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Searching car history ??? -
08-07-2006
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Hi I'm currently restoring an Armstrong Siddeley Whitley of 1952 vintage, While I'm waiting for parts to arrive, I'd like to find out a bit more of the history of the car, I know that it was sold new by Hamtune Motors in the Midlands in February 52, Question is, Where in the Midlands ? The registration letters are CNH, Does that give any clue to the area / town ? |
http://www.bsaoc.demon.co.uk/existing.htm
the original registration records are presumed destroyed.
Northampton is derived from North Hamtune, so Hamtune Motors were
probably not an amateur hot-rodding outfit.
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Kevin Poole
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On Mon, 7 Aug 2006 13:44:40 +0100, "Autolycus" mar2006 (AT) mainbeam (DOT) co.uk> wrote: "Ray" <northview (AT) northview (DOT) karoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:GCOdnZ2kNumjb0vZSa8jmw (AT) karoo (DOT) co.uk... Hi I'm currently restoring an Armstrong Siddeley Whitley of 1952 vintage, While I'm waiting for parts to arrive, I'd like to find out a bit more of the history of the car, I know that it was sold new by Hamtune Motors in the Midlands in February 52, Question is, Where in the Midlands ? The registration letters are CNH, Does that give any clue to the area / town ? NH was Northampton, but according to: http://www.bsaoc.demon.co.uk/existing.htm the original registration records are presumed destroyed. According to my info, the Northampton records are held at: Northampton Records Office Wootton Hall Park Northampton NN4 8BQ (01604) 762129 So it might be worth a try! Also, send £5 to the DVLA and they will send you a printout from their records. The DVLA computer system was set up in 1974, but you'll also get a print of the original RF60 if it was kept on file. "If you are the current keeper you can get information about any earlier keepers on application. You should write to: Vehicle Record Enquiries, Vehicle Customer Services, DVLA, Swansea SA99 1AJ quoting the registration number of the vehicle and giving the reasons for your request. A fee of £5 is payable." -- |
Even if they can't tell you much they would be interested to know that the
car still exists, and they are also a source of spares and know-how.
Ron Robinson
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"Howard Rose" <howardusenet (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote in message news:v1jed2d9q7tms316n3mjt3v2vlo7v3av7b (AT) 4ax (DOT) com... On Mon, 7 Aug 2006 13:44:40 +0100, "Autolycus" mar2006 (AT) mainbeam (DOT) co.uk> wrote: "Ray" <northview (AT) northview (DOT) karoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:GCOdnZ2kNumjb0vZSa8jmw (AT) karoo (DOT) co.uk... Hi I'm currently restoring an Armstrong Siddeley Whitley of 1952 vintage, While I'm waiting for parts to arrive, I'd like to find out a bit more of the history of the car, I know that it was sold new by Hamtune Motors in the Midlands in February 52, Question is, Where in the Midlands ? The registration letters are CNH, Does that give any clue to the area / town ? NH was Northampton, but according to: http://www.bsaoc.demon.co.uk/existing.htm the original registration records are presumed destroyed. According to my info, the Northampton records are held at: Northampton Records Office Wootton Hall Park Northampton NN4 8BQ (01604) 762129 So it might be worth a try! Also, send £5 to the DVLA and they will send you a printout from their records. The DVLA computer system was set up in 1974, but you'll also get a print of the original RF60 if it was kept on file. "If you are the current keeper you can get information about any earlier keepers on application. You should write to: Vehicle Record Enquiries, Vehicle Customer Services, DVLA, Swansea SA99 1AJ quoting the registration number of the vehicle and giving the reasons for your request. A fee of £5 is payable." -- You could also try the Armstrong Siddeley Owners Club www.siddeley.com Even if they can't tell you much they would be interested to know that the car still exists, and they are also a source of spares and know-how. Ron Robinson -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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For anyone who's interested, The restoration's coming along well, Chassis, Steering, Suspension, Brakes, Exhaust and floorpan are all done, The bodyworks coming along nicely and should be ready for spraying within a couple of weeks. Engine and preselector are in good order but the carb's worn, At present, it's being rebuilt by Gower & Lee and should be back in a couple of weeks, With a bit of luck and the fine weather holding out, She could be back on the road within a few months now :-) |
bankrupted me in fuel costs.
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We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember "Ray" northview (AT) northview (DOT) karoo.co.uk> saying something like: For anyone who's interested, The restoration's coming along well, Chassis, Steering, Suspension, Brakes, Exhaust and floorpan are all done, The bodyworks coming along nicely and should be ready for spraying within a couple of weeks. Engine and preselector are in good order but the carb's worn, At present, it's being rebuilt by Gower & Lee and should be back in a couple of weeks, With a bit of luck and the fine weather holding out, She could be back on the road within a few months now :-) I had an AS Star Sapphire limo for a while. Lovely old bus but nearly bankrupted me in fuel costs. -- Dave SE6a |
I'll have to face that when the old bus is back on the road again, As long
as there's enough left in the kitty to buy a tankfull that is, By the time
I'm finished it will probably be a fiver a litre !!! I'm hoping that a
newly restored carb will help with the consumption.
Regards
Ray
'I started with nothing and worked my way up to an extreme state of poverty
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I had an AS Star Sapphire limo for a while. Lovely old bus but nearly bankrupted me in fuel costs. I'll have to face that when the old bus is back on the road again, As long as there's enough left in the kitty to buy a tankfull that is, By the time I'm finished it will probably be a fiver a litre !!! I'm hoping that a newly restored carb will help with the consumption. |
back. Annoyingly, I found another Sapphire(with good wings) mouldering
in a back street and was about to collar it for spares when it got
lifted by the scrappy.
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Dave
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We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember "Ray" northview (AT) northview (DOT) karoo.co.uk> saying something like: I had an AS Star Sapphire limo for a while. Lovely old bus but nearly bankrupted me in fuel costs. I'll have to face that when the old bus is back on the road again, As long as there's enough left in the kitty to buy a tankfull that is, By the time I'm finished it will probably be a fiver a litre !!! I'm hoping that a newly restored carb will help with the consumption. Did you need wings? I couldn't find any at the time and that was yonks back. Annoyingly, I found another Sapphire(with good wings) mouldering in a back street and was about to collar it for spares when it got lifted by the scrappy. -- |
Apart from a few minor 'moth holes' that have been leaded, the wings are in
pretty decent shape considering their age, They knew how to build things
then, Real steel, Not pressed tin. I have considered buying another Whitley
for spares. Somehow, I dont think that SWMBO would stand for that though :-(
Regards
Ray
Snipers !!!!!! They couldn't hit an elephant at this
ra...........................
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