| What's
in the box?
Underneath there's a Standard 8 Tourer!
Dear Phil,
On the internet I found your email
address on the "Standard" web site
I was hoping you could help us identify
this car. My brother has an automotive shop here in Victoria BC and as
well as helping folks get their cars back on the road he has saved a few
himself from the wreckers.
This car he found through a customer of
his. The property on which this car had been stored was recently put on
the real estate market and the car had to be moved. The car was originally
bought by the owner in the 50's and was parked on their property in the
60's. Fortunately the car had a cover of plywood and plastic which has
saved it from being out in the elements for all those years.
I was part of the group of fellows that
went and dragged the car out of the underbrush and was able to take a few
pictures.
What I would like to do is make up a web
page for my brother "Mike" taking the car from as found to a
runner..
Everything is complete...the ignition key
is still in the switch! It looks like it was dark green with a red
interior...it would have looked rather sporty!
I found your site and wondered if I could
use a couple of your site photos for our web page? I would give a
photocredit for any that you would let us use.
For the second question what have we
found? All the parts not on the car were safely stored in a close by barn
and looks like we have everything needed to complete the car. It has a
fixed front window with a crank out lower portion, the side windows are
detachable. It has lovely complete front grill and the fenders only slight
surface rust.
Any help you can give us would be very
appreciated.
Sincerely
Tony Owen
Victoria British Columbia Canada.
Hi Tony,
What you have is a 1945-48 Standard 8 Tourer,
the model is correctly called a 4/8A Tourer. If you give me the
commission number from the plate under the bonnet (hood) on the bulkhead
( firewall) I will tell you more acurately when it was built.
If restored it would look like this:
You will find several others on the site.
Curiously, though some panels are dark
green, the others are in red primer, as if someone has started at some
time to restore the car.
Please use our photos freely on
your site with acknowledgement of their source and a put a link to www.standardmotorclub.org.
Please give me the address of your site and I will link to it. You will
also find the photos you sent appear on our site shortly, if you don't
mind.
Best of luck with the restoration, you will
have a rare and desireable little car. I will try to help if there is
anything futher that you need.
Kind regards,
Phil Homer
Hi Phil,
Thanks for the reply, yes please use any
of our pictures. I think the car will be a fun project. I will get more
info from the builders plate as you mentioned. You are right about there
was a little restoration started...it seems to be just a coat of primer on
the front fenders and doors...the hardware being taken off and stored in a
dry place...the chrome looks good. One of the neat things about this
little car is that it looks to be a four-seater. The fellows son told us
about how the brakes where never the best...how do you find the brakes on
your restored examples?
Sincerely Tony
Hi Tony,
If you are rebuilding the car the following
workshop manual will be invaluable to you:
The brakes do have a bit of a reputation but
can be fixed if the instructions in this booklet are followed slavishly
Both are available from the regalia officer.
You can perhaps order them in the same transaction as joining the club.
Here is a membership form.
Hope this helps,
Regards,
Phil Homer
Hi Phil,
Here is some more info that has found the
light of day on the Standard.
...the numbers are car# 4BA comm. no. NA 28570 LT4...other plates
402569 H4913
I hope that helps...the original owner is still alive and lives in
Florida. His son is sending him the transfer papers so that everything
will be legal and above board to get the car back on the road. I am hoping
the old fellow can give us some info about the time he had it on the
road...maybe some old pictures would be a great find...we will see what
comes up. Of course the old gent does not have a computer. I am hoping
brother Mike or his son will prod him a little for some info.
I forwarded the your email onto my
brother Mike regarding the shop manuals and club subscription...that
should be fun to see!
Thanks again for all your help and time.
Regards Tony
That's no problem
I think you will find tht the plate says
"4 8A", not B.
28570 means it was built approx mid -1947
The other numbers are body numbers, I'm
afraid I don't understand what they mean. To my knowledge no one has
studied what they mean. The bodies were pressed by Fisher and
Ludlow and supplied as bare shells to Standard.
Regards,
Phil
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
message at: Phil Homer
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