (Old Norse: ; "All-Wise") was a dwarf in Norse mythology. Thor's daughter, Þrúðr (Old Norse: , "strength"),Lindow (2001:291). sometimes anglicized as Thrúd or Thrud, is a daughter of the major god Thor and the goddess Sif in Nor ... , a dwarf in Norse mythology {{disambiguati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Alvis Car And Engineering Company Alvis Car and Engineering Company Ltd was a British manufacturing company in Coventry from 1919 to 1967. In addition to automobiles designed for the civilian market, the company also produced racing cars, aircraft engines, armoured cars and other armoured fighting vehicles. Car manufacturing ended after the company became a subsidiary of Rover in 1965, but armoured vehicle manufacture continued. Alvis became part of British Leyland and then in 1982 was sold to United Scientific Holdings, which renamed itself Alvis plc. History of the company Early history The original company, T.G. John and Company Ltd., was founded in 1919 by Thomas George John (1880–1946). Its first products were stationary engines, carburetors and motorscooters. Following complaints from the Avro aircraft company whose logo bore similarities to the original winged green triangle, the more familiar inverted red triangle incorporating the word "Alvis" evolved. On 14 December 1921 the company offic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Alvis Plc Alvis PLC was created when United Scientific Holdings plc acquired the Alvis division of the nationalised vehicle manufacturer British Leyland in 1981. United Scientific maintained its own name until 1992 when the group was renamed Alvis plc. Alvis acquired Swedish armoured vehicle manufacturer Hagglunds AB in 1997 and the armoured vehicle business of GKN in 1998. It acquired Vickers Defence Systems from Rolls-Royce in October 2002. Alvis was acquired by BAE Systems in 2004 and became BAE Systems Land Systems (Weapons & Vehicles), now part of the BAE Systems Land & Armaments operating group. History Alvis became part of Rover in 1965, which ended the company's car manufacturing in 1967 to allow it to concentrate on the manufacture of armoured vehicles. In 1968 Rover and its Alvis subsidiary were incorporated into the Leyland Motor Corporation later British Leyland or BL. In 1981 the then nationalised BL sold the Alvis business to United Scientific Holdings for £27 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Hayes Alvis Hayes Alvis (May 1, 1907 – December 29, 1972) was an American jazz bassist and tuba player. Career Alvis began on drums but switched to tuba and bass after playing with Jelly Roll Morton in 1927–1928. He played tuba with Earl Hines from 1928 to 1930, and created arrangements for Hines as well. He moved to New York City in 1931 and played with Jimmie Noone in the Mills Blue Rhythm Band from 1931 to 1934 and 1936. An early double-bass solo can be heard on the latter group's "Rhythm Spasm" (1932). Alvis also occasionally played baritone saxophone in this ensemble as well, and was the group's tour manager. From 1935 to 1938, he played with Duke Ellington, working with fellow bassist/tuba player Billy Taylor. After his period with Ellington, Alvis played with Benny Carter, Joe Sullivan, and Louis Armstrong (in whose ensemble he replaced Pops Foster). From 1942 to 1945, Alvis played in an U.S. Army band led by Sy Oliver. After the war, Alvis played with Dave Martin until 1947, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Max Alvis Roy Maxwell Alvis (born February 2, 1938) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a third baseman from through , most notably for the Cleveland Indians where he became a two-time All-Star. He played his final season with the Milwaukee Brewers. Early life Alvis was born in Jasper, Texas, and graduated from Jasper High School (Jasper, Texas). He attended the University of Texas at Austin. Professional career Alvis was signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1958. He played his first major league game on September 11, 1962, with the Cleveland Indians. Alvis became the everyday third baseman for the Indians in . He enjoyed single-season career-high numbers in batting average (.274), RBI (67), runs (81), hits (165), doubles (32) and triples (7). He added 22 home runs (also a personal high), and appeared to be on his way to stardom, but a bout with spinal meningitis disabled him for six weeks in (a season in w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Genealogy Of The Holy War is a tactical role-playing game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Famicom home video game console in 1996. It is the fourth installment of the ''Fire Emblem'' series, and the second to be developed for the platform. ''Genealogy of the Holy War'' takes place on the continent of Jugdral, split between eight countries founded by the Twelve Crusaders, an ancient group of soldiers who ended the rule of the ancient dragon Loptous with divine aid. In the present, a cult working to revive Loptous stirs up war among the countries. The story is told over two generations—the first generation follows the Grannvalian prince Sigurd, while the second follows his son Seliph as he works to defeat the cult and avenge his father. Gameplay follows the traditional ''Fire Emblem'' system of tactical battles taking place on grid-based maps, while adding the Weapons Triangle and Support systems, which directly impacted both ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]