Standard sixteen

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Standard sixteen
Production period: 1905
1909-1911
1929-1936
Class : Middle class
Body versions : Touring car , limousine

The Standard Sixteen was a car by the Standard Motor Company in Coventry (with breaks) from 1905 built up 1936th

The name first appeared in 1905 and referred to the 16 hp touring car , which had a side-controlled four-cylinder engine. 1909–1911 there was again a 16 hp in a similar design. In 1929 another model appeared with the same name, but with a six-cylinder engine. In 1934 this was replaced by the Flying 16, under whose pseudo-streamlined body a slightly drilled six-cylinder was stuck. In 1936 the series was discontinued without replacement.

16 hp (1905)

16 hp

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Production period: 1905
Body versions : Touring car
Engines: Otto engine :
3.1 liters
Length:
Width:
Height:
Wheelbase : 2743 mm
Empty weight : 940 kg

The 16 hp was the smaller of two models at Standard in 1905. The car was designed conventionally and had an in-line four-cylinder engine with a displacement of 3142 cm³ and a square design (bore × stroke = 100 mm × 100 mm). The four-seater touring car had rear-wheel drive.

After just one year, the car was replaced by the 16/20 .

16 hp (1909-1911)

16 hp

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Production period: 1909-1911
Body versions : Touring car
Engines: Gasoline engine :
2.7 liters
Length: 3658 mm
Width: 1600 mm
Height:
Wheelbase : 2794-3048 mm
Empty weight :

Another 16 hp was launched in 1909, again as a touring car. Its engine was designed similarly and had a displacement of 2688 cm³ (bore × stroke = 89 mm × 108 mm). There were chassis in two different wheelbases, 2,794 mm and 3,048 mm. The chassis without superstructure weighed 762 kg.

16 hp (1929-1933)

16 hp

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Production period: 1929-1933
Body versions : limousine
Engines: Otto engine :
2.05 liters
Length: 3962 mm
Width: 1727 mm
Height:
Wheelbase : 2769 mm
Empty weight : 1118 kg

In 1929 a medium-sized six-cylinder model appeared under the name 16 hp . It was set aside a slightly smaller 15 hp model . Its side-controlled six-cylinder in-line engine had a displacement of 2,054 cm³. The top speed was 102 km / h.

In 1934 the revised Flying 16 replaced this model.

Flying Sixteen (1934-1936)

Flying Sixteen

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Production period: 1934-1936
Body versions : limousine
Engines: Otto engine :
2.15 liters (41 kW)
Length: 4267 mm
Width: 1651 mm
Height:
Wheelbase : 2718-2946 mm
Empty weight : 1295 kg

The Flying Sixteen followed the 16 hp and had the pseudo streamline of the standard flying line. Be page-controlled in-line six-cylinder engine having 2,143 cc displacement and a long stroke (106 mm) developed 56 hp (41 kW) at 4000 min -1 . The engine power was transmitted to the rear wheels via a synchronized three-speed gearbox. At first the car had a slightly smaller wheelbase than its predecessor; In 1936, however, this was increased by 9 "(228 mm). At 118 km / h, the cars reached significantly higher speeds than their less sleek predecessors

source

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