The car in the pics in the photo gallery is Tommy Sopwith's Sphinx racer which has an Allard chassis and is now powered by a Jaguar engine. Last heard of in...
From what I have seen, probably on the video footage, the two side-draft carburettors are just bolted straight to the head via only two of the four ports, the...
The pictures in the photo gallery is the Fraser Nash car which languished for years at Heathrow, not the Sphinx racer. I have a fairly detailed video ...
Actually I can now see there are photographs of both the Fraser Nash and the "Sphinx" on this Yahoo site. The chassis (ie the one without a body) is the ...
So if I understand correctly, the Sphinx racer still has the Sphinx body on the Allard chassis, but it's now powered by a Jaguar engine. Besides being sold in...
Good morning all - The December issue of the Automobile magazine should now be on the magazine racks at your local news agents. This has an article written by...
Morning John, Yes it is a better than average article; I got my copy in the post yesterday. Over the years Jonathan Wood always seemed to have at least a...
Hi John & Michael, This is interesting and I will, of course, chase-up a copy when it arrives in the 'uncle-podes' (esp the 'wild west'). (Still waiting for...
For my own amusement and in an effort to aid in the sale of my car captioned above (which has gone nowhere by the way) I made a 42 minute video of the car and...
I have a 16 hp Typhoon and in the process of locating tools for the boot i read that the tube spanner that goes on the floor of the boot is for the sump plug....
Well Graig I`ve seen the Blair Witch project , was that one of yours? Good tip my friend get the car out of the garage, make sure it`s tidy inside and make a...
Pleased to hear that Penn B is on the road to recovery. We`ll know when he is fully recovered when he responds to each and every technical question raised on...
We really did get your help with the ASOC Stand this time around. The team did very well and an overwelming number of people visited us resulting in four new...
On behalf of Star owner Denys Gillieron in Switzerland: he has need to have the front wing of his excellent Star re-sprayed (after a mechanic did some minor...
My apologies, Thanks to Ian who pointed out that there is no sound with my videos. I am not sure what happened to the sound but it was on the source DVD that...
Hi Gary, I believe it is now very difficult to match via codes and paint formulas from the 50s as the basic colours such as white have changed. I rely now on...
Gary, first I thought I could help, but I suppose that my colour table is the same as yours. It came with the papers of my Star. I have uploaded the table to...
Peter, Yes this is the same list...except yours is printed as Star Light Grey and mine says Starlight Grey I did wonder if this might be the name wanted, but...
I'm looking for a 16/18hp front cross member for my 1950's whitley. does anyone have lying around??? i would like to take it from a damaged chassi rather than...
Hi Martin - speak to Peter in the Stores, I'm sure he could help John Peatling (Bridgend S Wales) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
A brief follow up to this thread...Harald Heinrici wrote to me to say that he has now successfully managed to register his 1938 17hp here in Germany. The Reg...
G'day all I am restoring a 234 and have a problem obtaining the rubber seals for the front quarter vents. Peter from stores has suggested the Morris Oxford...
dear all, could you help with the above restoration? i need a cylinder head, valve gear, pushrods and cam followers olso starter motor, these items have gone...
Dear Graham, I believe ASOC Stores have just obtained some new 20hp valves, if this is of any slight help. Don't know what else they may have in stock. Kind...
Grahame, I just received an address and phone in Southern California of someone who has a "1929 Armstrong Siddeley in boxes", now ignored for many years. It...
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I just matched the "1929 AS in boxes' to Penn's list of cars in the US: it is very likely chassis no 63915, a 15HP model. Gio On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 5:22 PM,...
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Hi Peter Glad to see you now have one of the best siddeleys ever built. I have not replaced these rubbers on my 234, however Andrew Christopherson in SA...
Hi Graham, My 3 engines will not help you. Try Nick Bale on 01323490732, also try John Mayhew on 01603720038, alternately others with your car on this site may...
Hi Graham and Gio, If Grahams engine is indeed a 15 HP Sidevalve then there is an engine in boxes in at RRHT Derby in 12 Shed. See my recently posted pictures...
Thanks Jonathan I will contact Andrew. I have had another suggestion that the New Zealand branch may have rubber ware for the 234, so another avenue to search....
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