Nice Classic Standard

[omega3000]

I like the old classic cars "thats why i bought the omega" But this one really is nice STANDARD 

Never heard of this make , too young 

[Nick W]

Standard bought and merged with Triumph. That's why many Triumph parts are marked 'Stanpart'

My hotrod project to be started next year is a 1939ish Standard Flying 12 drophead convertible. One of probably 6 left.
The owners club is going to hate me, but that's OK.
They're not going to be able to catch me!

[omega3000]

Standard bought and merged with Triumph. That's why many Triumph parts are marked 'Stanpart'

My hotrod project to be started next year is a 1939ish Standard Flying 12 drophead convertible. One of probably 6 left.
The owners club is going to hate me, but that's OK.
They're not going to be able to catch me!

Sounds great nick , hopefully we could have a peek at the project a bit later on 

[Andy B]

You'd think the seller would be able to spell the model of his car, especially as it's in big letters on the front!!! 

[Webby the Bear]

haha what a gorgeous little car.

this has prompted my old man telling me to look for loads of different cars from his era 

[the alarming man]

prefer this one more though



http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/OPEL-DIPLOMATIC-5-4-1971-ONLY-ONE-COUNTRY-VERY-VERY-RARE-/221153151522?_trksid=p2047675.m2109&_trkparms=aid%3D555001%26algo%3DPW.CURRENT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D29%26meid%3D3556891999057867510%26pid%3D100010%26prg%3D1013%26rk%3D3%26sd%3D190754893877%26

[YZ250]

I like the old classic cars "thats why i bought the omega" But this one really is nice STANDARD 

Never heard of this make , too young 

My parents had a Standard 10 but that was way way before my time. 

[acope]

Think the Ensign followed on from the Vanguard, and i`m sure they used the engine in the early Triumph TR/2, great big lump of a motor.theses are all my era cars

[Keith ABS]

  That Diplomat is a cracker.
keith B

[omega3000]

Here's one restored 




Lovely ..

[Lizzie_Zoom]

I am afraid I knew them only too well, being old enough to remember them going around in large numbers!

An uncle of mine had a lovely Standard 10, in red, which I traveled on a number of occasions until he smashed it up and almost killed himself.  He went on to have Triumphs, Herald's and Vitesse

The Standard 10 like my Uncle's:




My Driving instructor in 1970 had one of these a Standard Vanguard if I remember correctly.  It was super to ride in:

[omega3000]

Well they look like well built tubs to me , worth restoring and driving tax free 

[Entwood]

Well they look like well built tubs to me , worth restoring and driving tax free 

I well remember my old one .. 0-50 (it never EVER reached 60  .. even downhill with a force 9 behind it) in about 3 1/2 hours .... and when it rained you had to keep taking your foot off the accelerator to give a bit of "suck" to the vacuum powered wipers !!

But it had more room on the back seat than the moggie minor had .. and at the time that was a VERY important point.

The standard was swapped for a Consol Mk 1 fairly quickly... as I discovered the benefits of a bench front seat, column gear change and "umbrella" hand brake ......   

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Well they look like well built tubs to me , worth restoring and driving tax free 

Yes, I think you are right there; they were well built for their time.  The engines could easily break, and the bodywork would eventually rust badly, with no rustproofing as I am aware.  But that was typical of all cars built in the 1950s and 1960s. 

They were heavy beasts of thick steel, and that is why a number still survive.  If I remember correctly from that time it was the engine that always spelt the end for those cars.  I know my father in law preferred to buy old Austin Westminster's, Humber Super Snipes, and some other larger 1950s, early 1960 cars.  They all died due to engine problems (big ends gone, cylinder head cracking, carburetters wearing out, pistons burning through).  I know the Humber Super Snip (what a lovely heavy beast for me to drive, double-de-clutching with no power steering for three tons of car) I 'broke' when a valve rocker snapped.  There were also a knocking big end, so my father in law decided to scrape it as it was only worth £50!

[dbug]

Think the Ensign followed on from the Vanguard, and i`m sure they used the engine in the early Triumph TR/2, great big lump of a motor.theses are all my era cars

Ensign used the basic Vanguard body shell and was fitted with a 1670cc motor.  It was in fact sold as a basic model against the more up market Vanguard - the Vanguard being fitted with a detuned TR engine (1991 or 2138cc dependant on year of manufacture). A few of the last Ensigns were supplied fitted with the detuned TR4 2138cc motor.

Hope that clarifies