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ALEXANDER ENGINEERING CO. LTD.

M A Christie. The founder of Alexander Engineering, click on the picture to read "The Alexander Story".

Click on the image above for a selection of original pictures of the Alexander Sponsored Cooper S EKX 210 B.

Like Speedwell, Alexander engineering were another hugely successful tuning firm throughout the 60's. Although the major thrust of their sales and development were taken up with road going modification and conversions they were not averse to pitting their equipment against the opposition on the track. A very successful Alexander sponsored driver was Mick Clare, a distinguished looking competitor if ever there was one, with his large handlebar mustache and tweed jacket (driving suit) he would occasionally give the better funded semi works teams a run for their money.

Alexander were one of the most enthusiastic exponents of the use of mass market advertising, if you get a copy of any of the old 60's motoring magazines you will usually find at least one of Alexander's adverts extolling the virtues of their latest product. Although they never produced a comprehensive catalogue of their products they did produce a range of fliers giving the details of the complete conversions that they could offer.

If you click on the image opposite, it will take you to a collection of original Alexander fliers. As you can see the style varied, but they were always comprehensive, and make excellent reading.

Click Image above for a collection of Alexander Brochures

Click on image above for more details of the Alexander 7 port X flow head.

Of all the products manufactured or marketed by Alexander, the finest and most sought after is the Alexander Engineering "Alloy cross flow cylinder head". This really was a product ahead of its time! Still considered (by those lucky enough to have tried one) to be the very best X flow head produced for the BMC A series engine, it was only superseded by the latest generation of twin cam heads produced in the 90's!

Its just a shame they never did a version for the large bore 'S' type engine.

Unlike the Arden and Weslake 8 port heads sold years later by BMC, it utilised many standard components, exhaust manifold etc. The biggest drawback however was the very high cost (approx. £90.00 in 1965), and the fact it was only eligible to race in the most highly modified classes of Motor Sport These factors combined to ensure the Alexander X flow head is now about as rare as a virgin in a brothel.

To see pictures and descriptions of various Alexander items click on the thumbnails below.

A Series 7 Port