Registration - BGY 512 Chassis No. - 193876 M.O.T. - Exempt Odometer - 8,872 Not too much is known about this venerable survivor of the post vintage era. A six light saloon, it is finished in cream and trimmed in brown leather and has clearly been the subject of a restoration at some stage. It has such period refinements as fold-out tables for its rear seat passengers and an opening front windscreen, as well as such nods to modern motoring as flashing indicators; though the semaphore arms have been retained for authenticity. The Standard rides on brown-painted wire wheels and the car is presently regarded by the vendor has having ‘excellent’ interior trim and ‘good’ bodywork, paintwork, four-cylinder engine and four-speed manual gearbox. He has owned the car for the last five years and is now offering it complete with a selection of old MOT certificates dating back to 2003. A civil engineer by profession, Reginald Walter Maudslay was quick to recognise the rapidly increasing scope of the horseless carriage and founded the Standard Motor Company in Coventry in 1903. By the end of that year, three cars powered by over-square, single-cylinder engines had been produced and a labour force of 25 amassed. There are various explanations for the company name, from the cars being assembled from ‘standarised patterns and interchangeable parts’ to the founder proclaiming he ‘was determined to maintain the best possible standard’. Whatever, success came its way and in 1924 production reached 10,000 cars, earning it a market share comparable to that of the Austin Motor Company. Standard 12 production ran from 1934 until 1936 and the model was powered by a side-valve, four-cylinder engine of 1608cc. In summary: • A seemingly very tidy post-vintage saloon • Features ‘excellent’ brown leather interior trim • Fitted with chrome badge bar and flashing indicators as well as its original semaphore arms
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