Standard Ten

Standard Ten
Production period:	1906 1934-1940 1954-1961
Class :	Lower middle class
Body versions :	Touring car , limousine , station wagon
Previous model:	Standard Nine
Successor:	Triumph Herald

The standard ten was a small car, which the Standard Motor Company in Coventry built (with breaks) 1906-1961.

The name first appeared in 1906 and referred to the 10 hp touring car, which had a side-controlled two - cylinder engine with 631 cm³ displacement . 1934-1936 there was again a 10 hp, which was replaced in 1937 by the Flying Ten. This car was produced until the beginning of World War II . Originally 10 hp was a taxable horsepower designation that correlated with engine capacity and was never a measure of engine power. Like other British car manufacturers, Standard used this name as an approximate size long after the UK vehicle taxation system was changed.

The Ten, manufactured from 1954, and its luxurious twin model, the Pennant, were replaced by the Herald in 1961 .

10 hp (1906)

10 hp
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Production period:	1906
Body versions :	Touring car
Engines:	Otto engine : 0.6 liters
Length:	2819 mm
Width:
Height:
Wheelbase :	1981 mm
Empty weight :

The 10 hp was 1906 Standard's smallest car. In contrast to the successful four- and six-cylinder models, the touring car only had a two-cylinder sv engine with 631 cm³ displacement. The engine power of this model is just as unknown as the number of pieces produced. However, neither of them could have been high, because the vehicle that was only produced this year did not play an essential role in the model range.

10 hp (1934-1936)

10 hp
Standard 10 hp (1934)
Production period:	1934-1936
Body versions :	Touring car , limousine
Engines:	Otto engine : 1.35 liters
Length:
Width:
Height:
Wheelbase :	2311-3048 mm
Empty weight :

It wasn't until 1934 that a 10 hp reappeared at Standard . This time it was powered by a side-controlled inline four-cylinder engine with a capacity of 1343 cc. It was the successor to the Big Nine model and should have developed around 25-30 bhp. The chassis, available in two wheelbases (2311 mm and 3048 mm), could be equipped with different superstructures. The cars reached a top speed of 94 km / h.

Flying Ten (1937-1940)

Flying Ten
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Production period:	1937-1940
Body versions :	limousine
Engines:	Otto engine : 1.3 liters (24 kW)
Length:	3860 mm
Width:	1422 mm
Height:
Wheelbase :	2286 mm
Empty weight :	914 kg

The Flying Ten followed the 10 hp and had the pseudo streamline of the standard flying line. Be page-controlled in-line four-cylinder engine with 1267 cc capacity and a long stroke (100 mm) was equipped with a single carburettor Zenith and developed 33 hp (24 kW) at 4000 min ^-1 . The engine power was transmitted to the rear wheels via a synchronized three-speed gearbox. Initially, the car had rigid axles at the front and rear, suspended from semi-elliptical longitudinal leaf springs, but from 1939 onwards, independent front suspension with transverse leaf springs was offered. You could reach a top speed of around 105 km / h. The drum brakes were operated by cable according to the Bendix system.

There was also a sport version, the Light Flying Ten .

Ten (1954-1960)

Ten / Companion
Standard Ten (1954)
Production period:	1954-1961
Body versions :	Limousine , station wagon
Engines:	Otto engine : 1.0 liter (24-29 kW)
Length:	3658 mm
Width:	1524 mm
Height:	1524 mm
Wheelbase :	2134 mm
Empty weight :	737-775 kg

In 1954 the Ten was introduced as a more powerful and better equipped variant of the Eight . It had the same body and gearbox as the Eight. Overdrive or semi-automatic were available as an option from March 1957. 1955 came out a station wagon version, the Companion . It was one of the first British station wagons to have five doors, unlike its competitors such as the Ford Squire or the Hillman Husky .

A small number of left-hand drive Ten were sold abroad as the Triumph TR10 . These cars were painted in two colors. Usually the two-tone paintwork was reserved for the luxury Pennant model.

A Ten sedan was tested by British magazine The Motor in 1954 and reached a top speed of 111 km / h and an acceleration from 0 to 100 km / h in 38.3 seconds. The test car consumed 8.21 l / 100 km and cost £ 580 including tax.

In 1955, a factory-prepared Ten, driven by Jimmy Ray and Brian Horrocks , won the RAC rally due to an incomprehensible handicap system that favored small cars .

For export to the USA, the Standard Ten was called the Triumph Ten , in Scandinavia it was called the Standard Vanguard Junior , in Australia the Standard Cadet .

The Ten was built until 1960, the Kombi Companion until 1961. A total of 172,500 Standard Ten were built.

A standard Vanguard Junior in Scandinavia

Standard Pennant (1957-1960)

Pennant
Standard Pennant
Production period:	1957-1960
Body versions :	Limousine , station wagon
Engines:	Otto engine : 1.0 liter (27 kW)
Length:	3658 mm
Width:	1524 mm
Height:	1524 mm
Wheelbase :	2134 mm
Empty weight :	737-775 kg

A version of the Ten with tail fins - optionally available in two-tone paintwork - was presented in 1957 under the name Pennant . The engine output had risen to 37 bhp (27 kW) and an overdrive was available on request. Other optional extras included a radio, heater, leather interior and semi-automatic (no clutch pedal).

In 1958 a Pennant was tested by the British magazine The Motor . It had a top speed of 113 km / h and accelerated from 0 to 100 km / h in 35.3 sec. The test car consumed 7.03 l / 100 km and the price was £ 728 including tax of £ 243.

Standard Pennant (1957)

A total of 42,910 Standard Pennants were created.

literature

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

Web links

Commons : Standard Ten  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ The Standard Ten . In: The Motor , August 4, 1954
2. ^ Graham Robson: XK to Escort - 25 Years of RAC Rallies . In: Autocar , edition 147 (nbr 4228), November 19, 1977, pp. 40-41
3. ↑ Website of Standard Eight and Standard Ten ( Memento of the original from October 13, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English) 
4. ↑ ^{a b} G. Robson: A – Z of British Cars 1945–1980 . Herridge Books, Devon, 2006, ISBN 978-0-9541063-9-3
5. ^ The Standard Pennant . In: The Motor , September 10, 1958