Lot Ended
Description
Lovely low
mileage example; older repaint still in very presentable order; highly original
example; with the first
owner for 70 years!
First
registered in October 1937 and showing only five keepers on the current V5C,
having been with the current owner since 2021 and the previous owner for 70
years.
If you were
launching a new make of car today you might think twice about calling it
'average' but back in 1903 the word Standard had very different connotations – a
height to be maintained, a flag to be flown.
True, there
was nothing fancy about the brand RW Maudslay established in 1903, but his
Coventry-based firm proved so successful at turning out durable, well-engineered
machines at modest cost that they were soon among the top six manufacturers in
the UK. Inexpensive though they were, the quality was never in doubt, a fact not
lost on William Lyons who seized on the excellent Standard Nine of 1928 and
clothed it in his own Swallow body to lay the foundations of what would soon
become one of the most exalted names in motoring: Jaguar.
In
1937, the Flying Ten replaced an earlier Ten horsepower model, introducing the
new semi-streamlined look which sat across the Standard Flying
range.
The side-valve
1,267cc long stroke (100 mm) engine had a single Zenith carburettor and could
produce 33 bhp (25 kW) at 4000 rpm. Drive was to the rear wheels through a
3-speed synchromesh gearbox all of which gave a top speed of around 65 mph given
a long enough piece of road. The effective brakes were cable operated using the
Bendix system.
This smart
Flying Ten was first registered in October 1937 and comes with a generous
document file which includes original advertising, an original lubrication
chart, handbooks, instruction manuals and a spares
catalogue.
We are led to
believe that its first owner kept the car for 70 years, owning it from new until
2007! The indicated mileage still reads under 50,000 miles from new which is
thought to be correct. In 1991/2 the car was given a comprehensive restoration
and repaint, a job which entailed fitting new plywood floors and partially
stripping the car for a professional repaint in Allard Grey. The wings came off
and the front end was stripped and carefully prepared – supported by photos on
file.
As can be
seen, the upholstery is nicely patinated and the car has been starting and
running while it has been with us.
Contact:
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