The signature vehicle
Peter Kingdom’s Alvis TE21
The elegant drophead coupé is more than transport: it places Peter between professional tradition, personal eccentricity and the open Norfolk landscape.
Why the car suits Peter
The Alvis is formal without being ostentatious and distinctive without looking fashionable. That balance mirrors Peter: prosperous, traditional and immediately recognisable, but more interested in people than status. With the roof down, the car also keeps him visually connected to the town and countryside rather than sealed away from them.
What the screen evidence shows
- Model: Alvis TE21 drophead coupé, consistently identified in published vehicle and programme references.
- Period: 1965 is the commonly reported year.
- Visible registration: LWH 128C in the supplied series photograph.
- Colour: pale metallic silver-blue or ice blue, with dark green interior and folded hood.
- Exact paint code: not confirmed; photography, sunlight and television grading alter the apparent shade.
A recurring visual motif
Peter’s drives allow the programme to join Swaffham’s streets to Norfolk’s coast and countryside. The car therefore helps sell Market Shipborough as a single place, even when its screen geography is assembled from several real locations.
Research trail
Useful supporting records include the programme’s published production history and specialist vehicle databases. They establish the model more confidently than they establish the exact paint specification. Until a factory record or production document emerges, the shade should remain a careful visual description rather than a named paint claim.