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Lot number 113
Hammer value £3,800
Description Standard Eight
Registration HDV 584
Year 1947
Colour Grey
Engine size 1,009 cc
Chassis No. NA33020DL
Engine No. NA33078A
Documents V5; original service book with 10 stamps from 1952 to 1961

Founded in 1903, RW Maudslay's Standard Motor Company made a range of small cars in Coventry up to the outbreak of World War I when production switched to aircraft manufacture.

Civilian car production restarted in 1919 with a new range of small cars and by 1924 the company had a share of the market comparable to Austin, making over 10,000 cars in 1924. However the firm then stagnated until 1929 when Captain John Black joined the board from Hillman, becoming the architect of the firm's resurgence in the 1930s when it built a reputation for keenly priced, well-built, reliable and comfortable saloons.

The first post-war model was the Standard Eight, a small car with a 1,009 cc engine that produced a modest 28bhp driving through a four-speed manual gearbox with a floor-mounted gear-lever to give it a top speed of 60mph and 40mpg economy.

First registered in Devon in September 1947, this Standard had just one owner from new until 2009 when it was acquired for the Stondon Museum Collection. It has only covered 41,477 miles to date, the original service book shows 10 stamps from 1952 to 1961. Said to run and drive well, it has not been on the road for several years so will doubtless benefit from some precautionary recommissioning before use.

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