▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁by ▁Al vis ▁Ltd ▁in ▁Cov entry . ▁ ▁Develop ed ▁from ▁the ▁Al vis ▁Fire fly , ▁ 4 4 9 ▁Fire bird s ▁were ▁produced , ▁as ▁a ▁two - door ▁Tour er , ▁a ▁ 2 + 2 ▁sports ▁tour er , ▁a ▁two - door ▁drop head ▁C oup é , ▁and ▁a ▁four - door ▁Sal oon . ▁ ▁Power ed ▁by ▁an ▁ 1 8 4 2   cc ▁ 4 - cy l inder ▁overhead - val ve ▁Al vis ▁engine , ▁it ▁had ▁an ▁al umin ium ▁body ▁on ▁an ▁ash ▁wood ▁frame . ▁As ▁with ▁other ▁Al vis ▁cars , ▁the ▁Fire bird ▁was ▁built ▁as ▁a ▁rolling ▁ch ass is ▁then ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁coach build ers ▁Cross ▁& ▁Ell is , ▁to ▁be ▁finished ▁to ▁the ▁customer ' s ▁requirements , ▁so ▁all ▁Al vis ▁Fire bird s ▁are ▁different . ▁The ▁Fire bird ▁had ▁an ▁all - syn chrom esh ▁g ear box , ▁and ▁the ▁ch ass is ▁was ▁lub ric ated ▁by ▁gre ase ▁ni pp les ▁under ▁the ▁bon net . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁halt ed ▁Al vis ▁car ▁production ▁to ▁make ▁aircraft ▁engines , ▁and ▁a ▁German ▁Luft wa ffe ▁bomb ▁destroyed ▁the ▁Al vis ▁car ▁factory ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Al vis ▁C ars ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Al