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Armstrong Siddeley Owners Club Ltd.'s Latest News (Page 12)

Success for Margaret Campbell

Posted in Events on the 19th December 2014 at 3:14pm.

The Southern Area of the club held their annual Christmas party night last week and as usual the club ladies took part in the Mince Pie baking competition. The winner this year was Margaret Campbell with the rather unorthodox offering -...

An Unusual Way Home

Posted in Events on the 9th December 2014 at 4:58pm.

When most of us last saw the super 1936 20/25 at this year's National Rally little did we know that it was soon to change ownership and proceed by an unusual route to its new home in Luxembourg. The car, which was owned...

Sir Malcolm Campbell's Hurricane Restoration - Update

Posted in Restoration on the 4th December 2014 at 9:04pm.

When Swiss club member Claudio Lasagni purchased the ex-Sir Malcolm Campbell early Hurricane a few years ago, he was aware that the car needed a major restoration but the full extent of the work involved was not readily apparent. However for such an...

German Armstrong Siddeley Tour

Posted in Events on the 3rd December 2014 at 10:49am.

GAST is German for guest. It also stands for German Armstrong Siddeley Tour and with this very appropriate word, I would like to invite guests to join the German Tour that will take place for 4 days from Thursday 18 to...

Armstrong Siddeleys at the Goodwood Revival Meeting

Posted in Events on the 20th November 2014 at 4:19pm.

There were several Armstrong Siddeleys at this year's Goodwood Revival meeting in September. Apart from David Welch's lovely Hurricane which he used as an official taxi for visiting celebrities, and Mike Darley's magnificent Siddeley Special which was on display, there were...

South Midlands Meet at Stanway House

Posted in Events on the 10th November 2014 at 11:12am.

Friday 29th August was the date and Stanway House the venue. After a light lunch at a local hostelry (how else do you start an ASOC South Midlands meet?) the great doors were opened in the 17th century gatehouse allowing 3...

2014 London to Brighton Run

Posted in Events on the 4th November 2014 at 12:37pm.

There were two Siddeleys taking part in this year’s run – entry No. 301 came over from Belgium and entry No. 382 was Wendy Baxendale’s car (pictured). Both are 1904 cars and therefore set off from Hyde Park later than the...

AGM News 2014

Posted in Company News on the 3rd November 2014 at 11:51am.

On Sunday 26th October 2014 the club held its AGM at the Hillscourt Conference Centre near Birmingham. Next year's National Rally will be at the Coventry Festival of Transport on 29th and 30th of August 2015. For further details of the...

Invitation to Holland

Posted in Events on the 30th October 2014 at 10:11pm.

Do you know the feeling, the fascination that is aroused by a historic automobile? And then especially BY the British Automobile. If you would like to share this passion with others, then please do come to the British Automobile Days in...

South Midlands Area Jigsaw

Posted in Events on the 30th October 2014 at 10:07pm.

No, not the many and diverse strands that the lives of our area members weave for themselves but the product of rather an unusual visit made by six members and a further five non members to a remote ex milking parlour...