1935 Armstrong Siddeley 17 hp by Salmons & Sons

1935 Armstrong Siddeley 17 hp in The Boy Friend, Movie, 1971

Class: Cars, Convertible — Model origin:

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s13a ◊ 2020-09-27 22:14	Can't find anything on DVLA or other websites about the number plate BUC 604 , but there's this picture: https://auto-zer.com/photo/armstrong-siddeley-17-hp/03/default.html It says 1935 Armstrong Siddeley 17 Hp. Is that right?
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2020-09-27 23:03	Well, it’s certainly an A S on your link. Whether it’s a 17, and who did the coachwork is another question. -- Last edit: 2020-09-27 23:05:16
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2020-09-27 23:39	The 1935 date of BUC is right, Corporal Jones’s van in Dad’s Army tv series is BUC 852.
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2020-09-28 12:18	I have checked the number, it is London County Council, February 1935.
CougarTim ◊ 2020-09-29 00:18	The picture linked by s13a also appears on page 4 of issue 28 of Country Motor Australia, available online at Link to "static1.squarespace.com" They state that BUC604 is a "1935 17-hp Armstrong Siddeley with custom cabrio-limousine coachwork by Salmons-Tickford" and cite "Cars of the 30's and 40's" by Michael Sedgwick.