Many thanks to Brian, John and Mick for your advice and comments. I will let you know how the suspension adjustment proceeds. Best wishes Keith Crampton...
There does seem to be different thoughts regarding the future availability in the UK of cellulose paint. In the latest Sphinx Chris states that soon the old...
I've heard of a couple or examples very recently where owners have made the mistake of towing pre-selector gearbox Siddeleys incorrectly. Yes, Yes, we all know...
Well Christopher, The problem when towing a pre-select Siddeley, if indeed it really is a problem, is one of supplying the geartrain with oil while the car is...
Hi Frank, As a vaguely unrelated question, I've seen ERAs propped up at the rear when warming the engine (so the wheels can rotate), is this because their...
ERAs are race-prepped with the back wheels lifted using an over-centre jack under the back axle, allegedly to warm up both transmission and gearbox oils. The...
Group! I have noticed a rather prominent rumbling coming from my rear end (the diff on my Station Coupe not anything natural). The rumble is particularly...
Many thanks to John Peatling and Brian Watts for the advice on the torsion bar suspension. My mechanical guru Steve, has made the adjustments without too much...
Hello, I have just changed our Home Page picture. It now shows Steve Wilkinson cornering hard at Silverstone in his beautiful 346 Sapphire. See the article in...
Er, Frank.......not quite....... This is wonderful publicity for Armstrong Siddeley fans, but Steve Wilkinson was/is the photographer. I was the driver, and...
Mike is perfectly correct....indeed the photo discussed is exactly the one that I showed Peter Cahill when he stayed with us in early September (he came to do...
HI KEITH AND JOHN It is unusual that a torsion bar looses tension once installed. ASM issued all dealers with a special semi tube special spanner to work the...
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HI RICHARD The PS g/box oil pump is only driven by the engine, and will only work when flat towed if in top gear. Early As cars with no centrifugal clutch need...
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Hi Gary, Peter is visiting the Stand. He will be at the NEC for the whole weekend. Stella and I will look out for him too. He tells me, repeatedly too, that he...
Can anyone help me work out what year and anything else on the Siddeley I just brought? About to start stripping it down to rebuild. Chassis number C345332...
... The record I have here says that C345332 was sold on 17 March 1955 by Reo Motors. The engine number was E345353 and body no. 25/1/4980. Auto box, trim...
... alot about cars but I'm about to learn fast and the Siddeley looks like the car I going to enjoy learning on. Was Reo Motors in NZ? Auto box? It has a...
I don't know exactly where Reo Motors was, but that was one of the local distributors in this country. As for the auto box, the records aren't always 100%...
Reo Motors was in Auckland, not far from the city centre. I remember seeing the place back in the 1950's, somewhere slightly to the west of Queen Street....
Morning all - I have just returned from a day trip to the Classic Motor Show at the NEC and thought that members would appreciate a few photos which I have...
Morning Folks Has anyone got a spare lens glass for the rear of a Whitley it is the cheese dish (wedge shaped glass) type which is clear but has a frosted...
Hello Ian, I have 2 or 3 lenses of this style here, all slightly different as I recall. Presumably you have one and need another so if you could send me...
Hi Vic Welcome to the world of Siddeley. I would recommend you join the Armstrong Siddeley Car Club in your country. Membership will enable you access the...
Hello Ian and Ivan, I also have some spare lens (Taillight covers) off my three various Whitleys, and although all are of the same basic shape, some are all...
HI IVAN If you give me your chassis number I will look it up in factory records and tell you more about it. You may be interested to learn that the CD/book "...
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Penn Did the price of T3 drop without someone telling me. Your business partner / publisher told me retail was $60 and members at Beaufort have just paid that....
Just removed and cleaned a Sapphire 346 Engine (Mk1 1954). I wondered what the correct colour was as it appears to have been a sort of 'Battleship Grey' ? like...
Dear Dave, I believe the correct colour is a pale grey with a greenish tinge - indeed a sort of 'Battleship Grey'. I have used Smoke Grey code B16 fast drying...
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