Feature
on a 1937 Avon Standard Flying 20 Close Coupled Foursome
photo: Phil Homer
These shots of the
1937 Avon Standard Flying 20 Close-coupled foursome were taken at this year's
International Rally at Hatton Park. CLE 580 has recently been returned to road
use after a long layup. It is presently fitted with a Vanguard 6 cylinder engine
which has been in place since the sixties. The car's owner, from Harlech in
Wales, also owns the original six cylinder 20Hp engine and is presently
restoring it with a view to reinstalling it in the car. It will then revert to
its original specification as, we believe, the only surviving 20Hp version of
this model.
photo: Steve O'Hara
The picture above
shows the only two known surviving cars with this bodywork, together
for the very first time! The two tone grey car at the rear,
which belongs to the Club's registrar, has a 16Hp six-cylinder
engine, but otherwise the specification is the same. I am indeed
very pleased to have a photograph of these two exceptionally rare and
handsome cars together.
I am aware that there are other cars
and information that could be added to this site to make it more comprehensive, so if you
have material and photographs, please let me know. Please send me, Phil Homer, a
message at: Phil Homer
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