24th Jul, 2024 13:00
Pavilion Gardens | Buxton, Derbyshire
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Part of the collection since 1984
Elegant Six-Light Saloon coachwork with fold-down division
In need of recommissioning / renovation
Introduced at the 1934 Olympia Motor Show, the 17hp was available in three wheelbase lengths to cater for the needs of the sporting motorist, owner-driver and carriage trade (though, the majority were bodied by Armstrong-Siddeley's in-house coachbuilder 'Burlington'). Based around a sturdy ladder frame chassis equipped with all-round semi-elliptic leaf-sprung suspension and four-wheel drum brakes, the newcomer was powered by a 2394cc OHV six-cylinder engine allied to four-speed Wilson pre-selector transmission. Marketed as "A Car of Aircraft Quality" (a nod to its parent company's vital role within the aero industry), the 17hp was notable for its stiff four-bearing crankshaft, integral block / crankcase casting and advanced water pump design. Credited with developing some 70hp @ 3,300rpm, it was reputedly capable of circa 70mph. Remaining in production until 1939, just 4,260 17hp cars are thought to have been made. However, survivors are comparatively scarce.
First registered in Cheshire on 11th February 1937 (or so its ‘DMB 325’ number plate would imply), chassis 69837 belonged to Chester resident Edwin Farrall prior to entering the late Mr Lucas’s collection during 1984. Wearing six-light coachwork by Burlington, Armstrong Siddeley’s in-house coachbuilder, the 17hp appears to retain its original upholstery as well as sporting a sunroof and fold-down division. The odometer shows an unwanted (1)07,335 miles and a period EKCO radio is fitted. An equal in quality terms to an Alvis or Rolls-Royce of the same era, this understated Armstrong-Siddeley is now in need of recommissioning / restoration.
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