Armstrong Siddeley 12 hp
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Production period: | 1929-1939 |
Class : | Middle class |
Body versions : | Touring cars , limousines , roadsters |
The Armstrong Siddeley 12 hp is a passenger car that the British manufacturer Armstrong Siddeley built as the smallest model from 1929 to 1939.
12 hp
12 hp | |
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Production period: | 1929-1931 |
Engines: |
Otto engine : 1.25 liters |
Length: | 3962 mm |
Width: | 1524 mm |
Height: | |
Wheelbase : | 2667 mm |
Empty weight : |
The 12 hp came out in 1929 as the manufacturer's smallest model. Like the largest contemporary models from the manufacturer, it had a side-controlled six - cylinder in - line engine . Its displacement was 1236 cm³ (bore × stroke = 56 mm × 84 mm). The performance is unknown.
Like all pre-war Armstrong Siddeley models, the 12 hp had two rigid axles. Both hung on semi-elliptical longitudinal leaf springs. The model was delivered as a touring car, sedan or sports roadster.
12 hp Mark II
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Production period: | 1931-1936 |
Engines: |
Otto engine : 1.45 liters |
Length: | 3683-3861 mm |
Width: | 1600 mm |
Height: | |
Wheelbase : | 2464-2667 mm |
Empty weight : |
In 1931 the 12 hp Mark II appeared . The cars were bigger than their predecessors and had a bigger engine. Chassis with two wheelbases (2464 mm and 2667 mm) were available.
The new, still side-controlled engine had a displacement of 1434 cm³ (bore × stroke = 59.25 mm × 84 mm). The performance of this engine is also unknown. 100 km / h is given as the maximum speed.
Of the two models (12 hp and 12 hp Mark II) together, 12,500 copies were built.
12 hp Mark III and 14 hp
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Armstrong Siddeley 12 hp Mark III sedan (1936) |
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Production period: | 1936-1939 |
Engines: |
Otto engine : 1.7 liters (35 kW) |
Length: | 3785 mm |
Width: | 1575 mm |
Height: | |
Wheelbase : | 2667 mm |
Empty weight : | 1270 kg |
In 1936 the 12 hp Mark III replaced the 12 hp Mark II hp. A year later it became the 14 hp without any further changes . Both the body and the engine had grown somewhat.
The new engine was now overhead steering and had a displacement of 1666 cm³ (bore × stroke = 61 mm × 95.25 mm). He made 48 bhp (35 kW) at 4000 rpm. The maximum speed is given as 106 km / h.
The sport roadster was no longer offered. Of the two models (12 hp Mark III and 14 hp) together, 3750 pieces were made until production was discontinued due to the war without a successor in 1939.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r David Culshaw, Peter Horrobin: The Complete Catalog of British Cars 1895–1975 . Veloce Publishing, Dorchester 1997. ISBN 1-874105-93-6 . Pp. 47-50