Armstrong Siddeley 18 hp

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Armstrong Siddeley 18 hp
Production period: 1921-1926
Class : upper middle class
Body versions : Touring car , limousine
Successor: 20 hp

The Armstrong Siddeley 18 hp is a passenger car that the British manufacturer Armstrong Siddeley built from 1921 to 1926. It was the manufacturer's second model and was added to the 30 hp upper-class car that had appeared two years earlier .

18 hp

18 hp

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Production period: 1921-1925
Engines: Gasoline engine :
2.3 liters
Length: 4191 mm
Width:
Height:
Wheelbase : 3048 mm
Empty weight : 1321 kg

The 18 hp was the manufacturer's first mid-range car. It had an overhead six cylinder in - line engine with a displacement of 2318 cm³ (bore × stroke = 69.5 mm × 104.8 mm). The performance is unknown. The maximum speed is given as 96 km / h.

Like the 30 hp, the 18 hp also had two rigid axles. The front axle hung on semi-elliptical longitudinal leaf springs, the rear axle had cantilever suspension .

18 hp Mark II

18 hp Mark II

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Production period: 1925-1926
Engines: Otto engine :
2.9 liters
Length: 4267 mm
Width: 1727 mm
Height:
Wheelbase : 3277 mm
Empty weight :

The 18 hp Mark II appeared in 1925 . The car was slightly larger than its predecessor.

A larger engine was also used, the design of which corresponded to that of its predecessor. The displacement increased to 2872 cm³ (bore × stroke = 73 mm × 114.29 mm). The performance of this engine is also unknown. 104 km / h is given as the maximum speed.

Of the two models together, 2500 copies were built. In 1926 the 20 hp replaced the 18 hp Mark II.

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d e f g h i j k David Culshaw, Peter Horrobin: The Complete Catalog of British Cars 1895–1975 . Veloce Publishing, Dorchester 1997. ISBN 1-874105-93-6 . Pp. 47-50