The following article appeared in the "Motor" magazine in 1949.  My thanks to Peter Foster for sending in this interesting snippet:

May 25, 1949.

I have just been reading a report by 1 Juan Riu, driver of the Standard FJght which did so well in the Colombian 1,000-mile cross-country race last month: The Standard put up an astonishing show, as recounted in a letter in Our Correspondence pages last week, and Riu well deserved the gold medal that he received from the organizing club. Very generously, he has presented this to the Standard Motor Company

Unlike the bulk of the U.S. cars, which tended to have multiple carburettors and special  shock absorbers for the contest, the Standard only entered the day before the race started and was virtually standard It had an extra fuel tank, 3mm off the head for extra compression, different jets and advanced ignition timing; the wings, rear seat and luggage boot were taken away, which brought the weight down to just over 13cwt. The performance of the "Flea" as it was nicknamed has created terrific interest in Columbia, and it is estimated that half a million pesos (£65,000) changed hands as a result of bets on its showing in the race.

There is a movement on foot to put the little car in a nation-wide raffle.