Coachbuilders Features Page

Avon built cars on chassis from a number of manufacturers, including Standard, at their works in Warwick, mainly in the early '30s.

• Here is a feature on a 1931 Avon 9 model with  coachbuilt body on the Standard Little 9.
• Here is a feature on a 1932 Avon 9 FHC on the Standard Big 9 Chassis (Nov 2002).
• This Beauvais styled Avon 9 Hp hails from Ohio in the USA
• Here is a feature on a 1937 Avon 20 Close-coupled Foursome on the Standard Flying 20 Chassis (August 2003).
• Here is another Avon Flying 16/20 Foursome Saloon on the same 1937 chassis (August 2003)
• Now for an Avon 12 DHC on the 1935 Standard 12 chassis (October 2003)
• So rare, this is probably the only one! Beauvais designed 1933 Avon 16Hp DHC (December 2003)
• Another exceptionally rare Avon, a 1935 16Hp Waymaker II saloon (January 2004)
• A number of 1931 Standard Avon 9Hp Sports feature in this article (January 2004)
• Here are four Avons at The Scarborough International Rally (July 2004) 
• This is a feature on a famous Avon Coupe owned by Jim Mollison, Amy Johnson's husband
• Progress is being made on this Avon 12 restoration in India (November 2004)
• A second Avon Standard 16Hp Sports in India (February 2005)
• This is a 1930 Avon Standard 9 in France (Nov 2006)
• This Standard Avon is powered by Ford and Riley ( May 2008 )
• A rare 16Hp Beauvais bodied Avon Tourer from 1933, in India (November 2008)
• A 9Hp Avon Special number 3 Restoration, Part 1 ( June 2009)
• Starting them Young in a Standard Model v3 Kenilworth (February 2010)
• Will this Standard Avon Little 12 in a Scottish Auction be restored? (April 2011)

Gordon-England built about 50 cars on the 1929 Standard 9 chassis. 

• Here is a feature on the rebuild of one of them. (July 2002)

Railton built about 50 cars on the Standard Flying 9 chassis with a Flying 10 engine

• A Railton Little Fairmile in a Scottish Auctipn (April 2011)

Salmon and Sons and Tickford  built cars on Standard chassis in the mid thirties

• This Salmons and Sons 1935 12Hp Drophead Coupé is being restored (2006)

• 2 door Tickford DHC at the 2004 Standard International Rally (July 2004)

• 4 door Tickford DHC at the 2004 Standard International Rally (July 2004)

• This is a later Tickford 12Hp Drophead Coupé about 1936

• Part way through the restoration of this Salmsons bodied 10Hp (September 2008)

• Progress report on the Salmon and Sons Drophead Coupé (January 2010)

• Salmons Sunshine Coupé is finished (April 2011)

Specials

• A Standard Flying 10 Special with Wolseley parts (July 2009)