When the 83,139th and last Standard Eight rolled off the production line at Canley on Friday 9th July 1948, it wasn’t sold or given to a museum.
Jack King – No 17 Shop
A presentation photograph of Jack King sent in by Jackie Roach. Continue reading “Jack King – No 17 Shop”
Apprentices Athletic Team 1953
A great photo of the Standard Apprentices’ Athletics Team and officials of the Standard Apprentices Association.
We can name some of the faces:
Seated second row (Officials) left to right: FW Morris, Hon Treasurer; E. Knight, Chairman; Apprentice T Hudgel; Mr Key, Vice-Chairman; W. Grey, Apprentice Supervisor.
G. Parham, Physical Training Instructor, can be seen on the left of the third row.
Pubs: The Herald
This pub was named after the Triumph Herald motor car, which was first built in 1959 in the Standard factory that stood on the other side of the railway line from the pub.
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The Last Triumph Herald – Names
The photograph of the last Triumph Herald off the production line has offered a new name…
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P.V. Williams – Mosquito Test Pilot
P.V. Williams, Standard Motors Aeroplane test pilot. Continue reading “P.V. Williams – Mosquito Test Pilot”