Archive Feature on a 1932/3
Avon Standard 9 Sports Tourer
Dear Webmaster
I confess to not knowing anything
about Standard Cars other than recognising the name from my
youth. I am a local historian who intends to include the
attached photo in a book of old photographs of
Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire and 'Honest John' has
told me that he thinks that this car is a Standard 1 1/2 litre.
Could you possibly tell me what it is and whether there is
anything particularly unusual/interesting about this model which
could be included in the caption accompany the picture. The
registration plate is BV 1936 and I wondered whether this might
be a clue as to the date of the car.
I would appreciate your expert
advice
Neil Collingwood
You can click on this
photo to see a larger version
Hello Neil
Honest John is half right
Its a Standard Avon 9 . That is a
coachbuilt body by Avons of Warwick on the 1932 or 1933 Standard
Little 9 chassis. Probably a
handfull of these cars still exist which is quite good for a
coachbuilt car which would only ever have been built in dozens.
I recently featured this one for
sale in the USA for restoration
And this restored one has recently
gone to Ireland
Thanks for your interest and best of
luck with your book
Thanks and Regards
Phil Homer
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