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Armstrong Siddeley, formed in 1919 when Armstrong Whitworth took over the enterprising J.D. Siddeley's car factory in Coventry, had established a reputation in the 1920s and 30s for cars of high quality and in the fifteen years after World War Two they built on this reputation with a number of designs, the subject of this book, which combined technical excellence, often with a degree of innovative engineering belied by their conservative exterior, with very high standards of construction and finish.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFirst came the 16 and 18hp cars, appearing in no less than seven different guises of which the drophead coupe Hurricane was the longest running, the Lancaster saloon the most numerous and two pick-up utility versions, aimed at the export market in general and Australia in particular, the most unexpected. Next came the Sapphire, large, comfortable, traditionally appointed, but a mile-devouring grand tourer to those in the know. 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He lives in Australia, giving him the advantage not only of the clearer perspective of distance from his subject's origins but also a climate in which the cars have survived better than in the salt-laden British winter and a country requiring the long journeys at which successive Armstrong Siddeley models have proved particularly proficient.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis work is published with the assistance of the Michael Sedgwick Memorial Trust. .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MRP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47628347867356,"sku":"9780947981273","price":112.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0814\/8297\/3404\/files\/b9780947981273b_armstrong_siddeley_postwar__56416.1594781731.1280.1280.jpg?v=1772095861"},{"product_id":"armstrong-siddeley-motor-cars-david-welch-9781445685991","title":"Armstrong Siddeley Motor Cars (David Welch, 9781445685991)","description":"\u003cp\u003ePaperback, 96 pages, \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArmstrong Siddeley was one of the leading brands of British motor cars from the 1920s through to 1960. It created luxury motor cars that were renowned for their high standards.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this comprehensive book, David Welch relates the history of the marque and the various car models, sprinkled with interesting anecdotes from the complex company history and remarkable journeys achieved by Armstrong Siddeley owners. This includes the early history of Armstrong Siddeley and the relationships with Herbert Austin and Lionel de Rothschild, as well as the later sale to the Hawker Aircraft Company.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book covers the many cars developed by Armstrong Siddeley over the years, including the Siddeley 100hp racing car produced for the 1905 Gordon Bennett Trophy, the Stoneleigh light car, designed to compete with the Austin 7, the 18hp and 30hp, the Siddeley Special Six, the Sapphire 346, which took part in the Monte Carlo rally, and the Atalanta. The author also describes numerous other models and a plethora of coachwork styles available from the company and independent coach builders.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book includes revolutionary inventions made by the company, such as the introduction of the pre-selector or self-changing gear box and its use in everything from tanks and buses to racing cars.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing on previously unpublished photographs from the manufacturer’s archives and the author’s own collection, this is the definitive guide to one of the classic British car manufacturers of a bygone era.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amberley Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47628620202204,"sku":"9781445685991","price":49.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0814\/8297\/3404\/files\/IMG_20190629_0002__83605.1594781977.1280.1280.jpg?v=1772103217"},{"product_id":"armstrong-siddeley-second-edition-auto-review-album-number-054a","title":"Armstrong Siddeley Second Edition (Auto Review Album Number 054a)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: Rod Ward\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis car marque combines two great names in British industrial history. Sir William Armstrong (1810–1900) was a Victorian ‘self-made man’. He trained as a solicitor, but was interested in engineering. In his 30s he set up a firm to build hydraulic cranes, and soon expanded into many other fields of engineering, his firm eventually becoming the enormous Armstrong Whitworth combine. In the 20th century the organisation he founded continued to expand into new areas, including cars and aircraft.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1919 Armstrong Whitworth took over the Siddeley Deasy company, which had been successful in both car and aircraft design, under the control of John Davenport Siddeley (1866-1953). JDS was a remarkable man, a true 20th century visionary and industrialist, a stickler for disciplined thinking and hard work. As we see in this book, he worked for other car makers, eventually running the Siddeley Deasy company, building motor vehicles and aircraft until the takeover by Armstrongs, who nearly ran the firm into the ground. He took out a personal loan in 1927 to buy the firm back, and transformed it into a market leader in aviation and automobiles. His company became a cornerstone of the Hawker Siddeley Group from 1935 onwards. Armstrong Siddeley cars were made from 1919 to 1960, and they are the constant thread which holds this story together.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Zeteo Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47628918161628,"sku":"9781900482533","price":19.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0814\/8297\/3404\/files\/2_11710_e__57677.1739500528.1280.1280.jpg?v=1772109677"}],"url":"https:\/\/automotobookshop.com.au\/collections\/armstrong-siddeley.oembed","provider":"Automoto Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}