Vehicle Description
This post World War II limited production car was named after the
famous RAF Hurricane World War II fighter plane which was built by
the Armstrong Siddeley Company in its automobile plant in Coventry,
England.
This car has many unique features, few of which are found on any
car. For starters it has an aluminum body on a wood frame (a
natural for a company that switched from airplanes to cars). Next,
the front brakes are hydraulic and the rear are mechanical. It has
a pre-select gearbox (transmission) which is neither manual nor
automatic.
It has a three position convertible top, which can be in a full-up
position, over the rear passengers only position, or all the way
down position. And it has a hinged rear bumper that can be lowered
to provide access to the spare tire. Rare for the period, but not
unique, are the "suicide" doors that open from the front and the
windows that are operated by aircraft cables. It also has built-in
jacks for raising the car in the event it is necessary to change a
tire.
This right-hand drive car is powered by a 2.0-liter inline
six-cylinder engine.?
