📌 Standard Vanguard Phase 1A Pickup, IWM Duxford.
A 1952 British ex Royal Air Force Standard Vanguard Phase 1A Pickup Truck, fitted with a 4 speed manual gearbox by the RAF. The last elderly owner was ex RAF groundcrew and used one of these in his glory days, the previous owner to him was a Aircraft Engineer who is also believed to be ex RAF.
The Standard Vanguard is a car which was produced by the Standard Motor Company in Coventry, from 1947 until 1963. The car was announced in July 1947, and was completely new, with no resemblance to the previous models, and, designed in 1945, it was Standard's first post-World War Two car and intended for export around the world. It was also the first model to carry the new Standard badge, which was a heavily stylised representation of the wings of a Griffin.
In the wake of World War Two, many potential customers in the U.K and in English-speaking export markets had recently experienced several years of military or naval service, and therefore a car name related to the Royal Navy carried a greater resonance than it would for later generations. The name of the Standard Vanguard recalled H.M.S 'Vanguard' the last of the Royal Navy's battleships, launched in 1944 amid much media attention, permission to use the name involved Standard in extensive negotiations with senior Royal Navy personnel.
The Vanguard was first exhibited to the public at the Brussels Motor Show in February 1948. It began to come off the assembly lines in the middle of 1948 but all production was allotted to the export trade. An estate car and a utility pickup version were announced in September, and then a 12 cwt delivery van. Aprons were fitted over the Vanguard's rear wheels from September 1949. In 1950, the Vanguard and the Triumph Renown were the first cars to be fitted with a Laycock de Normanville overdrive. The Laycock overdrive operated on the second and third gears of the three-speed transmission, creating, in effect, a five-speed gearbox.
General characteristics Phase 1:
▪︎Manufacturer: Standard Motor Company
▪︎Production: 1947 to 1953
▪︎Produced: 174,799
▪︎Designer: Walter Belgrove
▪︎Body Style: 4-door saloon / 4-door estate car / 2-door coupe utility (Australia) / 2-door convertible (Belgium) / 2-door van
▪︎Powerplant: 2,088cc Standard I4 engine 68bhp at 4,000rpm
▪︎Transmission: Three speed manual, overdrive optional from 1950
▪︎Brakes: Lockheed hydraulic
▪︎Wheelbase: 7ft 10in
▪︎Length: 13ft 8in
▪︎Width: 5ft 9in
▪︎Height: 5ft 4in
▪︎Maximum Speed: 80mph
▪︎Fuel Consumption: 23-24mpg
▪︎Fuel Capacity: 15 gallons
▪︎Tyre Size: 5.75 X 16.
▪︎Brakes: Lockheed Hydraulic
▪︎Price: £515 plus £143.16.1 purchase tax, total: £6,58.16.1 (Vynide upholstery).
Sourced from:
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Vanguard
📌 Standard Vanguard Phase 1A Pickup, IWM Duxford.
A 1952 British ex Royal Air Force Standard Vanguard Phase 1A Pickup Truck, fitted with a 4 speed manual gearbox by the RAF. The last elderly owner was ex RAF groundcrew and used one of these in his glory days, the previous owner to him was a Aircraft Engineer who is also believed to be ex RAF.
The Standard Vanguard is a car which was produced by the Standard Motor Company in Coventry, from 1947 until 1963. The car was announced in July 1947, and was completely new, with no resemblance to the previous models, and, designed in 1945, it was Standard's first post-World War Two car and intended for export around the world. It was also the first model to carry the new Standard badge, which was a heavily stylised representation of the wings of a Griffin.
In the wake of World War Two, many potential customers in the U.K and in English-speaking export markets had recently experienced several years of military or naval service, and therefore a car name related to the Royal Navy carried a greater resonance than it would for later generations. The name of the Standard Vanguard recalled H.M.S 'Vanguard' the last of the Royal Navy's battleships, launched in 1944 amid much media attention, permission to use the name involved Standard in extensive negotiations with senior Royal Navy personnel.
The Vanguard was first exhibited to the public at the Brussels Motor Show in February 1948. It began to come off the assembly lines in the middle of 1948 but all production was allotted to the export trade. An estate car and a utility pickup version were announced in September, and then a 12 cwt delivery van. Aprons were fitted over the Vanguard's rear wheels from September 1949. In 1950, the Vanguard and the Triumph Renown were the first cars to be fitted with a Laycock de Normanville overdrive. The Laycock overdrive operated on the second and third gears of the three-speed transmission, creating, in effect, a five-speed gearbox.
General characteristics Phase 1:
▪︎Manufacturer: Standard Motor Company
▪︎Production: 1947 to 1953
▪︎Produced: 174,799
▪︎Designer: Walter Belgrove
▪︎Body Style: 4-door saloon / 4-door estate car / 2-door coupe utility (Australia) / 2-door convertible (Belgium) / 2-door van
▪︎Powerplant: 2,088cc Standard I4 engine 68bhp at 4,000rpm
▪︎Transmission: Three speed manual, overdrive optional from 1950
▪︎Brakes: Lockheed hydraulic
▪︎Wheelbase: 7ft 10in
▪︎Length: 13ft 8in
▪︎Width: 5ft 9in
▪︎Height: 5ft 4in
▪︎Maximum Speed: 80mph
▪︎Fuel Consumption: 23-24mpg
▪︎Fuel Capacity: 15 gallons
▪︎Tyre Size: 5.75 X 16.
▪︎Brakes: Lockheed Hydraulic
▪︎Price: £515 plus £143.16.1 purchase tax, total: £6,58.16.1 (Vynide upholstery).
Sourced from:
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Vanguard