Show all images
View video

Armstrong Siddeley Hurricane 18 cabriolet — 1946

Rare English discreet aristocrat from the forties in a beautiful original design.

Peter Sundfeldt
Inspector
Send message
Rebecca R Bengtsson
Case manager
Send message

"Beautifully dignified and understated British representative in nice condition."

COUNTDOWN
CURRENT BID
ENDED
185 000SEK
LOT NUMBER
LOCATION
15578
SANDARED
RESERVE PRICE
Reached
LOGIN TO PLACE BIDS
You need an account and be logged in to place bids.
Tip and share
Peter Sundfeldt
Inspector
Send message
Rebecca R Bengtsson
Case manager
Send message

"Beautifully dignified and understated British representative in nice condition."

Description

It was sold new in Sweden in 1946 to a major in the Air Force, a Frank Cerwell from Stockholm, and eventually ended up with the major on duty in Linköping and Norrköping for a few years. Cerwell took up employment in aviation as early as 1930, was an air attaché in London and Oslo during WW2, became a colonel in 1951 and continued a decorated career in the Air Force until 1963.
In July 1951, he trades the car in at Philipsson in Stockholm and then there is a surprising note that Svenska Aeroplan AB owns it for a year. So it could be that SAAB had it as a study, but it should most likely be that the aviation division had it as an executive car. The car's ownership history continues during the fifties and sixties in Gothenburg, Kinnared, Kulltorp, Värnamo, Lagan, Mjölby and Linköping, where the tracks end with Brandströmsa Bil AB's bankruptcy in the fall of 1963. In 1989, the car was registered in the new register by the current owner, who then probably bought it from a previous owner in Tvååker in Halland.

Technical data

  • Year
    1946/1964 
  • Registration date
    1989-08-03 
  • Mileage
    84 246 km 
  • Kw / hp
    51 / 69 
  • Fuel Type
    Petrol 
  • Transmission
    Manual 
  • Interior finish
    Leather 
  • Colour
    Black 

Condition

  • Mechanical condition:

    Starts easily and has a nice engine idle. 12-volt electrical system with positive ground. The brake system needs a comprehensive overhaul before the car is put into use.

  • Interior condition:

    Leather interior in beautiful complete and fine patinated original condition together with an equally beautiful wooden instrument panel. The car was gifted with a new carpet set in connection with the repaint in the eighties.

  • Exterior condition:

    Sometime in the eighties, the car was painted in the original colour and then also got a new convertible top. Deep, black with nice paint, but the rear fender has a little damage from something that probably fell on the car during storage.

  • General condition:

    Genuine and solid forties luxury car reincarnated after the war in a stylish forties suit, here in extra nice and user-friendly condition.

MOT (tech. insp.)

Fordonsstatus: Itrafik 1989-08-03 (Konvert)
Ursprungsbesiktning: 1989-08-03 (regbes)
Datum i trafik första gången: 1989-08-03
Senast godkända besiktning: -
Besiktningsbefriad: Ja
Skattebefriad: Ja
Körförbud: Nej
Antal ägare:1

Facts about the model

Armstrong Siddeley var ett engelskt, aristokratiskt bilmärke under drygt 40 år, 1919 - 1960. Förutom biltillverkning var företaget känt för att tillverka högklassiga flygplansmotorer. Modellnamnet Hurricane har bilen fått efter det kända jaktflygplanet, tillverkat av de Havilland i vilken koncern även Armstrong Siddeley ingick. ?

Armstrong Siddeley köptes 1959 av Rolls-Royce, som redan ett år senare lade ner biltillverkningen. Flygmotorer tillverkas dock fortfarande, i samma fabrik, under namnet Rolls-Royce. ?Hurricane var den första engelska bilmodellen som presenterades efter kriget, nämligen redan den 11 maj 1945. Inte så konstigt att designen påminner om förkrigsmodellerna. Produktionen kom igång i november 1945 och löpte till maj 1953. Totalt tillverkades 2606 st. Produktionstakt runt 1 bil per dag. ?Det var få (entusiaster) förunnat att kunna köpa en Armstrong Siddeley Hurricane när det begav sig. Bilen var dyr. Listpris i Sverige var 20 400 kr vilket motsvarade exempelvis ca 2 1/2 gånger priset för de då populära amerikanska bilarna. ?

Bilen har en X-ram med karosstomme av ask. Huvar och dörrar är av aluminium. Inget större bekymmer med rost. Motorn är en sexcylindrig, 2-liters toppventilsmotor på 70 hk, har hydrauliska ventillyftare och är speciellt balanserad vilket gör att den går mycket tyst och jämnt.? 4-växlad manuell låda, 3:an och 4:an synkroniserade.?

Vikt: Tjänstevikt 1490 kg?

Prestanda: Toppfart 130 km/h, behaglig marschfart 65 - 70 km/tim.

Location and viewing Information

Location: Sandared

For viewing the vehicle, contact the valuator/depot:

Classic Car Depot
Shaun Major
+46 709 724007
shaun@bilwebauctions.se

Pick up

Collection must take place before: 2023-02-02.

NOTE! Payment (deposit to our account) must be made within 5 days and before collection.

Auction information

General information about the condition of the vehicles .
  • At this auction, many vehicles have been included in car collections and have been stored (mothballed) for a long time. For this reason, they are described from a collector's perspective and may need technical reviews and maintenance service - oil, battery replacement, new tires, brake review, etc. - before they can be used. .
  • During the auction days information about a vehicle may be updated up to the day before the auction ends. When you bid at the end of the auction period - and also if you have made an earlier bid - we therefore ask you to read the descriptions carefully, in case something has been changed due to new information.
Important to know before placing your bids!
  • Once you have called in an item and the reservation price is reached we want you to deposit the entire purchase amount into our client funds account before retrieval can take place.
  • When you need to retrieve a called in object we want you to examine it carefully. If you consider that the item does not match our description you do not need to complete the purchase. In this case the deposited purchase sum and the entry fee are refunded.
  • If you do not examine the item on the spot the call charge will be debited, but you do not have to complete the deal.
  • If you make the entire purchase exclusively at a distance you have 14 days to cancel, but must return the item at your own expense.
  • Your shipping costs and other costs are not reimbursed when the right of withdrawal is exercised. Swedish court applies.
  • For items that have not been collected within 14 days storage costs may be charged.

Thank you for following our auctions!

We will send you an email when bidding starts.


Tack för visat intresse, du kommer nu få nyheter och information om kommande auktioner.

STÄNG