Registration No: T.B.A (formerly 'NPB 989')
Chassis No: 166566
MOT: Exempt

• Supplied new to Mrs G.J. Humphreys on June 1st 1949
• Subject to an extensive photographically documented bodywork and paint restoration from 2010 - 2012
• Bought by the vendor as a tribute to his father who had always wanted one
• Powered by a 2-litre straight-six OHV engine allied to four-speed manual transmission

The Armstrong Siddeley engineering group was created in 1919. Over its forty-one year reign it produced some thirty models of luxury cars and for many years was also one of the UK's largest manufacturers of aero engines. The very week WWII ended in Europe, the company introduced its first post-war model, the Hurricane - a large two-door three-position Drophead Coupe. The Lancaster Saloon and Typhoon Sports Saloon followed during 1946. All the 16hp and 18hp models built between 1945 and 1954 were named after aircraft built by the group under the Hawker-Siddeley banner. The early versions of each model were powered by 2-litre OHV six-cylinder engines (capacity later increased to 2.3 litres). The same cruciform chassis served as the base for all the derivatives. Suspension was independent at the front courtesy of longitudinal torsion bars. Braking was by Girling hydro-mechanically operated drums all round. Two gearbox options were available, a four-speed manual unit and Wilson preselector one. A total of 2,606 Hurricanes were made with survivors numbering in the hundreds.

Sold new to Mrs G.J. Humphreys on 1st June 1949, chassis 166566 was road registered as ‘NPB 989’ by Surrey County Council. Changing hands several times thereafter, the 2-litre (16hp), manual gearbox derivative was acquired by its previous keeper in 1988 who had the interior re-trimmed and the hood renewed. Purchased by the vendor during 2009 because it was a model his father had always admired, the Hurricane was shipped to his then home in Florida. Treated to a photographically documented restoration of its bodywork and paintwork from 2010 – 2012, the Drophead Coupe was sidelined by various work commitments. Repatriated to the UK earlier this year and currently in the process of being re-registered with the DVLA, the Armstrong Siddeley has been serviced and tuned but would doubtless benefit from recommissioning on the basis that it has not seen serious usage for a dozen years or so. Rare and elegant, this much underrated Hurricane is offered for sale with history file.

PLEASE NOTE: The vendor informs us that this lot has now been successfully re-registered with the DVLA as 'NPB 989'. The associated V5C Registration Document will be forwarded to the successful purchaser.

PLEASE NOTE: The vendor informs us that this lot has now been successfully re-registered with the DVLA as 'NPB 989'. The associated V5C Registration Document will be forwarded to the successful purchaser.

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