The Armstrong Siddeley Hurricane is a two-door, four-seat

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automobile produced by the

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company of

Armstrong Siddeley Armstrong Siddeley was a British engineering group that operated during the first half of the 20th century. It was formed in 1919 and is best known for the production of luxury vehicles and aircraft engines. The company was created following ...

from 1946 until 1953. It was based on the

Armstrong Siddeley Lancaster The Armstrong Siddeley Lancaster is an automobile which was produced by Armstrong Siddeley Motors Limited from 1945 until 1952. It was the first post-war sports saloon to be made by the company. The chassis of the Lancaster was all new and feat ...

saloon. The chassis featured independent front suspension using

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s and a live rear axle with leaf springs. A Girling hydro-mechanical braking system was fitted, with the front drums hydraulically operated while those at the rear used rod and cable. Early models of the Hurricane were fitted with a 70 bhp 1991 cc six-cylinder, overhead-valve engine, carried over from the pre-war 16 hp model but beginning in 1949 this was enlarged to a 75 bhp 2309 cc by increasing the cylinder bore from 65 to 70 mm. There was a choice of 4-speed

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or pre-selector gearbox. The four-seat, two-door body was made of steel and aluminum panel fitted over a wood and aluminum frame. The doors were rear hinged, an arrangement that got the name of

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. Changes during the model life were minimal: however, the bonnet line was slightly lowered for 1948 when the car also acquired stoneguards on the leading edges of its rear wings. At launch, the car cost £1151 on the UK market. File:Armstrong Siddeley - Flickr - exfordy.jpg, Armstrong Siddeley Hurricane File:Armstrong Siddeley Hurricane of 1952 (1).JPG, Armstrong Siddeley Hurricane of 1952

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Armstrong Siddeley 16-18 hp model range

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