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Rick Site Admin
Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22447 Location: UK
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Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2017 8:10 pm Post subject: Standard 14hp project - Xmas bargain, or beyond hope? |
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Evening all,
Potentially a bargain buy as a project car, or beyond hope of recall? It certainly looks pretty dog-eared, the interior in particular lets it down. With the auction ending lunchtime on the 25th, when most people are otherwise engaged, could this sneak through as a bargain for someone, even taking into account the mammoth amount of work that'd be required?
http://ebay.to/2kyqytp
To bring it back to as-new I think might be a stretch too far, but a few compromises with regard to originality could see it back on the road, perhaps as a characterful runaround rather than a show winner - maybe?? There's no mention of whether the rear wings are present or not, saying that the Standard club is pretty handy when it comes to sourcing bits.
The listing says pre-war, but with plain bonnet side panels, my guess is that it dates to the late 40s.
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BigJohn
Joined: 01 Jan 2011 Posts: 954 Location: Wem, Shropshire
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Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2017 9:25 pm Post subject: |
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Post war, so just called a Standard 14, not a Flying 14. No bonnet vents and appears not to have knurled adjustment on the distributor. |
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Rootes75
Joined: 30 Apr 2013 Posts: 3816 Location: The Somerset Levels
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Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2017 1:13 pm Post subject: |
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I think it looks a bit too far gone and if you judged the cost of restoring it you would never take it on. It would be a very good source of spares though. _________________ Various Rootes Vehicles. |
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badhuis
Joined: 20 Aug 2008 Posts: 1390 Location: Netherlands
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Rootes75
Joined: 30 Apr 2013 Posts: 3816 Location: The Somerset Levels
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Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2017 5:09 pm Post subject: |
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Now then, that V8 is something interesting?
Didn't I read somewhere that they got round Fords V8 slogon by using Roman numerals? _________________ Various Rootes Vehicles. |
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BigJohn
Joined: 01 Jan 2011 Posts: 954 Location: Wem, Shropshire
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Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2017 5:22 pm Post subject: |
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Now that is a bit special. |
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badhuis
Joined: 20 Aug 2008 Posts: 1390 Location: Netherlands
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Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2017 12:45 pm Post subject: |
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Rootes75 wrote: | Didn't I read somewhere that they got round Fords V8 slogon by using Roman numerals? |
As proven by the strange badge on the grille:
_________________ a car stops being fun when it becomes an investment |
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Rootes75
Joined: 30 Apr 2013 Posts: 3816 Location: The Somerset Levels
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Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2017 10:34 am Post subject: |
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Yes, that's it. _________________ Various Rootes Vehicles. |
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