Painthorses Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Hello Everyone, My name is Leah and I joined this site to learn about the Alvis we recently acquired. I hope to learn what this vehicle is all about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arcot1751 Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Welcome along Leah :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painthorses Posted May 26, 2014 Author Share Posted May 26, 2014 Hello Everyone, My name is Leah and I joined this site to learn about the Alvis we recently acquired. I hope to learn what this vehicle is all about. Does anyone know anything about this vehicle? Does it have a monetary worth? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painthorses Posted May 26, 2014 Author Share Posted May 26, 2014 Hello, thank you for the welcome Welcome along Leah :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirhc Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Leah, What vehicle is it? Do you have some photos? Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Welcomein, vehicle sounds intriguing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gareth dawe Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Welcome and good luck with the project Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_bish Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 welcome on board Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane.c Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Welcome Leah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Welcome Leah, What Alvis vehicle have you aquired? Best, C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painthorses Posted May 26, 2014 Author Share Posted May 26, 2014 Leah, What vehicle is it? Do you have some photos? Chris Hello, Everyone thank you for the response. This is a Red Fire Truck with a Rolls Royce Engine 6 wheel drive, The owner was driving it up to a couple years ago, then he moved from Canada and now lives abroad. I have no knowledge of what I even have if anything, but it is causing a stir with some locals who just want to drive it. I personally would like to sell ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirhc Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Does it look like this? http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvis_Salamander Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Hello, Everyone thank you for the response. This is a Red Fire Truck with a Rolls Royce Engine 6 wheel drive, The owner was driving it up to a couple years ago, then he moved from Canada and now lives abroad. I have no knowledge of what I even have if anything, but it is causing a stir with some locals who just want to drive it. I personally would like to sell ? Hi Leah, I take it from your post that this Alvis is in Canada? If it is a Mk6 crash tender (Salamander), then I think the air force over there had some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Is this it by any chance? This is an Alvis Stalwart seen in Canada recently. I remember seeing it in the sea off South Coast of England once. Not a fire engine, but an amphibious load carrier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painthorses Posted May 26, 2014 Author Share Posted May 26, 2014 Welcome Leah, What Alvis vehicle have you aquired? Best, C. This Army fire truck was declassified for the gentleman that purchased this before me. I believe it came from the base in Portage la Prairie MB. Year Is 1958, He did drive this vehicle around. I tried uploading pictures, won't let me. Some parts are off the truck. but they are all there including service manuals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painthorses Posted May 26, 2014 Author Share Posted May 26, 2014 Is this it by any chance? This is an Alvis Stalwart seen in Canada recently. I remember seeing it in the sea off South Coast of England once. Not a fire engine, but an amphibious load carrier.[/quote Not this kind, It is a firetruck, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painthorses Posted May 26, 2014 Author Share Posted May 26, 2014 Does it look like this? http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvis_Salamander Chris YUP! This is what it looks like..Just Not in that great of shape. But has all the parts..and drives Thank you for the picture! I appreciate that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin craig Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Leah, could I suggest you start a new thread so we can properly document and find it later on, something like Alvis Salamander as the title would be best. Your profile needs adding to with where you live ie Canada on it, that will help you. It would seem that you would like to sell it, is that correct? I do not know of any others that have survived despite asking on this and other (Maple Leaf Up) forums for a while. Please post some pictures. I am also in Canada and the picture that Richard posted is from me. Regards Robin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin craig Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Leah, yours should look like this R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fesm_ndt Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Welcome... an interesting find. To post photos you have to decrease the sizes... or pm one of us and we can do that for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painthorses Posted May 27, 2014 Author Share Posted May 27, 2014 Good Morning, Would anyone know where I could contact to find out what the above would be worth? Its a Red Fire Truck, Runs, All parts re believed to be there service manuals are also there. I have no intrest in keeping this, way to big. Any feed back appreciated. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfire Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 The value of the vehicle is directly related to its condition, but if it was in excellent shape you could probably expect $20-30,000; maybe more if the right buyer came along. For something needing a lot of work or a full restoration you could probably half that. Cheers, Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin craig Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 And it is now for sale for an optimistic price for a less that perfect condition. Leah, good luck getting your money. Here is a link to the listing http://www.kijiji.ca/v-cars-other/edmonton/1958-alvis-solimander-fire-truck-rolls-royce-engine/1012332967?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fesm_ndt Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 found a picture of one that was based in Malaysia.... for interests sake [ATTACH=CONFIG]96183[/ATTACH] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfire Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 I've never understood how people can try to sell relatively high value items in such an ineffective way. The number of things wrong with that ad are almost endless, but I'd start with the fact that you haven't even spelled the name of the vehicle correctly as being a glaring issue, as it will not show up in search results and shows a very sloppy attitude. The single, poor quality picture, and a description that includes almost no details of your vehicle, its condition or its history aren't helping either. Take the time to write a better ad with a more focussed description and you might have some luck. Try putting it on some more suitable sites, such as milweb and use some better photos and you might get a better result. Don't write in all caps. Cheers, Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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