The Standard Eight was a small car produced by the British Standard Motor Company from 1938 to 1959. Automakers or automobile manufacturers are companies that design and manufacture automobiles. ... 1927 Standard Nine Selby Tourer 1933 Standard Ten. ... The Triumph Herald was a small two-door car introduced in 1959 by the Standard-Triumph Company. ... 1927 Standard Nine Selby Tourer 1933 Standard Ten. ...

The car was originally launched in 1938 as the Flying Eight. After World War II the Flying range of Standards was dropped but an updated car called the 8hp was re-introduced in 1945. In 1953 a completely new car, the Standard Eight was launched sharing virtually nothing with its predecessor. In 1959 the car was dropped to be replaced by the Triumph Herald, as the Standard brand was being phased out.

Flying Eight

The Flying Eight was the smallest member of the Standard Flying family with a side valve 1021&nbspcc long stroke (100 mm) engine to keep it in the British 8hp taxation class which calculated the annual licence payable according to cylinder area. A single Solex carburettor was used and the engine could produce 28 bhp at 4000 rpm. ^[1]. Drive was to the rear wheels through a 3 speed synchromesh gearbox. The suspension was independent at the front with a transverse leaf spring. A top speed of around 65 mph was attainable. Brakes were cable operated using the Bendix system. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Internal combustion engine. ... The straight-4 or inline-4 is an internal combustion engine with four cylinders aligned in one row. ... Epicyclic gearing or planetary gearing as used in an automatic transmission. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The cam-in-block valvetrain layouts are ones in which the camshaft is placed within the cylinder block, usually beside and slightly above the crankshaft in a straight engine or directly above the crankshaft in the V of a V engine. ... Synchromesh is the term used to describe a manual transmission in which gears are brought to the same speed during shifting by a synchronizer. ...

The car had a separate chassis and initially saloon and four seat tourer bodied versions were produced joined by the drophead coupé in late 1939. Very few coupés were made before the outbreak of World War II halted production.

8hp

The 8hp model, without the Flying name now, was rapidly re-introduced after World war II with the first models appearing within ten days of VE day. The only major update from the pre-war model involved the fitting of a four speed gearbox. A few estate cars were made in 1948. The tourer could be distinguished externally from the coupé by having cutaway door tops. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Internal combustion engine. ... Epicyclic gearing or planetary gearing as used in an automatic transmission. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Victory in Europe Day (V-E Day) was May 8, 1945, the date when the Allies during the Second World War formally celebrated the defeat of Nazi Germany and the end of Adolf Hitlers Reich. ...

The car was firmly pitched by Standard aginst the Austin 8 and Morris Eight rivals and was keenly priced at GBP314. The Morris Eight was a small car inspired by the sales popularity of the Ford Model Y. The success of the car enabled Morris to regain its position as Britains largest motor manufacturer. ...

Eight

The 1953 Eight was a completely new car with unit construction and an overhead valve engine. Only saloon models were made. The new engine of 803 cc produced slightly less power than the outgoing larger sidevalve unit with 26 bhp at 4500 rpm but this was increased to 30 bhp at 5000 rpm in 1957. The four speed gearbox, with synchromesh on the top three ratios, was available with optional overdrive from March 1957. Girling hydraulic brakes were fitted. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Internal combustion engine. ... Epicyclic gearing or planetary gearing as used in an automatic transmission. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Overdrive can mean any of the following: Overdrive (mechanics), a part of automobile transmissions aimed at increasing fuel efficiency Overdrive (music), the practice of forcing output of a guitar amplifier past maximum, resulting in distortion Intel 80486 OverDrive, a CPU specifically designed for personal computer upgrades Pentium OverDrive, a CPU...

To keep prices down, the car at launch was very basic with sliding windows, single windscreen wiper and no external boot lid. Access to the boot was by folding down the rear seat which had the backrest divided in two. The 1954 De luxe got wind up windows and the Gold Star model of 1957 an opening boot lid. From mid 1955 all the Eights finally got wind up windows. At launch the car cost GBP481 including taxes on the home market.

The Standard Ten of 1954 shared the bodyshell and running gear and would outlast the Eight by continuing until 1961.

Replacement

The Eight was replaced in 1959 by the Triumph Herald, which used a slightly enlarged version of the same engine, as the parent company of both Standard and Triumph, Leyland Motors, was phasing out the Standard name from the British market. Leyland Motors is a British vehicle manufacturer of lorries and buses. ...

External links

• Vanguard Phase III Owners club

References

• British Family Cars of the Fifties. Michael Allen. Haynes Publishing. 1985. ISBN 0-85429-471-6