Registration No: DBH 234
Chassis No: 101401
MOT: Exempt

• Part of the collection since 1983
• Believed to retain much of its original Red leather upholstery
• Compact Six-Light 'Top Hat' Saloon coachwork
• In need of recommissioning / renovation

“A very refined car, solidly built and with a certain air of dignity. The car is not one for the sporty boy but for the more sedate and those who take pride in ownership of good things. From every angle it has the appearance of quality” (Practical Motorist magazine)

Introduced for the 1936 model year, the 14hp supplanted its 12hp and 12hp Plus predecessors as the smallest capacity model in the Armstrong-Siddeley range. Based around a box-section chassis equipped with all-round semi-elliptic leaf-sprung suspension and four-wheel drum brakes, the newcomer was powered by a 1666cc OHV straight-six engine allied to four-speed pre-selector transmission. Majoring on refinement over performance, some 3,750 were made up until 1939.

First registered in Buckinghamshire on 2nd October 1936 (or so its ‘DBH 234’ number plate would imply), chassis 101401 belonged to James Martin of Elton by the late 1970s. Self-evidently the subject of a past restoration, the Armstrong-Siddeley presents in Maroon over Black with Red leather upholstery. Joining the late Mr Lucas’s collection in 1983, the 14hp has been off the road for several years. A rare survivor, it surely deserves being brought back to life?

David Lucas (1947 – 2023)

A motor engineer by profession, the late David Lucas amassed a collection of over forty vintage and classic cars, commercials and tractors between the 1970s and his death last year. A true petrolhead, he housed several of them in a private museum which was decorated with an amazing array of automobilia. Drawn to cars with original interiors, he also had a deep love of music and a quirky sense of humour. A champion of the underdog, he eschewed the more famous British marques such as Rolls-Royce, Bentley and Aston Martin in favour of Armstrong Siddeley, Singer and Standard Triumph. A stalwart member of various car clubs over the years, he exhibited at numerous events up and down the country. Summed-up by his loved ones as ‘one of the life’s true gentlemen’, David Lucas remains much missed.

For more information, please contact:
Damian Jones
damian.jones@handh.co.uk
07855 493737