Armstrong Siddeley was created in 1919 by the fusion of the mighty Armstrong Whitworth engineering combine and the Coventry based Siddeley-Deasy company.

Introduced in 1923, the 14.4hp 'Four-Fourteen' was the firm's first four-cylinder model, all previous Armstrong-Siddeleys having been sixes.

The overhead-valve engine displaced 1,852cc and drove the wheels via a single dry-plate clutch, in-unit three-speed gearbox and spiral bevel axle.

Mechanically the cars were conventional for the period, with quarter-elliptic springs all round at first (semi-elliptic later) and mechanical brakes, the latter being fitted to all four wheels from mid-1925.

To differentiate the four from the more expensive sixes, the 14hp came with a flat-fronted radiator rather than Armstrong-Siddeley's characteristic V-shaped item, but nevertheless was considered worthy to carry the marque's distinctive Sphinx badge.

In common with other A-S chassis, the various models were name after well-known places in Brita...