Armstrong Siddeley were the first of the car makers to launch new models after the Second World war, and it was with the drophead Hurricane and the Lancaster that the company restarted its vehicle production line. The cars, and later siblings, were named after Second World war aircraft celebrating Armstrong Siddeley's own manufacture of aircraft and aero engines. Powered by the old pre-war 16hp 1989cc 70bhp inline six, the new Hurricane was a flier only in the sense that it gained modern looks with its new body. It was accompanied by the 4-door saloon Lancaster model whose body was built by Mulliners. In 1949 the engine was enlarged to 2309cc, nominally 18hp, but 75bhp. 2606 Hurricanes were produced, 3597 Lancasters, and 2582 Whitleys which was a new 4-door saloon that eventually replaced the Lancaster. The Whitley was initially offered as a 4-light design with a solid c-pillar to give privacy, but from 1952 the Lancaster was deleted and a 6-light Whitley offered. From 1946 to 1949 Armstrong Siddeley sold a Typhoon model, which was a fixed head coupe version of the Hurricane, and 1701 were sold at a time when Mulliners could not build enough Lancaster saloons. In 1953 Armstrong Siddeley replaced the Hurricane models with the Sapphire 234 and 236.