Ernest Siddeley’s Cars
Ernest Siddeley began his career in the motor industry in 1913 and, after a long and fascinating career and a lengthy retirement, he died last year. He was the son of John Siddeley who became Lord Kenilworth in the 1930s at roughly the same time that his Armstrong-Siddeley business was sold to Tommy Sopwith of Hawkers. He had, a few years previously, bought out Armstrong-Whitworth's interest in Armstrong-Siddeley so it was very much a family concern.
When talking to Ernest Siddeley shortly before his death I remembered his reluctance to recall the Hawker-Siddeley days, and indeed he was not there for long before resigning in 1937. What I did not know was that he continued to be an avid motorist and that he had a fascinating succession of cars. Thanks to his daughter, Audrey Bermingham, we now have details of many of them and insights into them from meticulous diaries that he kept of each.
Explore these four sections to discover Ernest Siddeley's cars:
