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Standard Leamington? 
The only
surviving Standard Leamington carries an appropriate registration
Whenever I state
that a particular Standard is the sole surviving example of a
particular model, someone usually e-mails me to put me right and
provides evidence that another exists. OK, so here is your latest
challenge; this is the only surviving Standard
"Leamington" in the world. It is the 1924 Standard SLO4
chassis, with two-seater bodywork and exposed dickey behind. All the
other surviving SLO4s from that year have 4/5 seater
"Warwick" bodywork.
John Davy recorded
this car as being in Hamilton, New Zealand in 1967, the cars
registration was unknown at that time.
Heather Reiss has
written from New Zealand with news of this impressive car and with
these photographs, taken in their summer sunshine. The car has
been mechanically restored over the last two years and is now ready
for the road.
The photos below can
all be clicked on to bring up a larger version:
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Period
leather interior apparent in these interior shots
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A couple
of NZ sheep providing added comfort in the driving seats! |
"Autovac",
carburettor, and magneto can be seen in this nearside engine
view |
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Large two seater
"Dickey" seat can be seen in this view |
Offside view of the
1994cc 4 cylinder overhead valve engine |
No front
brakes, but the Roman Legion radiator mascot i in evidence |
If anyone has any more information
about this car that they would like to
contribute, please add it to our Messageboard.
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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