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Interesting Cars with Interesting Histories This week the car we are considering is a 1954, MkII Armstrong Siddeley, Sapphire 346. The...
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Feb 3
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Interesting cars with interesting Histories. 6 Mike Wylie, the Ulsterman who owned the car pictured above, once remarked that he could...
Jan 19
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Interesting Cars with Interesting Histories – 5. The car pictured above was purchased by Jack E Thomas, who was a remarkable man. He in...
Jan 5
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Interesting Cars with Interesting Histories – 4 Our subject of interest this week is the now ultra- rare 20hp Fabric Bodied, ‘Cranwell’...
Dec 22, 2023
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Interesting Cars with Interesting Histories – 3 The car chosen for our third offering in this series is this dignified 17hp ‘D’ Back...
Dec 8, 2023
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Interesting Cars with Interesting Histories - Part 2 We turn our attention to South Africa and give consideration to an Armstrong...
Dec 8, 2023
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Interesting Cars with Interesting Histories. – part 1 H.J.A. Bert Hinkler was born in Bundaberg, Queensland Australia on the 8th December...
Nov 11, 2023
Armstrong Siddeley Centre Pentre – update.
Since we last mentioned the Armstrong Siddeley Centre in our Jotting of 23rd June 2023 it has been ‘all hands on deck’ helping our sister...
Oct 28, 2023
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Reading Bridge Celebration - Part II Following on to our last entry concerning the part Armstrong Siddeley cars played in the Reading...
Oct 13, 2023
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Armstrong Siddeley assists in the 100 year celebration of ‘Reading Bridge’ The town of Reading, situated on the south bank of the river...
Sep 29, 2023
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At first sight this might seem like an odd item to include in the artefacts which will in due time be on display in the exhibition area...
Sep 15, 2023
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Regular readers may recall that we showed, sometime past, the adjacent buildings at Pentre in Shropshire, which the Armstrong Siddeley...
Aug 31, 2023
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A Trio of Twelves. Armstrong Siddeley introduced the 12hp car in 1929 and it remained a purchase choice through until 1935. At launch...
Aug 20, 2023
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This week another rather undervalued and overlooked aircraft has come to our attention. It was manufactured by Vickers-Armstrong in the...
Aug 4, 2023
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The Armstrong Siddeley 14/4 Most Armstrong Siddeley 14/4s were fitted with a body from the companies in house coachbuilder Burlington,...
Jul 22, 2023
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A Thoughtful Gesture. This year the Armstrong Siddeley Owners Club held their annual ‘National Gathering’ over the weekend commencing the...
Jul 7, 2023
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When watching the national thanksgiving ceremony for our new King and Queen which took place in St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh on...
Jun 23, 2023
Armstrong Siddeley Centre Pentre
Heritage Trust Progress. This week has seen a serious start to the preparatory work needed in unit 1a at Pentre, the Heritage Trust’s new...
Jun 10, 2023
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This week we feature something a little different, to celebrate the start of our summer holiday season. An idyllic scene in some quiet...
May 26, 2023
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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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