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NECPWA News 2026 No. 2 (Preview)
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Spec. of Armstrong Siddeley car on show at Bamburgh Castle.(This is) A four door saloon in the 'Homburg Hat' style which was influenced by the American Chrysler Airflow design. Manufactured between Oct. and Dec. 1936; date of registration February 1937. The car was owned by a district nurse during the World War II for home visits in the Midlands. On one journey the car was strafed by a German plane and suffered damage to the fuel tank. Novel repairs were made and the nurse and car continued in service. Vehicles were required to use headlight covers during wartime as protection against night-time aerial attacks.
This six-light coach saloon:
Chassis number AS 02078. Body number 7 0 50. Batch 5 5 803. Engine number 23670. Series CA. Capacity 1701cc Fuel petrol. Electrical, Lucas 12 volt. Preselective gearbox. 4 speed and reverse, as fitted from 1928.
('Gear changing is now a pleasure - a touch with the finger and a press with the foot'.)
Cable brakes. Weight with driver 28cwt. Advertised as "The car for the daughters of gentlemen".
The 1937 price was £320. Car tax £10.10 shillings or £2.17s.9d quarterly (£10.50 or £2.76 quarterly)Armstrong Siddeley Motors started in 1919 following the merger of the Armstrong Whitworth Company and the Siddeley-Deasy Motor Car Company. The companies had expanded during the war to complete government contract work, afterwards developing to occupy large work forces. Mergers with Hawker Aviation and Bristol Aero Engines continued car production. Armstrong Siddeley cars were made until 1960 when Rolls Royce took over. In 1972 Rolls Royce Ltd sold all stock to the Armstrong Siddeley Owners' Club Ltd, which continues to support the owners of these cars.
On loan from I.M. Campbell on behalf of Armstrong Siddeley Heritage Trust Ltd.