V-to-C Miscellany, September 1995, September 1995
Another reader, seeing my article on the Ford V8, wrote from Gibraltar to say that in 1958 he was told of an Armstrong Siddeley Sportsman's coupe that was for sale…
BRIEF SPECIFICATION Bore stroke
Engine : 6 cylinders. Bore 76.2 Min., stroke 127 mm., capacity 3,455 c.c. R.A.C. rating 21.6 h.p. Tax t16 10s. Side by side valves. Downdraught carburetter, Coll ignition.
Gearbox : Three speeds and reverse. Synehr0-mesh on 2nd and top gears. Ratios : 4.0, 6.6, and 10.0 to 1. Central, remote change.
Suspension : Half-elliptic springs. Luvax double-acting hydraulic shock-absorbers. Brakes : Lockheed hydraulic operation with neehank4 emergency book-up.
Dimensions : Wheelbase 10 ft. 0, in.
Track 4ft. 9i in.
Turning Circle 42 feet.
Price : Four-door, four light, sliding roof saloon, £695.