The Hurricane's doors hinge at the back, suicide-style, on a body built from steel and aluminium over a wood frame.
Median 60 hp across 9 similar cars
Lead trim: Hurricane 1991 cc six (70 bhp, 1946–1949) · up to 75 hp
Armstrong Siddeley Hurricane1946–1953
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FactThe Hurricane's doors hinge at the back, suicide-style, on a body built from steel and aluminium over a wood frame.
The Armstrong Siddeley Hurricane is a two-door, four-seat drophead coupé produced from 1946 until 1953 (2,606 made), based on the Lancaster saloon. It had independent front suspension by torsion bars, a live rear axle on leaf springs and Girling hydro-mechanical brakes; early cars had a 70 bhp 1991 cc six-cylinder overhead-valve engine from the pre-war 16 hp, enlarged from 1949 to a 75 bhp 2309 cc by increasing the bore from 65 to 70 mm, with a choice of 4-speed synchromesh or pre-selector gearbox. The steel-and-aluminium body over a wood-and-aluminium frame had rear-hinged ("suicide") doors; changes were minimal (the bonnet line lowered slightly for 1948, when stoneguards were added to the rear wings), and it cost £1151 at launch. Wheelbase 115 in (2,921 mm), length 188 in (4,775 mm), width 68 in (1,727 mm), height 61 in (1,549 mm).
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Trims & Figures
2 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane 1991 cc six (70 bhp, 1946–1949) | 1946–1949 | 2.0 L Inline-6 | 70 hp | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hurricane 2309 cc six (75 bhp, 1949–1953) | 1949–1953 | 2.3 L Inline-6 | 75 hp | — | — | — | — | — |
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