HI I don't know your name other than Yaggerbay I understand that the Sphinx Racing Car is in France but I have no idea of its location, if it can be found (and...
Robert Penn Bradly
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Apr 1, 2007 8:49 am
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A photograph of the Sphinxsports racing car appeared in one of the glossies a number of years back when it was auctioned. Unfortunately, if my memory serves...
Thanks Mike & Robert, I was thinking a digital version of the Book photo. But oh well, * The registration on my previous Star had HYR in it I think.... ...
Dear Yaggerbay, I downloaded a colour photo from the sales details when it was auctioned in France as Michael says. I cannot find it now on my new computer but...
From Peter Sheppard Membership Secretary Armstrong Siddeley Owners Club Dear Roger, During your membership the Star Sapphire you owned was 45 HYR chassis...
Peter Sheppard
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Apr 6, 2007 11:22 am
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Evening Folks I am just dropping a line to say how impressed I have been by the leather renovation kit supplied by Woolies. The back of my 18hp Limousine is...
Evening Folks I am just dropping a line to say how impressed I have been by the leather renovation kit supplied by Woolies. The back of my 18hp Limousine is...
DEAR GROUP Jonathans comments about the Whitley model are justified to say the least, it is a very fine model to add to your collection and for those non ...
Robert Penn Bradly
bradly@...
Apr 7, 2007 4:59 am
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Ivan's suggestion that the coil may have been faulty seems to have been on the mark - we tested the existing coil and found it performed poorly, worse still...
I must apologise to Penn and others for the delayed release of this message, which was originally posted on 26 March. The Yahoo system somehow mis-identified...
Ivan doesn't know much but now and again he gets lucky. ... From: Martin Purdy To: Siddeley@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2007 5:04 PM Subject: RE:...
Hi, I am a new member who recently acquired a 1934 Armstrong Siddeley. It is on its way from Toronto Canada to Southern California. I have called many shops...
Hello, Haw, Finding an American who even knows that there was once a marque known as Armstrong Siddeley let alone a mechanic who has ever worked on one is next...
Hi Norm, Thanks for your response. I am in Anaheim Hills, which is not too far from Riverside. I just bought the car on eBay and it is on its way from Toronto ...
I have put more pictures of the body i want to SELL on this site take a look , i do have the front wings and bumpers etc , collection from devon uk....
Hello Haw, I assume the 1934 Siddeley you refer to used to be Mervyn Archdall's beautifully restored 20HP from Toronto Canada? If so you should not need ...
... low? ... Hi frank, not been out in the old girl yet as she is in lots of bits.The car will be a two seater alloy bodied special with cycle wings so will be...
Hello Frank, Thank you for the reply. Yes I bought the car from Merv by winning it on eBay. He actually mentioned you in one of our conversations. I fell in...
HI MARTIN Your coil problem is not un common, so much so that I wrote about it in Technical Articles ( now generally known as Technical 1 or more commonly T1 )...
Robert Penn Bradly
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Apr 8, 2007 10:15 pm
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Hello Haw, There are at least 18 Siddeley owners in the USA. I will send you a list privately in the next few days so that you can build up some expertise...
Hi Marcus, You may be barking up the wrong tree if you want a genuine go-fast sporty special. Armstrong Siddeley straight sixes are very much long-stroke...
HELLO HAW Congratulations on your purchase, it was a car that impressed me greatly, You have quite a gem and I am sure it will not only be a car of much ...
Robert Penn Bradly
bradly@...
Apr 9, 2007 5:03 am
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... genuine ... much ... way, ... brakes. ... Sound's like i have the ideal base for a special of some real character ! when she is fairly complete i will...
My belief is that is was going to survive. Not a 'breakers'. To an individual. I remembered the HYR but not the numbers. Thank You. By the way, I have come...
Thank you John, I shall look for that email with the image. Sorry for the delay in replies, I get into non work email about weekly at best. BTW, the period...
Hi I'm a recent A/S owner (1946 Hurricane, and going to pick up a 1955 346 tomorrow) and am plodding through the usual list of items to fix. I'm now stuck...