1937 Standard Flying 12 Saloon in Sweden:
Following the huge
reception we got last year for a Flying 8 in the Alaskan snow, I thought we better
continue the winter tradition by featuring another Standard in a wintery scene:
Bo Legilius's 1937 black Standard Flying 12 Saloon contrtasts well with a
Swedish Winter's day. Click on the picture for an even bigger version
Bo writes:
I always log in late on Sundays because weekends is when
you add new stuff. If there is no new stuff I re-visit existing pages with equal pleasure
hoping finally to be able to open the pic of the Flying 20 for sale in France, only to
again be encountered by the red x-ed box. (Webmasters note: Thanks for informing me, this
is now fixed!)
Your site and your article almost 20 yrs ago in The
Automobile, although not at the time, I dug it out in from the attic) finally convinced
¨me a year ago to buy my '37 Flying Twelve, something I have not regretted as it has
given me more pleasure than a lot of other things and certainly other collector cars I own
or have owned. The word is 'incredible', this is not the average wallowing, powerless
crown-of-the-road hugging 30s black saloon but quite a drivable smooth car almost keeping
up with modern traffic. This afternoon I fitted a steering damper - it's OK. they were
around in the '30s- which makes it run straight as an arrow at 55to60mph despite the
inevitable Burman-Douglas slop, no offense meant to anyone out there called Burman
and/or Douglas, the steering box is referred to.
I enjoy it when people are not only not recognizing it
but also are completely clueless when told the make. I then usually tell them that it
hasn't got a Jaguar engine but Jaguars started out in business with Flying Standard
engines. Will keep in touch.
Cheers
Bo Legelius, Sweden
Thanks Bo, you clearly enjoy your car, keep the flag
flying!
Phil Homer, Nov 2002
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
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