Early photographs are scarce from the Standard Motor Co – and if any do crop up there is often very little detail to accompany the images. Continue reading “Standard Staff”
Hold Fire!
An early photo of a convertible Vitesse, lovely and all however we are more interested in the back of the photo. Continue reading “Hold Fire!”
The Phillips Trophy Pt2
Following on from the article on the Phillips Trophy, we can see the two teams that took place in the final on April 30th, 1931. Continue reading “The Phillips Trophy Pt2”
Maudslay’s Car
This 1914 20 H.P. Standard ran 20,000—miles as Mr R. W. Maudslay’s private car, after which it was adapted as a lorry for War work, being used throughout WW1 in this capacity. Continue reading “Maudslay’s Car”
Bomb Disposal, 1940 – Update
On 17 October 1940, Second Lieutenant Sandy Campbell and his team of the Royal Engineers Bomb Disposal Company were called upon to deal with an unusually large and unexploded bomb that had fallen at the Triumph Engineering Company’s works in Canley.
Apprentices 1973 – Pt2
Following on from the previous post – here we can see a number of the apprentices in better detail. Continue reading “Apprentices 1973 – Pt2”