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[Rick]

Hi,

Perusing ebay, this Standard 10 stood out as being a well-tended example of the breed. I preferred the 10s that I had over the A30/A35, eg the larger bonnet opening gave much improved access to the Standard's 948cc engine. It also drove better, IMO naturally

http://ebay.to/2fiHIaO



RJ
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[alastairq]

A nice looking car.....would be a temptation for me, if only I hadn't already allocated my capital to another.....

I would have liked the very basic 8.....there's something appealing to me about extremely basic motoring.....


Of course, I have an interest in Classic reliability Trials...and an 8 or 10, pre-'55, would be a useful tool....

Given that, within the regulations, engines up to Splitfire levels, gearboxes too, could be fitted.

And the rules allow for an axle change if pre-'55....

I used to own a series 1 Morgan 4/4 4-seater..which had a Standard Special engine fitted.

Although an OHV conversion by Standard, on the sidevalve motor of theirs......[and, to my knowledge, never used elsewhere?]....the engine was the direct ancestor of all the Standard engines of small sizes, right up to, possibly, Dolomite level.

The Standard Special engine was, IMHO, a bit of a dog.

I'm pleased to see it's problems were well sorted on subsequent engines from the Standard factory.....

[47Jag]

Alastair,

The SS Jaguar cars of the 30s were OHV conversions on Standard 4 & 6 cylinder engines. The conversion was designed by Harry Westlake who in later life designed the heart shaped combustion chamber for the Austin engines of the 50s and onward.

Art

[kevin2306]

It's lovely but I've just pared the stable down to the singer and a new (to me) Honda xr400 trail bike.
Too many toys

Kev

[alastairq]

Art

Having dug out my old notes from the days of my ownership, and attempted renovation....when I say the Standard Special engine used by Morgan was 'developed' from the Standard sidevalves, I should really have said, 'shared many common parts and dimensions'...

From records, it seemed the Standard Special engine used by Morgan was supplied exclusively by Standard, to them.

They also supplied SS, but with different OHV designs... it appears doubtful Weslake had anything to do with the Morgan engines....being only associated with those used by SS.
[One look at the rough quality of the Standard Special engine used by Morgan would doubtless have led to Weslake wanting nothing to do with them]

My cylinder head had the mandatory Standard Special cylinder head crack.....although someone had manged to overcome the problem with an ingenious contraption of pressure plates and heavy gasket materiel putting gasket pressure along the crack.

My engine was engine # 13....despite the car being only the 3rd 4 seater with Standard Special engine to be completed before the start of WW2...as an example of sheer optimism, it was delivered to its new owner on September 21st, 1939.
I mean...the war was going to be over by Christmas, wasn't it???

The gent I sold the car to has fully restored it to what I can only describe as concourse condition..but has had issues with the engine as well. We keep in touch regularly, as we share other motoring interests as well.