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£5,062

1929 Armstrong Siddeley 15hp Coachbuilt Saloon Entered from the David Lucas Collection

United Kingdom • 24 Jul 2024

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AI Listing Summary

This 1929 Armstrong Siddeley 15hp Coachbuilt Saloon, part of the David Lucas Collection since 1990, was sold at No Reserve for £5,062. The car, boasting elegant Six-Light Saloon coachwork, is a worthwhile project needing recommissioning due to deterioration from barn storage.

Condition

3

The car is described as being in need of recommissioning/renovation and has deteriorated due to storage in a leaking barn. While it has undergone past restoration work, its current state indicates significant wear and the need for substantial reconditioning.

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Transmission:

[Transmission]

Chassis No:

AS62366

Odometer:

[Odometer Reading]

Reg Number:

GE 3829

RHD/LHD:

RHD

Introduced in October 1927, the Armstrong-Siddeley 15hp was the marque’s most affordable six-cylinder model.

Boasting four bearings for both its crankshaft and camshaft, the newcomer’s 1928cc sidevalve engine also featured a detachable cylinder head which facilitated ‘decoking’.

Aimed at the ‘owner driver’ market, the 15hp could be had with a range of open and closed bodystyles, the majority of which were supplied by Armstrong-Siddeley’s inhouse coachbuilder, Burlington.

Gaining a higher rear axle ratio and revised rear suspension from April 1928, it was reputedly capable of pulling from 5mph to 50mph in top gear.

Progressively developed, some 7,203 15hp cars are thought to have been made by the time production ceased in 1934.

First registered in Glasgow on 24 th February 1929 (or so its ‘GE 3829’ number plate would imply), chassis AS62366 belonged to Alan Scholes of Bury by the late 1970s.

Joining the late Mr Lucas’s collection some thirty-four years ago, the Armstrong-Siddeley ...