1955
Standard 10 sells in Buxton Auction
Estimate:
NO RESERVE
Mileage:
28721
Colour:
BLACK
Trim Colour:
RED
Chassis No:
BE33972DL
Engine No:
32006
Registration No:
MBD 824
CC:
948
M.O.T:
NONE
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This original condition Standard 10
sold well at the H&H Auction at Buxton Pavilion Gardens on 21st
Nov. It reached £2,200 plus commission of 10% + VAT on the
commission.
This was the catalogue entry:
"Introduced in 1954, the Standard
Ten was essentially an 'upmarket' version of the company's existing
Eight. Based around the same four-door monocoque bodyshell, the pair
featured independent coil-sprung front suspension, a semi-elliptic
leaf-sprung back axle and four-wheel drum brakes. However, as well
as a larger 948cc OHV engine, the newcomer boasted such niceties as
a full-width grille, flashing indicators, hubcaps, wind-up windows
and an opening boot lid (though, these were soon adopted by its
sibling too). While, options included overdrive and Standard's own
semi-automatic gearbox known as 'Standrive'. With some 35bhp and
47lbft of torque on tap, the model was reputedly capable of 69mph.
Available in saloon, van, pick-up or 'Companion' estate guises (the
latter being the first car in its class to feature rear passenger
doors), the Ten morphed into the be-finned Pennant for 1957.
Finished in black with red upholstery, this particular example is
variously described by the vendor as being in "OK" (wheels
/ tyres), "good" (electrical equipment, interior trim),
"very good" (engine, four-speed manual gearbox) or
"exceptional" (chassis, bodywork, paintwork) condition.
Reportedly "dry stored for years but run regularly", 'MBD
824' is believed but not warranted to have covered less than 29,000
miles from new. Said to retain its "original jack and
tools", this seemingly well preserved Standard Ten is offered
for sale entirely without reserve."
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