Standards at The Stoneleigh Park Restoration Show
The Standard Motor Club will now have a six car display at the Restoration Show at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire on Sunday 25th October, having originally been offered a three car stand. Find discounted advanced tickets here:
The cars to be displayed are as follows:-
As befits a Restoration Show the main car on display will be Shaun Russell's 1947 Flying Eight Tourer in barn fresh condition. Little is known about this car but Shaun is in the habit of sniffing out rare cars from their slumbers usually requiring full restoration.
Paul Dowson's 1939 Flying Eight is a complete contrast to the 1947 model having been restored to near concours condition. It has a few detail differences to the post war model to catch out unwary restorers and of course, is a saloon. Paul's car has been in regular Show use around the Midlands for many years and is an ever present in the Club display at Coventry MotoFest outside the Flying Standard pub which has an identical model on the pub sign.
Peter Lockley's 1957 Eight Gold Star model is an example of the 1957 facelift of the Standard Eight - advertised as having eight new plus features over earlier models, including an opening bootlid, radiator grille, carpets and a Gold Star Power Plus engine. It is an incredibly useful car for the Club, with a cavernous luggage space when the rear seat is folded down.
Terry and Lynn Oxley's 1937 Flying Light Twelve, essentially a Standard Flying Ten with a Twelve engine, has just emerged from a long ongoing restoration since it was bought from the widow of the previous owner. It is one of the first models of the well known Flying Standard range, but predates the later waterfall grille.
This particular car has an amazing history having seen usage by the original owner and his family in France and Denmark and returned to France for a holiday with a later owner in the 1990s. It now leads a more sedate existence.
Norman Smith's 1957 Ten Companion was restored in Hall Green, Birmingham from a wreck over several years by late Club stalwart, Brian Birch and is now based in nearby Solihull. It is the estate car version of the Eight and Ten range and this is the early twin cargo door version. Later cars had a single cargo door. When Brian put the car back on the road he believed it was the only active example, but two more have since been restored and put back on the road with a couple of others awaiting restoration.
Last, but not least, is Andy Shaw's 1958 Pennant. It has been modified mechanically with the final 1500c.c. incarnation of the Standard SC (Small Car) engine which started life as 803c.c. in the Standard Eight. With the mechanicals complete, Andy is gradually getting the car back to its Pennant appearance having now refitted the chrome side strips back onto the car. It has appeared in publicity for the Show.
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