JOTTINGS | Armstrong Siddeley

5 days ago

Pictures from the Heritage Archives.

Two more pictures showing the diversity of bodies which were mounted on the versatile Armstrong Siddeley, 346 Sapphire chassis. Our first...

Jul 31

Pictures from the Heritage Archives

To draw this 346 Sapphire based thread to a close, we thought it good to show some of the other than standard factory body styles mounted...

Jul 24

Pictures from the Heritage Archives.

When meeting one's son’s head master of a prestigious college arriving in an Armstrong Siddeley, surely, gives meaning to the company’s m...

Jul 17

Pictures from the Heritage Archives.

The cars were now in the showrooms of the main dealers who in turn supplied the retail garages in their area of responsibility. However A...

Jul 9

Pictures from the Heritage Archives

Production complete, the cars were now ready to be sent out to agents and individual garages. Many to fulfill orders already placed, whil...

Jul 3

Pictures from the Heritage Archives.

The cars have now reached the end of the production line. In this clean and extremely well lit section of the workshop the final touches ...

Jul 1

Website Update

The 30hp slide show has been replaced with a new page which now gives a comprehensive description of this model including details of the ...

Jun 26

Pictures from the Heritage Archives

After the track test had been completed, the comments made by the delivery driver and recorded on the cards were actioned. Problems could...

Jun 19

Pictures from the Heritage Archives

When the cars came to the end of the production line, having received many checks along the way, they were driven the approximately seven...

Jun 13

Pictures from the Heritage Archives

Entitled 'lining the car' this picture from the factory records tells us that the car is nearing the completion of its construction. Soon...

Jun 5

Pictures from the Heritage Archives

The materials brought together and readied in the machine shop have now reached the seat assembly department. All car producers bought in...

May 29

Pictures from the Heritage Archives

The facia board has now been fitted and the electrical department are back in action. This smart young man, complete with 'collar and tie...

May 22

Pictures from the Heritage Archives

In this first picture it is almost 20 minutes past three in the afternoon of July the 23rd 1954 and we are permitted a glimpse into the c...

May 15

Pictures from the Heritage Archives

Returning to our series of pictures of Armstrong Siddeleys being built: the now prepared and ready body shells on the right of the first ...

May 9

Pictures from the Heritage Archive

In a topical change from our series of pictures showing Armstrong Siddeley’s being built in the Parkside factory, Coventry, here is an it...

May 8

Pictures from the Heritage Archives

Having passed through the paint shop the body shell is now treated to the first of two major sessions in the hands of the electricians. T...

May 1

Pictures from the Heritage Archives

The body shells, still mounted on dolly and track, have now reached the paint shop. The impressive extractor fan over the spray booth see...

Apr 24

Pictures from the Heritage Archives

In this picture from the factory files the title given is 'Anti Rust Treatment'. The picture is dated as in previous jottings and is, as ...

Apr 17

Pictures from the Heritage Archives

Three days earlier than the previous picture on the 23rd of July 1954, in another part of the factory car bodies were being prepared to m...

Apr 10

Pictures from the Heritage Archives

A further picture from our archives, this time we are looking at a picture taken in 1954. It is Friday the 23rd of July and judging by th...

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