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