Do you own, or have knowledge of the Armstrong Siddeley utility vehicle? Most of these vehicles were exported to Australia, but others found homes in many distant parts and one or two are even to be found in the UK. In the current edition of our Heritage Trust magazine, and also as an item in the current Australian Club’s Sphinx magazine, we have published the first segment of an in depth research into the prototypes and rarer models produced of the post WWII Armstrong Siddel

Over the past few weeks, we have been approached several times to identify a car from a picture or pictures that have come to light during a home clearance. Sadly, very often after the passing of a loved one, the recipient is left relying on childhood memories or family traditions. We have had situations where a motor car sporting a Sphinx mascot mounted on a radiator cap is assumed to be an Armstrong Siddeley, even though it’s clearly made by another manufacturer. Also, ther

It seems incredible that ‘The Autocar’ magazine was first published in 1885 - some one hundred and thirty years ago, and at a time when many of us would be forgiven for thinking there can’t have been that much to write about! In fact that is not far off the mark, as there were only six or seven cars on the UK roads. However, this far sighted decision was taken in the interests of ‘the mechanically propelled road carriage’ John Siddeley, the owner of a 6hp. Daimler Parisian

March has proved to a busy month for The Armstrong Siddeley Heritage Trust. Work continues apace, at Pentre, as the half floor reaches completion and the large artefacts held by the trust are placed and displayed with concise information panels, enabling visitors to appreciate the diversity and skills of the Parkside factory. A number of smaller items have been entrusted to our care and three come to mind all relating to time. First the long case clock which stood ticking awa

Today we have published three new webpages: The 1923 Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar Engine, which was the world's first production aero-engine to be supercharged. The 1929 Armstrong Siddeley Panther Engine, the uprated Jaguar aero-engine. The history and development of stationary diesel engines is a completely new development for Armstrong Siddeley.

Armstrong Siddeley Motor’s, in-house, Burlington, along with Hooper, Lancefield, and a number of other independent coachbuilders, created stately motors which glided, somewhat regally, down many a boulevard around the globe. Somewhat reminiscent of the swans, which seem so easily to dominate the waters of river or lake. On this site we have shown many such vehicles, however, today we are considering one of the ugly ducklings. Armstrong Siddeley Motors in 1927 were requested

Exactly one year past, our January 18 th 2024 entry to this website centred on the preparations being undertaken by Armstrong Siddeley Motors Parkside, as they upgraded the factory Fire Station and equipment, in readiness for the soon coming World War II hostilities. Many of our regular readers, like ourselves, probably wished that the, then new, Commer Q- series truck, fire engine and Coventry Climax pump unit had enjoyed better photographic coverage, but we just have to wo

We have published a new page dedicated to the Siddeley Puma aero-engine and its related engines, the Double Puma, the Pacific, and the Tiger. The Tiger on this page is the 1918 V12 engine, not to be confused with the 1930s Radial engine. Siddeley Puma Aero-Engine The page includes details of the history of the Puma engine and its development from the BHP/Galloway Adriatic engine, technical details of its evolution into prototype engines, previously forgotten photographs, and

The Sapphire 346 which became a Star. Usually, when a heading like this is shown it leads to a story of how ‘the car saved the day, or perhaps some very important person alighted from it in a fanfare of trumpets, but in this case it quite literally morphed from Sapphire 346 model into the new Star Sapphire model. The board at Armstrong Siddeley Motors felt that though the 346 Sapphire introduced in 1952, and later in Mk11 form, had sold very well the market indicated that it

The trustees are pleased that we have again been able to issue one of our periodic Armstrong Siddeley Heritage Trust magazines to our members. Our front cover for this issue features port of the Cathedral Grounds at Wells in the West Somerset. Can you guess the European record held by this street? Answers please to: heritage@siddeley.org

Serendipity, according to the dictionary is - an unplanned fortunate discovery. There could not be a better description of the experience a very kind lady related to us when she contacted the Heritage Trust, just a few days past. For whatever purpose, she was visiting her local recycling centre and spotted someone about to throw a framed picture into the skip. She called out and asked if, as it was being thrown out, might she be allowed to have it. The framed picture was glad

We have published two webpages covering the Wolseley Siddeley motor cars and those produced by Siddeley-Deasy. Please take a look at them and let us know what you think of them.

We have just published a new page for the Siddeley Autocar, introduced by John Siddeley to the motoring public in 1902. It contains new...

Isle of Wight Classic Motor Show AS the 21 st Centaury dawned, Victor Gallucci, a true ‘all things motorised enthusiast’ invited those...

We need a cup, happy to beg, or borrow, but prefer not to steal. As work at The Armstrong Siddeley Centre, Pentre continues to make good...

Sole survivor! In this entry we take a look at the very rare Wilson-Pilcher car which is one of approximately 300 cars made between 1900...

The trustees are pleased that we have again been able to issue one of our periodic Armstrong Siddeley Heritage Trust magazines to our...

This picture of a Siddeley Deasy Limousine with what we assume is a luggage trailer is not only surprising but an intriguing insight into...

Note- The ‘snaps’ used to illustrate this entry were taken in 1969. Our apologies for the poor quality. In the last Jottings entry we...

Apologies for the terrible picture quality in our first offering this week, but we just could not resist this fascinating advert placed...