Siddeley

GB, 1902 – 1904

(1) Siddeley Autocar Co Ltd., Coventry, Warwickshire, 1902 – 1903

(2) Vickers, Son, and Maxim Ltd., Grayford, Kent, 1903 – 1904

J.D. Siddeley’s first Siddeley cars were merely thinly-disguised Peugeots on Mercédès lines, with vertical engines, mechanically-operated intlet valves, honeycomb radiators, and side chain drive, this Siddeley car was offered in 2.3-litre, twin-cylinder and 3.3-litre, 4-cylinder 18hp forms. The 6hp single-cylinder runabout Siddeley car was made for Siddeley by Wolseley and this Siddeley car was merely that firm’s light car but the Siddeley car was fitted with a more conventional style of bonnet and radiator. The Siddeley car cost £175. In 1905 Siddeley replaced Herbert Austin as General Manager of Wolseley, and was responsible for the vertical-engined Wolseley-Siddeley cars.    

Source: Georgano, encyclopedia of motorcar; MCS

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