Siddeley Autocar Co
1902 Siddeley Autocar Co of Coventry, was founded by John Davenport Siddeley. Its products were heavily based on Peugeot, using many of their parts but fitted with English-built bodies. The early vehicles were actually made by Vickers at Crayford in Kent.[1]
1903 January. At the Motor Show they displayed the 18-24hp (four-cylinder) and the 8-12hp (two-cylinder) cars with Peugeot chassis and running gear. Also 1 12-16hp (four-cylinder) and a 6hp (single-cylinder) from their collaboration with Vickers.
1905 January. Details of the 12-hp two-cylinder car. Built by Vickers at Crayford.[2]
1905 January. Undertook a 5,000 mile trial run with Sidney Girling and A. E. Sutcliffe driving.
1905 February. Details of their 6 hp light car.[3]
1905 April. Details of the Gordon-Bennett racing car built for them by Wolseley.[4]
1905 This company merged with Wolseley and made stately Wolseley-Siddeley motorcars. They were used by Queen Alexandra and the Duke of York, the later King Edward VII.
1905 Produced 6 h.p., 12 h.p., 15 h.p., 18 h.p., 25 h.p., 32 h.p. and 70 h.p. models of car. These were constructed by Wolseley. [5]
1905 September. Details of the Siddeley T.T. car.[6]
1905 November. Details of their 12hp, 15hp, 18hp, 25hp, 32hp and 70hp cars. Also the 100hp racing car. [7][8]
1907 November. Details of their new 14-hp and 40-hp cars.[9][10]
Early Registrations
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ Vital to the Life of the Nation. Published 1946.
- ↑ The Autocar 1905/01/07
- ↑ Automotor Journal 1905/02/11
- ↑ Automotor Journal 1905/04/29
- ↑ The Automobile Vol. III. Edited by Paul N. Hasluck and published by Cassell and Co in 1906.
- ↑ The Autocar 1905/09/09
- ↑ Automotor Journal 1905/11/18
- ↑ Automotor Journal 1905/12/02
- ↑ Automotor Journal 1907/11/09
- ↑ Automotor Journal 1907/11/16
- Wikipedia
- Armstrong Siddeley Motors by Bill Smith