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on an SS II
The 1934 SSII
photographed at Kemble Airfield this summer
The SSII was a product
of Swallow Sidecars who had been producing cars in Blackpool from
1922. The cars were initially built on a selection of chassis bought
in from Austin, Morris, Swift, Fiat, Wolsley and Standard.
The original Series I
SSII of 1931 used the Standard Little Nine chassis
Look closely and you
will see that this Series II SSII comprises a lightly modified 1934 Standard
12Hp chassis, clothed in new bodywork -
created by William Lyons.
The only differences
that I can spot on the chassis are a couple of additions:
apart from that that,
the mechanical components are all pure Standard. The attractive two
door, four-seater fixed head coupe style bodywork is finished in a
most pleasing dark plum shade with black fabric covered roof and
boot. The interior is finished in red leather and the car has a
stylish set of circular instruments set in hexagonal bezels. There
is a fabric covered sunroof and the wood framed boot is a separate
item bolted to the rear of the bodywork and itself carrying an
externally mounted spare within a cover
You can click on any
of the photos below to see an enlargement:
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dashboard layout
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Two
views of the 1608cc sidevalve engine - it produced 38bhp
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This car is owned by
Mike Taylor of Wiltshire who is also responsible for the superb
restoration. The car was photographed at the Kemble Show in August
2007
Photos and article
by Phil Homer
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