If, like me, you enjoy watching BBC and ITV shows from England, you'll be aware that classic cars are often used as props. The Hercule Poirot series are a good example, especially as they frequently include scenes with historic trains and boats. This image could easily have been included in a Poirot mystery, for the floral surroundings add the necessary touch of romance, frequently an element in those shows. It is a 1929 Alvis Silver Eagle Tourer, predecessor to the famed Speed Twenty. While I can't guarantee it ever appeared on television I can assure you the car did spend time in the Canadian province of British Columbia, from where this blog site is created. It was first sold by a dealer in Belfast, then traveled to BC and next went back to Snowshill in England's Cotswolds. It is frequently used around the lanes of Kent. The engine is a 2.2 liter six-cylinder o.h.v unit mated to a four-forward speed crash gearbox. Thanks to our frequent contributor Nigel Matthews for sending along the image. As I write, Nigel is in Monterey where he is judging the pre-war 8-litre Bentley class at the Pebble Beach Concours. What is it they say? Life's a bitch? Not for him, folks. For Nigel, life is a Bentley.