Standard
10 as a Wedding car
I thought you would like a
picture of a recent happy day out with our 1955 Standard 10 . As
it is a long way from a vintage Rolls Royce or Jaguar, I am not
sure how many times a humble 1950s Standard 10 has been used as a
wedding car.
When we bought our Standard 10,
RRW 753, in 1990, one of the first outings we had with the car was
to Elvaston Castle Steam Rally. As well as our son and daughter,
Anthony, a friend of our son's came along too and he was very
impressed with his day out. In fact he was so impressed that 14
years later he asked if he could use the car for his wedding.
We agreed that he could, but only
on condition that his fiancee, Jenny, came along to look at the
car first just in case she was under the impression that it was a
lot more low slung and stylish. Also would anyone wearing a large
dress would fit in the back seat anyway? We need not have worried,
since Jenny is a size 8 and was planning to wear a very slim
dress, there was plenty of room.
After several weeks of cleaning
and polishing, plus some long-overdue internal restoration, RRW
753 was decorated with ribbons and bows for the big day. The
wedding was held in a small country church in a tiny hamlet next
to our village on the Leicestershire/Warwickshire border. A
village incidentally where our Standard has spent virtually all of
her 49 years.
Rosalyn Collidge
Thanks Rosalyn, that's
how easy it is to have your news story published. Where is the
picture of bride and groom with their faithful chariot?
Phil Homer
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