Registration No: DMB 325
Chassis No: 69837
MOT: Exempt

• Part of the collection since 1984
• Elegant Six-Light Saloon coachwork with fold-down division
• In need of recommissioning / renovation

Introduced at the 1934 Olympia Motor Show, the 17hp was available in three wheelbase lengths to cater for the needs of the sporting motorist, owner-driver and carriage trade (though, the majority were bodied by Armstrong-Siddeley's in-house coachbuilder 'Burlington'). Based around a sturdy ladder frame chassis equipped with all-round semi-elliptic leaf-sprung suspension and four-wheel drum brakes, the newcomer was powered by a 2394cc OHV six-cylinder engine allied to four-speed Wilson pre-selector transmission. Marketed as "A Car of Aircraft Quality" (a nod to its parent company's vital role within the aero industry), the 17hp was notable for its stiff four-bearing crankshaft, integral block / crankcase casting and advanced water pump design. Credited with developing some 70hp @ 3,300rpm, it was reputedly capable of circa 70mph. Remaining in production until 1939, just 4,260 17hp cars are thought to have been made. However, survivors are comparatively scarce.

First registered in Cheshire on 11^th February 1937 (or so its ‘DMB 325’ number plate would imply), chassis 69837 belonged to Chester resident Edwin Farrall prior to entering the late Mr Lucas’s collection during 1984. Wearing six-light coachwork by Burlington, Armstrong Siddeley’s in-house coachbuilder, the 17hp appears to retain its original upholstery as well as sporting a sunroof and fold-down division. The odometer shows an unwanted (1)07,335 miles and a period EKCO radio is fitted. An equal in quality terms to an Alvis or Rolls-Royce of the same era, this understated Armstrong-Siddeley is now in need of recommissioning / restoration.

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