Cars You Never See Anymore

[Puddy_Tat]

I think it's a Standard but don't know if it's an 8, 10 or Pennant.

I'm going with Standard 10, based on the shape of the radiator etc

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[Leafster]

I'm going with Standard 10, based on the shape of the radiator etc

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I think I agree!



(1956 Standard Super 10)

ETA: I see we were looking at the same website!

 

[hash tag]

I thought it might be 630 or 638

 

[dessiato]

Being a little pedantic they were properly called Standard Vanguard, after HMS Vanguard. But the company was Standard

 

[hash tag]

My parents car was an ensign standard, that I recall.
Standard was dropped as it was perceived as being average.
A whale of a car and a real goer..
"A 1670 cc Ensign was tested by the British magazine The Motor in 1958. It recorded a top speed of 77.6 mph (124.9 km/h), acceleration from 0–60 mph (97 km/h) in 24.4 seconds and a fuel consumption of 28.5 miles per imperial gallon (9.9 L/100 km; 23.7 mpg‑US). The test car cost £899 including taxes of £300.[27]"

 

[Leafster]

Being a little pedantic they were properly called Standard Vanguard, after HMS Vanguard. But the company was Standard

The Vanguard was a different model.

 

[Leafster]

My parents car was an ensign standard, that I recall.
Standard was dropped as it was perceived as being average.
A whale of a car and a real goer..
"A 1670 cc Ensign was tested by the British magazine The Motor in 1958. It recorded a top speed of 77.6 mph (124.9 km/h), acceleration from 0–60 mph (97 km/h) in 24.4 seconds and a fuel consumption of 28.5 miles per imperial gallon (9.9 L/100 km; 23.7 mpg‑US). The test car cost £899 including taxes of £300.[27]"

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That's why they morphed into Triumph.

 

[dessiato]

This one is for sale at Auto Village

 

[hash tag]

This one is for sale at Auto Village

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good call.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

This one is for sale at Auto Village

except i can find it listed as a standard 8

i agree that the standard vanguard was a particular model, seems to be the middle size saloon, bigger than the 8 / 10.

 

[Griff]

Not at a show, not on a rally but parked up at Clapham Junction was this genuine, little beauty...a '50s Austin or Morris possibly?


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That little Standard was on the Classic Car Workshop programme the other night after Bangers & Cash. There can't be too many of those driving in London that colour.

 

[gosub]

 

[Sweet FA]

 

[ska invita]

I was just mooching about on googlemaps and came across this - anyone know what it is?

 

[hash tag]

Looks like a Chevy badge. Late '50s.

 

[ska invita]

Looks like a Chevy badge. Late '50s.

no way! it was literally a chevy by a levee

 

[DownwardDog]

I was just mooching about on googlemaps and came across this - anyone know what it is?
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Mid 50s Dodge panel van. Chevy panel vans of that era (eg 3100) had split screens not one piece. Base knowledge.

 

[Chz]

Unfortunately couldn't get a better pic than this, but I always wanted one as a young'un. Corrado VR6.

 

[hash tag]

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That looks similar to the one they did up on classic car restorations. It had custom made luggage and a full engine rebuild. Sold for £24,000.

 

[Dogsauce]

This little gem around the corner from me has always been under a tarp when I’ve passed it over the last couple of years, leaving me curious as to what it actually was. All was revealed today. Classic ‘underwhelming blue’ colour scheme.

 

[DownwardDog]

Painted front grill so Austin A35 (not A30).

 

[dessiato]

Painted front grill so Austin A35 (not A30).

The A30 has a narrower chrome rim on the grill too.

The flying A was the lever to open the bonnet.

My father had one in the same colour as this. It was DJV 70.

 

[Dogsauce]

There was one of these (or very similar) dumped in the woods near where I grew up, over many years it went from almost intact to just a rusted chassis. I bet there’s still fragments there now.

 

[Elpenor]

Saw this in Southville, Bristol this morning

 

[Dogsauce]

Can‘t see much of this one any more. I don’t doubt one of our resident experts can ID the full make and model though. Suspect it might have been some sort of truck, with leaf spring suspension.

 

[gosub]

Can‘t see much of this one any more. I don’t doubt one of our resident experts can ID the full make and model though. Suspect it might have been some sort of truck, with leaf spring suspension.

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Looks like the head gaskets gone

 

[Leafster]

Can‘t see much of this one any more. I don’t doubt one of our resident experts can ID the full make and model though. Suspect it might have been some sort of truck, with leaf spring suspension.

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I'm going to guess it's a Ford Pinto engine so could be an Escort, Cortina, Capri or Transit * maybe?. I guess it could be any number of Fords.

That's solely down to what's left of the fluting on the rocker cover and the exhaust manifold.

Someone who knows more about Ford suspension set up could probably eradicate some of my guesses or tell me my guess is entirely wrong.

* The length of the gear lever could indicate a Transit perhaps.

 

[Leafster]

A Ford Pinto engine

 

[JimW]

Some nice Austin Seven pics from a report on a rally in one of our local rags: Seven Heaven - the enduring appeal of the ‘Baby Austin’ | Stroud Times

 

[Dogsauce]

* The length of the gear lever could indicate a Transit perhaps.

There was what looked like a transit wreck quite near to this, so might well have been the same vehicle and had somehow become detached from the chassis. Unfortunately my picture of that wreck is a bit blurred.