1930
Avon in France
Elian Fougere
wrote to me recently with photographs of his car:
"I bought recently this car
it comes from England can you give me some information on the car. It would be
the car personnel of Mr.Jensen cordially
Registration mark :HX 1069 body : N° 98592 3 July 1930 Engine N°
:20105"
Two more photos of the car are
here, click on them to see an enlargement
Yes Elian,
I have featured this car on the
Standard Motor Club's website before, so I repeat the article here; The
Registrar has also added to it's history below:
Dear
Phil,
I
now got pictures of the Avon which this man in Perpignan has
bought a months ago. It is a Standard
Avon 1936/38 1609 cc. He needs a oil
filter “Crosland No. 218” Have a
nice weekend.
Regards
Werner
Hi Werner , Just
back from the Rally,
This appears to
be the same car as advertised by a dealer in the UK early
this year as a 1931 9Hp. The body is Avon on the Standard Big
9 chassis of 1931. I featured this model last year at
The underbonnet shot
shows that the engine has been changed and it indeed does shows a
circa 1937 Standard 12 engine. The block and head are identical to
my own Flying 12 DHC. It has twin carbs, SU's, which are probably
much later, whereas the 12 has a single downdraft carb. You can
see the exhaust has been modified to fit.
Did the current
owner fit the engine and carbs or did he buy it like that? It
probably goes somewhat better than a Big 9!
However, its correct
title in my view is a 1931 Standard Avon Sports 9Hp.
I will find a filter
for it. Give me his address?
Kind regards, Phil
Click on any of
the above photos to see a larger version
The Club's Registrar
writes by email:
The earliest record of
HX 1069 on the club's database was in 1984 when it was was
owned by Mr G Markham, address withheld, Garstang, Preston.
The car was described as a 1930 Nine Avon Special
Two Seater Sports
The next time this car appeared was with Jean Solano,
Perpignan who joined the club as Member no. 5447
in Jan 2006
Its history prior to 1984 is is unknown.
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