Pictures from the Heritage Archives
At a recent Armstrong Siddeley Owners Club area lunch time meeting, one of our members produced this little item pictured below and asked...
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- May 12
Pictures from the Heritage Archives
Shell Casing art, perhaps more commonly known as Trench art is the subject of our jotting this week. Armstrong Siddeley Heritage Trust...
- Apr 28
Pictures from the Heritage Archives
Many of our readers will recall that the Ministry of Transport introduced the obligatory road worthiness test for all vehicles over ten...
- Apr 18
Pictures from the Heritage Archives
Today for the testing of prototype and road ready vehicles the MIRA proving ground would probably be the first establishment to come to...
- Apr 7
Website Update
Today we have published a new webpage for the Armstrong Siddeley Star Sapphire, it has a new layout with additional images, a new...
- Mar 30
Pictures from the Heritage Archives
When searching through the Heritage archives the picture featured below caught our eye. Interiors are often shown but to be attributed to...
- Mar 20
Website Update
Hello All We have today published an updated page on the Siddeley Special containg many new images of this rather special, please excuse...
- Mar 18
Pictures from the Heritage Archives
Our attention was caught by a recent advert for a classic car where the dealer had recorded the history of the vehicle in the first...
- Mar 2
Pictures from the Heritage Archives
Back in November last year we considered the various sizes and types of pie crust radiator caps found on Armstrong Siddeley cars. From...
- Feb 16
Pictures from the heritage Archives
On his return to Parkside, Coventry, Mike Couper met with a rather cool reception regarding his achievements in the 1955 event. Despite...
- Feb 4
Pictures from the Heritage Archives
The Monte-Carlo Rally – Part 3 The achievements of the Couper and Bennet cars in the 1954 rally really made the bells to ring with the...
- Jan 20
Pictures from the Heritage Archives
Monte Carlo Rally – Part two. Persuasion, Preparation, Perspiration. Despite the successes of the 1931 entry it would be some 21 years...
- Jan 6
Pictures from the Heritage Archives
Monty Carlo Rally – Part one. From the inception of the motorcar there has always been a fascination with vehicle performance, as...
- Dec 23, 2022
Pictures from the Heritage Archives
Hear in the UK we have already experienced a bit of traditional Christmas tide weather, which after twelve mild winters we were beginning...
- Dec 9, 2022
Pictures from the Heritage Archives
Image of a Siddeley Autocar on Westminster Bridge during a London to Brighton Run. In this jotting we consider an even longer established...
- Nov 24, 2022
Pictures from the Heritage Archives
In the world of motoring and ‘petrol heads’, there are many events which have become annual traditions. None more so than the autumn...
- Nov 11, 2022
Pictures from the Heritage Archives
It all started at the Beaulieu Spring Autojumble when a gentleman hurried onto our Armstrong Siddeley Club and Heritage stand bearing a...
- Oct 28, 2022
Pictures from the Heritage Archives
Recently we were following up on an enquiry which came in to the Heritage Trust concerning the Monte Carlo Rally of 1954 and 1955. This...
- Oct 13, 2022
Pictures from the Heritage Archives
The picture heading our Jottings this week has, since we scanned it as part of our Heritage negative collection, caused us to wonder why...
- Sep 30, 2022
Pictures from the Heritage Archives
It is pretty well known that during the early days of motoring, in fact for the first 25 years or so, that petrol was purchased in cans...
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