The Book of the Standard Motor CompanyStarting with the original Standard prototype of 1903, this book covers the scores of Standard models built until the brand was discontinued in 1963 (Britain) and 1987 (India). It also covers the Ferguson tractor involvement, millitary aero-engine manufacture, military aircraft manufacturer (including Beaufighter and Mosquito fighter-bombers), Rolls-Royce Avon turbo-jet military engine manufacture, and Triumph cars. |
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Contents
Introduction | 4 |
Acknowledgements | 5 |
Timeline | 6 |
Raising the Standard 19031906 | 7 |
Standard and the Union Flag building the brand 19061914 | 12 |
Interruption World War One and aircraft 19141918 | 20 |
Vintage Standards 19191927 | 25 |
The first of the Nines 19271935 | 34 |
Vanguards Renowns and Mayflowers 19471953 | 121 |
Eights Tens Triumph sports cars and a new Vanguard 19531960 | 139 |
Triumph takes centre stage 19591960s | 165 |
Leyland takes over the final years | 183 |
Appendix A Standard and SS an important commercial link | 192 |
Appendix B Works rally cars in the 1950s | 196 |
Seriesproduction petrol engine family dimensions | 198 |
Standard and Triumph model launches | 199 |
Flying Standards for all 19351940 | 52 |
World War Two aero engines and aircraft 19391945 | 75 |
The takeover of Triumph and after 19441946 | 89 |
Chapter8 Tractors Banner Lane and jet engines 19401959 | 104 |
Interlude The BRM project dabbling with Formula One | 118 |
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aircraft Alick Dick already assembly Austin Austin A30 Avon axle Banner Lane became body styles bodyshell brand Britain’s British Leyland building built Canley carburettor centre Charles Band chassis frame company’s complete coupé Coventry cylinder block Dick Maudslay diesel eventually Ferguson tractors Fisher & Ludlow Flying Eight Flying Nine Flying Standards Flying Twelve four-door four-speed gearbox Friswell gear Giovanni Michelotti Harry Ferguson Jaguar later launched layout Leyland looked machine managing director manufacture Massey-Ferguson Michelotti Mulliners original overhead-valve Pennant postwar power unit Pressed Steel private car production prototype range rear Rootes Group Rover saloon seemed shadow factories side-valve side-valve engine Sir John Black six-cylinder engine soon Spitfire sports car SS-Jaguar Standard cars Standard Vanguard Standard-Triumph Standard’s Ted Grinham took tourer transmission Triumph Herald Triumph Mayflower Triumph TR2 two-door valve wet-liner wheelbase William Lyons Zebu