Description From very long-term ownership; one of only 482 made; appealing sports coachwork offering decent performance Armstrong Siddeley's most sporting model, the 17hp Sports Foursome short chassis was launched in 1934 and ran until 1938, a short production run during which time some 482 were made.

Fitted with an overhead-valve six-cylinder 2,184cc engine with Claudel-Hobson carburettor, it featured a pre-selector gearbox but was otherwise entirely conventional, albeit engineered to very high standards in the best Armstrong Siddeley tradition.

The elegant low-slung two-door coupe coachwork was the work of Burlington which had room for four (hence the name) and quirky front windows which both slid and went up and down.

This attractive example was in the hands of the previous owner for many years - at least from 1953 until 1985 - and has remained in the vendor's hands ever since.

During the late '80s and early '90s it was treated to a full body restoration and bare-metal respray a...