Armstrong Siddeley Model History

United Kingdom · founded 1919

Coventry luxury-car and aero-engine maker (1919–1960) — 'As silent as the Sphinx', and the first British marque to launch all-new models after WWII.

Models

Thirty

Armstrong Siddeley's founding model — a 5-litre, 30 hp six aimed at the aristocracy and the upper carriage trade, with around 2,770 built.

Luxury car · 1919–1931
Siddeley Special

The marque's interwar masterpiece — a 5-litre Hiduminium-alloy six of which only 253 were built; fewer than 22 are believed to survive.

Luxury car · 1933–1937
Lancaster

The four-door flagship of Armstrong Siddeley's immediate post-war revival — announced days after VE Day, with 3,597 built.

Saloon · 1945–1952
Hurricane

A two-door, four-seat drophead coupé sibling of the Lancaster — the glamour car of the post-war range, with 2,606 built.

Drophead coupé · 1946–1953
Typhoon

A two-door fixed-head coupé variant of the post-war range — the rarest of the aircraft-named siblings, produced 1946–1950.

Coupé · 1946–1950
Whitley

The 18 hp successor to the Lancaster — a more luxuriously equipped razor-edged saloon named after the Whitley bomber, with 2,582 built.

Saloon · 1949–1953
Sapphire 346

Armstrong Siddeley's modern post-war flagship — a 3.4-litre, 125–150 bhp luxury saloon with 7,697 built, the marque's best-seller.

Luxury car · 1952–1958
Sapphire 234

A high-performance four-cylinder Sapphire aimed at sporting drivers — 803 built, the more driver-focused of the 'Baby Sapphires'.

Saloon · 1955–1958
Sapphire 236

A refined entry-level Sapphire with a 2.3-litre six — only 603 built in two years, the smaller and quieter 'Baby Sapphire'.

Saloon · 1955–1957
Star Sapphire

Armstrong Siddeley's ultimate car — a 165 bhp, 4-litre automatic flagship with power steering; 980 built before the marque closed in 1960.

Luxury car · 1958–1960

Other makes