Solved - MJW #1097 - Armstrong-Siddeley 14hp Sports Howes 1926

[woodinsight]

A more difficult one now and apologies for the poor image.
Name the make, model, year and coachbuilder and I'll award you one point.

[woodinsight]

Expertise required on this one.....

[Craig Gillingham]

1925 Armstrong Siddeley 14hp with a Burlington body?

[woodinsight]

1925 Armstrong Siddeley 14hp with a Burlington body?

Armstrong-Siddeley 14hp is correct but you're one year out with the date......
The coachwork is not by Burlington though.

[Craig Gillingham]

I'll go a year earlier, 1924, and guess it has Jarvis coachwork.

[woodinsight]

I'll go a year earlier, 1924, and guess it has Jarvis coachwork.

You've gone the wrong way with the year Craig.
Not by Jarvis (it's an even shorter name)

[Craig Gillingham]

You've gone the wrong way with the year Craig.

I had a 50% chance of getting right, -so it must be a 1926.

Is it a 5 letter name?

[woodinsight]

You've gone the wrong way with the year Craig.

I had a 50% chance of getting right, -so it must be a 1926.

Is it a 5 letter name?

1926 it is and the coachbuilder is a 5-letter name

[Craig Gillingham]

Grose?

[woodinsight]

Grose?

Not Grose.....(you are quite close alphabetically)
I'll LOCK it for you in the meantime.

[Craig Gillingham]

I'm at a loss, I can't find a coach builder that fits the clues. You could unlock this in the meantime, but I'll also keep looking.

[woodinsight]

I'm at a loss, I can't find a coach builder that fits the clues. You could unlock this in the meantime, but I'll also keep looking.

Understood Craig - keep searching.....
OPEN for all again

[4popoid]

I don't think that it has been established that the coachbuilder is British.  If the coachbuilder isn't British, I will take a guess that #1097 is: 1926 Armstrong Siddeley 14hp with a body by Gygax.

[woodinsight]

I don't think that it has been established that the coachbuilder is British.  If the coachbuilder isn't British, I will take a guess that #1097 is: 1926 Armstrong Siddeley 14hp with a body by Gygax.

Not Gygax.......and I can confirm the coachbuilder is British

[4popoid]

I can only think of one five letter British coachworks that is close to G.  So: 1926 Armstrong Siddeley 14hp with a body by Hardy.

[woodinsight]

I can only think of one five letter British coachworks that is close to G.  So: 1926 Armstrong Siddeley 14hp with a body by Hardy.

Not Hardy but it does begin with an 'H'

[4popoid]

One would not think that it would be that difficult to locate a British coachbuilder with a name beginning with "H", and having a total of five letters.  Well it isn't proving out that way.  After multiple hours of searching, I came across only one possibility, and not a very good one at that (the founder died in the 19th century!).  In desperation I'll say: 1926 Armstrong Siddeley 14hp with a body by Hines.   

[woodinsight]

One would not think that it would be that difficult to locate a British coachbuilder with a name beginning with "H", and having a total of five letters.  Well it isn't proving out that way.  After multiple hours of searching, I came across only one possibility, and not a very good one at that (the founder died in the 19th century!).  In desperation I'll say: 1926 Armstrong Siddeley 14hp with a body by Hines.   

Not Hines............but H--es
They also bodied other makes.
LOCKED for you until your next answer

[4popoid]

Great clue.  I think I may have located the coachbuilder.  1926 Armstrong Siddeley 14hp with a body by Howes.

[woodinsight]

Great clue.  I think I may have located the coachbuilder.  1926 Armstrong Siddeley 14hp with a body by Howes.

Yes, that's correct - well found and another point for you.