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	\|[[Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire ~~(motor car)~~\|Sapphire 346]]		\|[[Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire\|Sapphire 346]]
	\| 4 door saloon & Limousine		\| 4 door saloon & Limousine
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	\|[[Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire ~~(motor car)~~\|Sapphire 234]]		\|[[Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire\|Sapphire 234]]
	\| 4 door saloon		\| 4 door saloon
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	\|[[Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire ~~(motor car)~~\|Sapphire 236]]		\|[[Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire\|Sapphire 236]]
	\| 4 door saloon		\| 4 door saloon
	\| 2309 cc		\| 2309 cc
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	\|[[Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire ~~(motor car)~~\|Star Sapphire]]		\|[[Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire\|Star Sapphire]]
	\| Saloon & Limousine		\| Saloon & Limousine
	\| 3990 cc		\| 3990 cc
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	\|[[Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire ~~(motor car)~~\|Star Sapphire Mk II]]		\|[[Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire\|Star Sapphire Mk II]]
	\| Saloon & Limousine		\| Saloon & Limousine
	\| 3990 cc		\| 3990 cc

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	==Automobiles==		==Automobiles==

	~~[[image:Armstrong.Siddeley.12.jpg\|thumb\|right\|250px\|1936 Armstrong Siddeley 12HP]]~~
	~~[[image:arm-sid.1939.16hp.arp.750pix.jpg\|thumb\|right\|250px\|1939 Armstrong Siddeley 16HP]]~~

	The first car produced from the union was a fairly massive machine, a 5-litre 30[[horsepower\|hp]]; a smaller 18 appeared in 1922 and a 2-litre 14hp was introduced in 1923. 1928 saw the company's first 15hp six; 1929 saw the introduction of a 12hp vehicle. This was a pioneering year for the marque, during which it first offered the Wilson [[preselector gearbox]] as an optional extra; it became standard issue on all cars from 1933. In 1930 the company marketed four models, of 12, 15, 20, and 30hp, the latter costing £1450.		The first car produced from the union was a fairly massive machine, a 5-litre 30[[horsepower\|hp]]; a smaller 18 appeared in 1922 and a 2-litre 14hp was introduced in 1923. 1928 saw the company's first 15hp six; 1929 saw the introduction of a 12hp vehicle. This was a pioneering year for the marque, during which it first offered the Wilson [[preselector gearbox]] as an optional extra; it became standard issue on all cars from 1933. In 1930 the company marketed four models, of 12, 15, 20, and 30hp, the latter costing £1450.

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	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
	<gallery>		<gallery>
			Image:ArmstrongSiddeleyposter.jpg
	Image:ArmstrongSiddeleyAtalanta37.jpg		Image:ArmstrongSiddeleyAtalanta37.jpg
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	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
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			Image:ArmstrongSiddeleyAtalanta37.jpg
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	A feature of many of their later cars was the option of an electrically controlled [[pre-selector gearbox]]. Like many British cars of the age there is an active owners club supporting their continued use.		A feature of many of their later cars was the option of an electrically controlled [[pre-selector gearbox]]. Like many British cars of the age there is an active owners club supporting their continued use.

	==~~Aircraft Engines~~==		==Gallery==
			<gallery>
	[[Image:AS_Cooma_A_S_Lynx_radial.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|right\|Armstrong Siddeley Lynx 9 [[cylinder (engine)\|cylinder]] [[radial engine]] from the [[Avro 618 Ten]] aircraft, "Southern Cloud", that crashed on [[21 March]] [[1931]] in the [[Australian Alps]]' Toolong Mountain range. Its wreck was found on [[26 October]] [[1958]] and is part of the Aviation Pioneers Memorial, [[Cooma, New South Wales]], [[Australia]].]]		</gallery>

	The company started work on their first [[gas turbine]] engine in 1939 and soon produced the [[Armstrong Siddeley Mamba\|Mamba]] and [[Armstrong Siddeley Double Mamba\|Double Mamba]] and later the [[Armstrong Siddeley Python\|Python]] [[turboprop]] engines. Further development of the Mamba removed the [[reduction gearbox]] to give the [[Armstrong Siddeley Adder\|Adder]] [[turbojet]].

	The company went on to develop an engine for unmanned [[target drone]]s, called the [[Armstrong Siddeley Viper\|Viper]]. This was passed for development to [[Bristol Siddeley]] and, later, Rolls Royce. It was sold in great numbers over many years.

	Armstrong Siddeley's most powerful engine was the F9 [[Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire\|Sapphire]], developed by [[Metrovick]] later Armstrong Siddeley when Metrovick withdrew from aircraft engine manufacturing.

	~~==Aircraft==~~

	~~From 1927 the Armstrong Whitworth aircraft came into Siddeley ownership.~~

	==External links==		==External links==

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	{{List of Armstrong Siddeley Models}}		{{List of Armstrong Siddeley Models}}'''Armstrong Siddeley''' was a British company operating during the first half of the 20th century. It had two aspects: motor cars, '''Armstrong Siddeley Motors Ltd''', and aero-engines and aircraft, via the [[Armstrong-Whitworth\|Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth Company]]. The company was formed as a result of the merger of the interests of two [[Coventry]]-based companies, [[Armstrong-Whitworth]] and [[Siddeley-Deasy]] in 1919.
	'''Armstrong Siddeley''' was a British company operating during the first half of the 20th century. It had two aspects: motor cars, '''Armstrong Siddeley Motors Ltd''', and aero-engines and aircraft, via the [[Armstrong-Whitworth\|Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth Company]]. The company was formed as a result of the merger of the interests of two [[Coventry]]-based companies, [[Armstrong-Whitworth]] and [[Siddeley-Deasy]] in 1919.

	==History==		==History==

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	In 1912 the cars used the slogan "As silent as the sphinx" and started to sport a [http://www.siddeley.com/sphinx.html Sphinx] as a bonnet ornament.		In 1912 the cars used the slogan "As silent as the sphinx" and started to sport a [http://www.siddeley.com/sphinx.html Sphinx] as a bonnet ornament.

	During [[World War I]] the company produced trucks, ambulances, and staff cars. In 1915 airframes and aero-engines started to be produced as well.		During World War I the company produced trucks, ambulances, and staff cars. In 1915 airframes and aero-engines started to be produced as well.

	In 1919 Siddeley-Deasy was bought by Sir W.G. Armstrong Whitworth & Company and Armstrong Siddeley Motors was made into subsidiary as was the [[Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft Company]].		In 1919 Siddeley-Deasy was bought by Sir W.G. Armstrong Whitworth & Company and Armstrong Siddeley Motors was made into subsidiary as was the [[Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft Company]].

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			{{List of Armstrong Siddeley Models}}
	'''Armstrong Siddeley''' was a British company operating during the first half of the 20th century. It had two aspects: motor cars, '''Armstrong Siddeley Motors Ltd''', and aero-engines and aircraft, via the [[Armstrong-Whitworth\|Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth Company]]. The company was formed as a result of the merger of the interests of two [[Coventry]]-based companies, [[Armstrong-Whitworth]] and [[Siddeley-Deasy]] in 1919.		'''Armstrong Siddeley''' was a British company operating during the first half of the 20th century. It had two aspects: motor cars, '''Armstrong Siddeley Motors Ltd''', and aero-engines and aircraft, via the [[Armstrong-Whitworth\|Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth Company]]. The company was formed as a result of the merger of the interests of two [[Coventry]]-based companies, [[Armstrong-Whitworth]] and [[Siddeley-Deasy]] in 1919.

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'''Armstrong Siddeley''' was a British company operating during the first half of the 20th century. It had two aspects: motor cars, '''Armstrong Siddeley Motors Ltd''', and aero-engines and aircraft, via the [[Armstrong-Whitworth|Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth Company]]. The company was formed as a result of the merger of the interests of two [[Coventry]]-based companies, [[Armstrong-Whitworth]] and [[Siddeley-Deasy]] in 1919.

==History==
Siddeley Autocars of [[Coventry]], was founded by [[John Davenport Siddeley]] (1866-1953) in 1902. Its products were heavily based on [[Peugeot]]s using many of their parts but fitted with English bodies. This company merged with [[Wolseley Motor Company|Wolseley]] in 1905 and made stately Wolseley-Siddeley motorcars. They were used by Queen Alexandra and the Duke of York, the later King Edward VII.

In 1909 J.D. Siddeley resigned from Wolseley and took over the [[Deasy]] Motor Co and the company became known as [[Siddeley-Deasy]].
In 1912 the cars used the slogan "As silent as the sphinx" and started to sport a [http://www.siddeley.com/sphinx.html Sphinx] as a bonnet ornament.

During [[World War I]] the company produced trucks, ambulances, and staff cars. In 1915 airframes and aero-engines started to be produced as well.

In 1919 Siddeley-Deasy was bought by Sir W.G. Armstrong Whitworth & Company and Armstrong Siddeley Motors was made into subsidiary as was the [[Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft Company]].

In 1927, Siddeley bought Armstrong Siddeley out of Armstrong Whitworth and both it and the Armstrong Whitworth aero company were in his control.

The companies manufactured [[automobile]]s and later [[aircraft]] engines up to 1960.
J.D. Siddeley retired when in 1936 Armstrong Whitworth aircraft became part of [[Hawker Siddeley Aircraft]]. In 1936 [[Thomas Sopwith|Thomas Octave Murdoch (Tommy, later Sir Thomas) Sopwith]], another aircraft pioneer, became chairman of Amstrong-Siddeley Motorcars. Armstrong Siddeley remained a separate name although part of Hawker Siddeley until it merged with [[Bristol Aero Engines]] to form [[Bristol Siddeley]]. Bristol Siddeley and [[Rolls-Royce Limited|Rolls-Royce]] merged in 1966.

==Automobiles==

[[image:Armstrong.Siddeley.12.jpg|thumb|right|250px|1936 Armstrong Siddeley 12HP]]
[[image:arm-sid.1939.16hp.arp.750pix.jpg|thumb|right|250px|1939 Armstrong Siddeley 16HP]]

The first car produced from the union was a fairly massive machine, a 5-litre 30[[horsepower|hp]]; a smaller 18 appeared in 1922 and a 2-litre 14hp was introduced in 1923. 1928 saw the company's first 15hp six; 1929 saw the introduction of a 12hp vehicle. This was a pioneering year for the marque, during which it first offered the Wilson [[preselector gearbox]] as an optional extra; it became standard issue on all cars from 1933. In 1930 the company marketed four models, of 12, 15, 20, and 30hp, the latter costing £1450.

The company's rather staid image was endorsed during the 1930s by the introduction of a range of six-cylinder cars with [[ohv]] engines, though a [[four-cylinder]] 12hp was kept in production until 1936. In 1933 the 5-litre six-cylinder Siddeley Special was announced, featuring a Hiduminium ([[aluminum]] alloy) engine; this model cost £950.

The week that [[World War II]] ended in [[Europe]], Armstrong Siddeley introduced its first post-war models; these were the Lancaster four-door [[sedan|saloon]] and the Hurricane [[drophead]] [[coupe]]. The names of these models echoed the names of [[aircraft]] produced by the [[Hawker Siddeley|Hawker Siddeley Group]] (the name adopted by the company in 1935) during the war. These cars all used a 2-litre six-cylinder engines, increased to 2.3-litre engines in 1949. From 1953 the company produced the Sapphire, with a 3.4 litre six-cylinder engine.

In 1956 the model range was expanded with the addition of the 234 (a 2.3-litre four cylinder) and the 236 (with the older 2.3 litre six-cylinder engine). The Sapphire 346 sported a bonnet mascot in the shape of a Sphinx with namesake Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire jet engines attached. The 234 and 236 Sapphires were a radical departure from the traditional Armstrong Siddeley appearance. This, coming in a time of conservative auto design, was not well received by the marque's loyal customers. Hence, the "baby Sapphire" brought about the beginning of the end for Armstrong Siddeley.

The last model produced by Armstrong Siddeley was 1958's Star Sapphire, with a 4-litre engine, and [[automatic transmission]]. In 1959 [[Bristol Aeroplane Company|Bristol Aero Engines]] merged with Hawker Siddeley, forming [[Bristol Siddeley]]. The Armstrong Siddeley was a casualty of the merger; the last car left the [[Coventry]] factory in 1960.

===Model List===
Cars produced by Armstrong Siddeley had designations that implied their engine displacement.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background:#efefef;" | '''Model Name'''
! style="background:#efefef;" | '''Type'''
! style="background:#efefef;" | '''Engine'''
! style="background:#efefef;" | '''From'''
! style="background:#efefef;" | '''To'''
! style="background:#efefef;" | '''No. Produced'''
|-
|[[Armstrong Siddeley Thirty|Thirty]]
| Various
|4960 cc
|1919
|1931
|2770
|-
|[[Armstrong Siddeley Eighteen|Eighteen]]
| Various
|2400 cc
|1921
|1925
|2500 inc 18/50
|-
|[[Armstrong Siddeley 18/50|18/50 or 18 Mk.II]]
| Various
|2872 cc
|1925
|1926
|2500 inc Eighteen
|-
|[[Armstrong Siddeley Four-Fourteen|Four-Fourteen]]
| Various
|1852 cc
|1923
|1929
|13,365
|-
|[[Armstrong Siddeley Twenty|Twenty]]
| Short and Long chassis
|2872 cc
|1926
|1936
|8847
|-
|[[Armstrong Siddeley Fifteen|Fifteen]]
| Tourer, saloon
|1900 cc
|1921
|1925
|7203 inc 15/6
|-
|[[Armstrong Siddeley Twelve|Twelve]]
| Tourer, saloon, sports
|1236 (1434 cc from 1931)
|1929
|1937
|12500
|-
|[[Armstrong Siddeley 15/6|15/6]]
| Tourer, saloon, sports
|1900 cc (2169 cc from 1933)
|1928
|1934
|7206 inc Fifteen
|-
|[[Armstrong Siddeley Special|Siddeley Special]]
| Tourer, saloon, limousine
|4960 cc
|1933
|1937
|253
|-
|[[Armstrong-Siddeley Short 17|Short 17]]
| Coupe, saloon, sports saloon
| 2394 cc
|1935
|1938
|4260 inc Long 17
|-
|[[Armstrong Siddeley Long 17|Long 17]]
| Saloon, tourer, Atlanta sports saloon, Limousine, landaulette
| 2394 cc
|1935
|1939
|4260 inc Short 17
|-
|[[Armstrong Siddeley 12 Plus|12 Plus & 14]]
| Saloon, tourer
| 1666 cc
|1936
|1939
|3750
|-
|[[Armstrong Siddeley 20/25|20/25]]
| Saloon, tourer, Atlanta sports saloon
Limousine, landaulette
| 3670 cc
|1936
|1940
|884
|-
|[[Armstrong Siddeley 16|16]]
| Saloon, Sports saloon
| 1991 cc
|1938
|1941
|950
|-
|[[Armstrong Siddeley Lancaster 16/18|Lancaster 16]]
| 4 door saloon
|1991 cc
|1945
|1952
|12470 inc Hurricane, Whitley, Typhoon and Tempest.
|-
|[[Armstrong Siddeley Lancaster 16/18|Lancaster 18]]
| 4 door saloon
| 2309 cc
|1945
|1952
|12470 inc Hurricane, Whitley, Typhoon and Tempest.
|-
|[[Armstrong Siddeley Hurricane 16/18|Hurricane 16]]
| [[Drophead coupe]]
| 1991 cc
|1945
|1953
|12470 inc Lancaster Whitley, Typhoon and Tempest.
|-
|[[Armstrong Siddeley Hurricane 16/18|Hurricane 18]]
| Drophead coupe
| 2309 cc
|1945
|1953
|12470 inc Lancaster Whitley, Typhoon and Tempest.
|-
|[[Armstrong Siddeley Typhoon|Typhoon]]
| [[Fixed head coupe]]
|1991 cc
|1946
|1949
|12470 inc Lancaster Whitley and Tempest.
|-
|[[Armstrong Siddeley Typhoon|Tempest]]
| [[coupe]]
|1991 cc
|1946
|1949
|12470 inc Lancaster Whitley and Typhoon.
|-
|[[Armstrong Siddeley Whitley 18|Whitley 18]]
| Various
| 2309 cc
|1946
|1949
|12470 inc Lancaster Hurricane, Typhoon and Tempest.
|-
|[[Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire (motor car)|Sapphire 346]]
| 4 door saloon & Limousine
| 3435 cc
|1952
|1958
|7697
|-
|[[Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire (motor car)|Sapphire 234]]
| 4 door saloon
| 2290 cc
|1955
|1958
|803
|-
|[[Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire (motor car)|Sapphire 236]]
| 4 door saloon
| 2309 cc
|1955
|1957
|603
|-
|[[Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire (motor car)|Star Sapphire]]
| Saloon & Limousine
| 3990 cc
|1958
|1960
|980
|-
|[[Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire (motor car)|Star Sapphire Mk II]]
| Saloon & Limousine
| 3990 cc
|1960
|1960
|1
|-
|}

A feature of many of their later cars was the option of an electrically controlled [[pre-selector gearbox]]. Like many British cars of the age there is an active owners club supporting their continued use.

==Aircraft Engines==

[[Image:AS_Cooma_A_S_Lynx_radial.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Armstrong Siddeley Lynx 9 [[cylinder (engine)|cylinder]] [[radial engine]] from the [[Avro 618 Ten]] aircraft, "Southern Cloud", that crashed on [[21 March]] [[1931]] in the [[Australian Alps]]' Toolong Mountain range. Its wreck was found on [[26 October]] [[1958]] and is part of the Aviation Pioneers Memorial, [[Cooma, New South Wales]], [[Australia]].]]

The company started work on their first [[gas turbine]] engine in 1939 and soon produced the [[Armstrong Siddeley Mamba|Mamba]] and [[Armstrong Siddeley Double Mamba|Double Mamba]] and later the [[Armstrong Siddeley Python|Python]] [[turboprop]] engines. Further development of the Mamba removed the [[reduction gearbox]] to give the [[Armstrong Siddeley Adder|Adder]] [[turbojet]].

The company went on to develop an engine for unmanned [[target drone]]s, called the [[Armstrong Siddeley Viper|Viper]]. This was passed for development to [[Bristol Siddeley]] and, later, Rolls Royce. It was sold in great numbers over many years.

Armstrong Siddeley's most powerful engine was the F9 [[Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire|Sapphire]], developed by [[Metrovick]] later Armstrong Siddeley when Metrovick withdrew from aircraft engine manufacturing.

==Aircraft==

From 1927 the Armstrong Whitworth aircraft came into Siddeley ownership.

==External links==
{{commonscat|Armstrong-Siddeley vehicles}}
*[http://www.siddeley.com/home.html Armstrong Siddeley Owners Club for the cars]

[[Category:Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Classic vehicles]]
[[Category:Aircraft engine manufacturers of the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Makes]]

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	{{List of Armstrong Siddeley Models}}'''Armstrong Siddeley''' was a British company operating during the first half of the 20th century. It had two aspects: motor cars, '''Armstrong Siddeley Motors Ltd''', and aero-engines and aircraft, via the [[Armstrong-Whitworth\|Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth Company]]. The company was formed as a result of the merger of the interests of two [[Coventry]]-based companies, [[Armstrong-Whitworth]] and [[Siddeley-Deasy]] in 1919.		{{List of Armstrong Siddeley Models}}'''Armstrong Siddeley''' was a British company operating during the first half of the 20th century. It had two aspects: motor cars, '''Armstrong Siddeley Motors Ltd''', and aero-engines and aircraft, via the [[Armstrong-Whitworth\|Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth Company]]. The company was formed as a result of the merger of the interests of two Coventry-based companies, [[Armstrong-Whitworth]] and [[Siddeley-Deasy]] in 1919.

	==History==		==History==
	Siddeley Autocars of [[Coventry]], was founded by [[John Davenport Siddeley]] (1866-1953) in 1902. Its products were heavily based on [[Peugeot]]s using many of their parts but fitted with English bodies. This company merged with [[Wolseley Motor Company\|Wolseley]] in 1905 and made stately Wolseley-Siddeley motorcars. They were used by Queen Alexandra and the Duke of York, the later King Edward VII.		Siddeley Autocars of Coventry, was founded by [[John Davenport Siddeley]] (1866-1953) in 1902. Its products were heavily based on [[Peugeot]]s using many of their parts but fitted with English bodies. This company merged with [[Wolseley Motor Company\|Wolseley]] in 1905 and made stately Wolseley-Siddeley motorcars. They were used by Queen Alexandra and the Duke of York, the later King Edward VII.

	In 1909 J.D. Siddeley resigned from Wolseley and took over the [[Deasy]] Motor Co and the company became known as [[Siddeley-Deasy]].		In 1909 J.D. Siddeley resigned from Wolseley and took over the [[Deasy]] Motor Co and the company became known as [[Siddeley-Deasy]].
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	In 1927, Siddeley bought Armstrong Siddeley out of Armstrong Whitworth and both it and the Armstrong Whitworth aero company were in his control.		In 1927, Siddeley bought Armstrong Siddeley out of Armstrong Whitworth and both it and the Armstrong Whitworth aero company were in his control.

	The companies manufactured [[automobile]]s and later [[aircraft]] engines up to 1960.		The companies manufactured [[automobile]]s and later aircraft engines up to 1960.
	J.D. Siddeley retired when in 1936 Armstrong Whitworth aircraft became part of [[Hawker Siddeley Aircraft]]. In 1936 [[Thomas Sopwith\|Thomas Octave Murdoch (Tommy, later Sir Thomas) Sopwith]], another aircraft pioneer, became chairman of Amstrong-Siddeley Motorcars. Armstrong Siddeley remained a separate name although part of Hawker Siddeley until it merged with [[Bristol Aero Engines]] to form [[Bristol Siddeley]]. Bristol Siddeley and [[Rolls-Royce Limited\|Rolls-Royce]] merged in 1966.		J.D. Siddeley retired when in 1936 Armstrong Whitworth aircraft became part of [[Hawker Siddeley Aircraft]]. In 1936 [[Thomas Sopwith\|Thomas Octave Murdoch (Tommy, later Sir Thomas) Sopwith]], another aircraft pioneer, became chairman of Amstrong-Siddeley Motorcars. Armstrong Siddeley remained a separate name although part of Hawker Siddeley until it merged with Bristol Aero Engines to form Bristol Siddeley. Bristol Siddeley and [[Rolls-Royce Limited\|Rolls-Royce]] merged in 1966.

	==Automobiles==		==Automobiles==
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	The first car produced from the union was a fairly massive machine, a 5-litre 30[[horsepower\|hp]]; a smaller 18 appeared in 1922 and a 2-litre 14hp was introduced in 1923. 1928 saw the company's first 15hp six; 1929 saw the introduction of a 12hp vehicle. This was a pioneering year for the marque, during which it first offered the Wilson [[preselector gearbox]] as an optional extra; it became standard issue on all cars from 1933. In 1930 the company marketed four models, of 12, 15, 20, and 30hp, the latter costing £1450.		The first car produced from the union was a fairly massive machine, a 5-litre 30[[horsepower\|hp]]; a smaller 18 appeared in 1922 and a 2-litre 14hp was introduced in 1923. 1928 saw the company's first 15hp six; 1929 saw the introduction of a 12hp vehicle. This was a pioneering year for the marque, during which it first offered the Wilson [[preselector gearbox]] as an optional extra; it became standard issue on all cars from 1933. In 1930 the company marketed four models, of 12, 15, 20, and 30hp, the latter costing £1450.

	The company's rather staid image was endorsed during the 1930s by the introduction of a range of six-cylinder cars with [[ohv]] engines, though a [[four-cylinder]] 12hp was kept in production until 1936. In 1933 the 5-litre six-cylinder Siddeley Special was announced, featuring a Hiduminium ([[aluminum]] alloy) engine; this model cost £950.		The company's rather staid image was endorsed during the 1930s by the introduction of a range of six-cylinder cars with [[ohv]] engines, though a [[four-cylinder]] 12hp was kept in production until 1936. In 1933 the 5-litre six-cylinder Siddeley Special was announced, featuring a Hiduminium (aluminum alloy) engine; this model cost £950.

	The week that [[World War II]] ended in [[Europe]], Armstrong Siddeley introduced its first post-war models; these were the Lancaster four-door [[sedan\|saloon]] and the Hurricane [[drophead]] [[coupe]]. The names of these models echoed the names of [[aircraft]] produced by the [[Hawker Siddeley\|Hawker Siddeley Group]] (the name adopted by the company in 1935) during the war. These cars all used a 2-litre six-cylinder engines, increased to 2.3-litre engines in 1949. From 1953 the company produced the Sapphire, with a 3.4 litre six-cylinder engine.		The week that World War II ended in Europe, Armstrong Siddeley introduced its first post-war models; these were the Lancaster four-door [[sedan\|saloon]] and the Hurricane [[drophead]] [[coupe]]. The names of these models echoed the names of aircraft produced by the [[Hawker Siddeley\|Hawker Siddeley Group]] (the name adopted by the company in 1935) during the war. These cars all used a 2-litre six-cylinder engines, increased to 2.3-litre engines in 1949. From 1953 the company produced the Sapphire, with a 3.4 litre six-cylinder engine.

	In 1956 the model range was expanded with the addition of the 234 (a 2.3-litre four cylinder) and the 236 (with the older 2.3 litre six-cylinder engine). The Sapphire 346 sported a bonnet mascot in the shape of a Sphinx with namesake Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire jet engines attached. The 234 and 236 Sapphires were a radical departure from the traditional Armstrong Siddeley appearance. This, coming in a time of conservative auto design, was not well received by the marque's loyal customers. Hence, the "baby Sapphire" brought about the beginning of the end for Armstrong Siddeley.		In 1956 the model range was expanded with the addition of the 234 (a 2.3-litre four cylinder) and the 236 (with the older 2.3 litre six-cylinder engine). The Sapphire 346 sported a bonnet mascot in the shape of a Sphinx with namesake Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire jet engines attached. The 234 and 236 Sapphires were a radical departure from the traditional Armstrong Siddeley appearance. This, coming in a time of conservative auto design, was not well received by the marque's loyal customers. Hence, the "baby Sapphire" brought about the beginning of the end for Armstrong Siddeley.

	The last model produced by Armstrong Siddeley was 1958's Star Sapphire, with a 4-litre engine, and [[automatic transmission]]. In 1959 ~~[[Bristol Aeroplane Company\|~~Bristol Aero Engines]] merged with Hawker Siddeley, forming [[Bristol Siddeley]]. The Armstrong Siddeley was a casualty of the merger; the last car left the [[Coventry]] factory in 1960.		The last model produced by Armstrong Siddeley was 1958's Star Sapphire, with a 4-litre engine, and [[automatic transmission]]. In 1959 Bristol Aero Engines merged with Hawker Siddeley, forming Bristol Siddeley. The Armstrong Siddeley was a casualty of the merger; the last car left the Coventry factory in 1960.

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