Standard Twelve

Standard Twelve
Production period:	1910-1911 1933-1940 1945-1948
Class :	Lower middle class
Body versions :	Touring car , limousine , convertible

The Standard Twelve was a small passenger car that the Standard Motor Company in Coventry built in 1910-1911, 1933-1940, and 1945-1948.

The name first appeared in 1910 and referred to the small touring car 12 hp, which had a side-controlled four-cylinder engine and was manufactured until 1911. It was not until 1933 that the name reappeared for small sedans with six-cylinder engines, which were called Little 12 and Big 12 and were renamed 12/6 in the following year. At the same time there was a 12 hp with a slightly larger four-cylinder engine, which was replaced in 1935 by the Flying 12 in pseudo-streamlined form and its shorter counterpart, the Flying Light 12. The Flying 12 was built until 1940. After the Second World War , this model was manufactured again until 1948.

12 hp (1910-1911)

12 hp
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Production period:	1910-1911
Body versions :	Touring car
Engines:	Gasoline engine : 1.7 liters
Length:	3429 mm
Width:	1600 mm
Height:
Wheelbase :	2438 mm
Empty weight :

In 1910 the 12 hp touring car appeared with a long-stroke four-cylinder in-line engine with a displacement of 1656 cm³ (bore × stroke = 68 mm × 114 mm). The chassis without superstructure weighed 508 kg. This made the 12 hp the manufacturer's smallest model this year.

In 1912 the small four-cylinder disappeared without replacement.

Little 12, Big 12 and 12/6 (1933–1934)

Little 12, Big 12, 12/6
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Production period:	1933-1934
Body versions :	limousine
Engines:	Otto engines : 1.4-1.5 liters (21 kW)
Length:	3531-4013 mm
Width:	1359-1549 mm
Height:
Wheelbase :	2477-2591 mm
Empty weight :	889-1118 kg

In 1933 two 12 hp six-cylinder engines appeared. The smaller carriage was Little 12 and had an engine with 1337 cc capacity (bore x stroke = 57 mm × 87.3 mm) of the 29 hp (21 kW) at 3500 min ^-1 gave. The bigger car was the Big 12 and had a 1497 cc engine. In addition, the Big 12 was a little 5 "(127 mm) longer and 5" wider than the Little 12. Both sedans reached top speeds of 98 km / h.

In the following year, the Little 12 was discontinued and the Big 12 - slightly enlarged, but with the same engine - was renamed the 12/6 to differentiate it from the new 12 hp with four-cylinder engine. In 1935 the six-cylinder was no longer offered.

12 hp (1934-1935)

12 hp
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Production period:	1934-1935
Body versions :	limousine
Engines:	Petrol engine : 1.6 liters (32 kW)
Length:	4013 mm
Width:	1549 mm
Height:
Wheelbase :	2591 mm
Empty weight :

In 1934, a 12 hp four-cylinder engine was offered in parallel to the six- cylinder models. The vehicle corresponded to the 12/6, but had a four-cylinder in-line engine with 1608 cm³ displacement (bore × stroke = 69.5 mm × 106 mm), which made 44 bhp (32 kW) at 4000 min ⁻¹ . The top speed was 97 km / h.

In 1936 the revised Flying 12 replaced this model.

Flying Twelve and Flying Light Twelve (1936–1940, 1945–1948)

Flying 12 / Flying Light 12
Standard Flying 12 Limousine (1937)
Production period:	1936-1940 1945-1948
Body versions :	Limousine , cabriolet
Engines:	Petrol engine : 1.6 liters (32 kW)
Length:	4013-4394 mm
Width:	1473-1600 mm
Height:
Wheelbase :	2311-2743 mm
Empty weight :	1029-1219 kg

The Flying Twelve followed the 12 hp and had the pseudo streamline of the standard flying line. Its side-controlled inline four-cylinder engine with 1609 cm³ displacement came from its predecessor. The engine power was transmitted to the rear wheels via a synchronized three-speed gearbox. The cars were a little smaller than their predecessor. Only in 1936 there was the Flying Light Twelve with a shorter chassis. At 108 to 114 km / h, the cars reached significantly higher speeds than their less sleek predecessors.

In 1940 production was stopped due to the war, but resumed in 1945. In addition to the sedan, there was now also a 2-door convertible. In 1948 the Twelve finally disappeared from the model range.

Web links

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source

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