The Alvechurch, ALC, was a British
cyclecar
A cyclecar was a type of small, lightweight and inexpensive car manufactured in Europe and the United States between 1910 and the early 1920s. The purpose of cyclecars was to fill a gap in the market between the motorcycle and the car. A key c ...
manufactured by the Alvechurch Light Car Company in
Alvechurch
Alvechurch ( ) is a large village and civil parish in the Bromsgrove district in northeast Worcestershire, England, in the valley of the River Arrow. The Lickey Hills Country Park is 2.5 miles (4 km) to the northwest. It is south of Birmi ...
, near
Birmingham
Birmingham ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper, 2.92 million in the West ...
, England, in 1911.
The company was owned by
Dunkleys, a
pram maker, who also made cars under their own name.
Models
The car was powered by an 8 hp air-cooled
Matchless
Matchless is one of the oldest marques of British motorcycles, manufactured in Plumstead, London, between 1899 and 1966. A wide range of models were produced under the Matchless name, ranging from small two-strokes to 750 cc Four-stroke cy ...
V-twin air-cooled engine with belt drive. The company could not get the drive system to work properly, and only two cars were made.
The car was revived briefly in 1913 as the ALC but was no more successful.
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See also
* List of car manufacturers of the United Kingdom
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References
Vintage vehicles
Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of England
Cyclecars
Companies based in Worcestershire
Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1911
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