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==Armstrong Siddeley Tempest== |
==Armstrong Siddeley Tempest== |
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The Tempest was a rare variant with four doors. Only six were made. |
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The Tempest was a rare four door variant and the prototype for the [[Armstrong Siddeley Whitley 18|Whitley]]. |
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| ⚫ | Six were built in 1949, but 5 were later recalled and destroyed by Armstrong Siddeley. The remaining one (registered JHP 113) passed into the private ownership of the late Les Clark of Ilkeston in Derbyshire, UK. It has a 2309cc engine, with a 4 speed pre-select gearbox. It is a 4 door saloon, the front doors being of a "suicide" design. The car is painted in midnight blue over grey (originally all black), and was in regular use until the early 1990's. It's whereabouts are now unknown, but is believed to be in storage in the UK. |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[http://www.siddeley.com/info_16_18hp.html Armstrong Siddeley 16-18 hp model range] |
*[http://www.siddeley.com/info_16_18hp.html Armstrong Siddeley 16-18 hp model range] |
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*[http://www.siddeley.com/gallery_cars_04.html Picture of a Typhoon] |
*[http://www.siddeley.com/gallery_cars_04.html Picture of a Typhoon] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 17:33, 10 February 2009
| Armstrong Siddeley Typhoon | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Armstrong Siddeley Motors |
| Production | 1946–1949 1701 made[1] |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | four seat fixed head coupé |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 1991 or 2309 cc Straight-6 |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | Template:Auto in [2] |
| Length | Template:Auto in [2] |
| Width | Template:Auto in [2] |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Armstrong Siddeley Lancaster |
The Armstrong Siddeley Typhoon was a two door, four seat fixed head coupé car made by the British Armstrong Siddeley company. It was made from 1946 to 1949 and based on the 1945 Armstrong Siddeley Lancaster saloon and continued the company's theme of naming cars after Hawker Siddeley World War II aircraft.
The chassis had independent front suspension using longitudinal torsion bars and a live rear axle with leaf springs. A Girling hydro-mechanical braking system was fitted, with the front drums hydraulically operated while those at the rear used rod and cable.
At first the Typhoon were fitted with a 70 bhp 1991 cc, six cylinder, overhead valve engine, carried over from the pre-war 16hp model, but from 1949 this changed to 2309 cc and 75 bhp by increasing the cylinder bore from 65 to 70 mm. Hydraulic tappets were fitted to most engines but towards the end of production there was a change to solid tappets. There was a choice of manual four speed with synchromesh on the top three ratios or pre-selector gearbox.
The four seat, two door body was made of steel and aluminium panels fitted over a wood and aluminium frame with a fabric roof. The doors were rear hinged, an arrangement that got the name of suicide doors.
At launch, the car cost £1214 on the UK market.[1]
Armstrong Siddeley Tempest
The Tempest was a rare four door variant and the prototype for the Whitley.
Six were built in 1949, but 5 were later recalled and destroyed by Armstrong Siddeley. The remaining one (registered JHP 113) passed into the private ownership of the late Les Clark of Ilkeston in Derbyshire, UK. It has a 2309cc engine, with a 4 speed pre-select gearbox. It is a 4 door saloon, the front doors being of a "suicide" design. The car is painted in midnight blue over grey (originally all black), and was in regular use until the early 1990's. It's whereabouts are now unknown, but is believed to be in storage in the UK.
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