1925 Alvis 12/50 Ducksback | Ware, Hertfordshire

The Alvis 12/50 is a British vintage sports car built from 1923 to 1932, and the Ducksback is its compact open body. The name comes from the pointed tail, said to resemble a duck's back. The 12/50 helped establish Alvis as a maker, and its overhead-valve engine became standard in the cars that followed. This car is silver with a brown interior, a soft, period pairing that photographs warmly. It seats three, and the open body keeps everyone aboard clearly in view. The tapering tail gives it a distinctive shape from the side and from behind. That shape and the open cockpit suit period film and television, photography, and fashion and editorial shoots, where the silhouette carries the frame. At an event it makes a small, characterful display piece. A wedding arrival or a personal hire brings the same vintage charm. The car is based in St Albans, Hertfordshire.