Standard Twenty

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Standard Twenty
Production period: 1908-1914
1931-1940
Class : upper middle class
Body versions : Touring car , limousine

The Standard Twenty was an automobile by the Standard Motor Company in Coventry from 1908 to 1914 and from 1931 built up 1940th

The name first appeared in 1908 and referred to the 20 hp touring car, which had a side-controlled six-cylinder engine and was built until 1912. In 1913/1914 it was replaced by a car with a four-cylinder engine. In 1929 a 20 hp six-cylinder engine appeared again. In 1936 this was replaced by the Flying 20, under whose pseudo-streamlined body a slightly drilled six-cylinder was stuck. In addition, there was a short-term version with a shorter chassis under the name Flying Light 20. In 1940, production was discontinued without replacement.

20 hp (1908-1914)

20 hp
Standard 20 hp (1910)

Standard 20 hp (1910)
Production period: 1908-1914
Body versions : Touring car
Engines:
Petrol engines : 3.3-4.0 liters
Length: 3962-4394 mm
Width: 1600-1676 mm
Height:
Wheelbase : 2946-3226 mm
Empty weight : approx. 914 kg

In 1908 the 20 hp touring car appeared with a long-stroke six-cylinder in-line engine with 4032 cm³ displacement (bore × stroke = 89 mm × 108 mm). This design corresponded to that of the 16 hp with four cylinders launched a year later . The chassis of the touring car without superstructure weighed 965 kg.

In 1912 a car was given the designation 20 hp, the wheelbase of which was 8 ″ (203 mm) longer, but which was also around 100 kg lighter. Its engine was designed with an even longer stroke and had a displacement of 3620 cm³ (bore × stroke = 80 mm × 120 mm).

After just one year, it was replaced in 1913 by a vehicle with a chassis with two wheelbases - 3073 mm or 3226 mm. The inline four-cylinder engine with 3326 cm³ displacement (bore × stroke = 89 mm × 133 mm) was completely new. With the beginning of the First World War the production was stopped.

20 hp (1931-1935)

20 hp

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Production period: 1931-1935
Body versions : limousine
Engines:
Petrol engines : 2.55–2.65 liters
(40–48 kW)
Length: 4775 mm
Width: 1778 mm
Height:
Wheelbase : 2972-3124 mm
Empty weight : 1283 kg

In 1931 a large six-cylinder model appeared under the name 20 hp . Be page-controlled six-cylinder in-line engine had a displacement of 2,552 cc, the 55 hp (40 kW) at 3000 min -1 made. The engines were still designed to be extremely long-stroke (bore × stroke = 73 mm × 101.6 mm). The classic sedans with a vertical radiator grille and windshield, as well as a hatchback, reached a top speed of 104 km / h. In 1933 the little changed successor came out with a wheelbase shortened by 1 ″.

In 1935 the stroke was increased to 106 mm, which led to a displacement of 2663 cm³. The new, still side-controlled engine developed 65 bhp (48 kW) at 3800 min −1 and accelerated the sedan up to 108 km / h. In this version, which was only produced in 1935, chassis with two different wheelbases - 2972 ​​mm and 3124 mm - were available.

In 1936 the revised Flying 20 replaced this model.

Flying Twenty / Flying Light Twenty (1936-1940)

Flying 20 / Flying Light 20
Standard Flying 20 Limousine (1936)

Standard Flying 20 Limousine (1936)
Production period: 1936-1940
Body versions : limousine
Engines: Otto engine :
2.65 liters (48 kW)
Length: 4293-4572 mm
Width: 1600 mm
Height:
Wheelbase : 2718-2946 mm
Empty weight : 1283 kg

The Flying Twenty followed the 20 hp and had the pseudo-streamline of the standard flying line. Its side-controlled in-line six-cylinder engine with a displacement of 2663 cm³ and a long stroke (106 mm) was carried over from its predecessor. The engine power was transmitted to the rear wheels via a synchronized three-speed gearbox. At 2,946 mm, the car had a slightly smaller wheelbase than its predecessor. Under the name Flying Light Twenty there was only a version with a shortened chassis in 1936. At 122 km / h, the cars reached significantly higher speeds than their less sleek predecessors.

In 1941 the large six-cylinder units were removed from the model range without replacement.

Web links

Commons : Standard Twenty  - collection of images, videos, and audio files

source

Culshaw, David & Horrobin, Peter: The Complete Catalog of British Cars 1895-1975 , Veloce Publishing plc., Dorchester (1997), ISBN 1-874105-93-6