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Rick Site Admin
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Richard H
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Nice window sticker!! _________________ Richard Hughes |
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Rick Site Admin
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Nic Jarman
Joined: 05 Oct 2008 Posts: 1031 Location: Stoke by Clare, Suffolk
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Brake cylinders seized on an old british car? Who would have thought it? _________________ 1936 Morris 8 Series 1
1973 MGB roadster
1977 MG Midget 1500
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Rick Site Admin
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Roger-hatchy
Joined: 07 Dec 2007 Posts: 2135 Location: Tiptree, Essex
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Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2010 9:24 am Post subject: |
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In 1969 after leaving the services of her majesty i worked for a small garage, Eton Mews in Hampstead.
They were called Avenue Cars and had the Triumph and Standard franchise.
We had a Standard 10 Van, used to enjoy driving it and was a hard workhorse, never let us down.
Sadly I have no photos, or registartion number, of any of there vehicles.
Love the 'little and large' photo.
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Rick Site Admin
Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22477 Location: UK
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Posted: Tue May 18, 2010 1:35 pm Post subject: |
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Compo the Companion has been behaving itself of late, and sees regular use throughout the week.
It attended its first show on the 9th May, at Cholmondeley Castle. A few of us had a stand there, so I drove the Devon, and dad the Standard. One or two members of the nearby Standard Motor Club were interested in Compo and wanted to buy it (despite not being up for sale), one I later caught with the back door open having a nosey at the interior...what is it about taking cars to shows, that people think they can open doors, bonnets etc without the courtesy to ask first???
R
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P3steve
Joined: 24 Nov 2007 Posts: 542 Location: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
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Been enjoying the articles on your Standard which has inspired me to make a start on restoring my ten now that I've freed up some space having sold a Daimler V8 2 1/2Lt last year and not planing any major work on the Rover P3 for the next year or so. I must be lucky as I have never had anyone open or enter my cars at shows, I often invite people to look or sit in them but mostly have had respect for them from the public. One question I have is has any one ever shortened the steering column on one of these or any car, I would like to shorten it by about an inch to make easy access for my fairly well endowed in the chest area wife who will be driving it more than me (hope she doesn't see this or I'm in trouble) or can anyone suggest a steering wheel swap that is slightly smaller, all the after market wheels I have seen sit on boss's that bring the wheel up canceling out any advantage to fitting a smaller wheel. |
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Keith D
Joined: 16 Oct 2008 Posts: 1133 Location: Upper Swan, Western Australia
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Posted: Wed May 19, 2010 6:46 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Standardsteve,
I once shortened an Austin A70 steering column way back in the dark ages to fit an A40. The A70 has a bearing instead of a peg to fit inside the worm. It's a far better box. There were three tubes to be shortened. This was many years ago and the only difficult part that I can remember was to rejoin the innnermost tube in a way that allowed the indicator and horn wires to pass through. Sorry, I can't remember any other details!
Be careful fitting a smaller diameter steering wheel on an old car without power steering. It'll make the car even heavier to turn, especially when parking it!
I used to own a 1957 Standard 10 van. I bought in 1961 and had great fun with it for a several years in my late teens. The only difficult thing I remember was removing the steering box. I think the four bolts were in a diamond pattern with the rear one being almost inaccessible inside the cross member.
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Rick Site Admin
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Rick Site Admin
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Posted: Sun Dec 19, 2010 12:57 pm Post subject: |
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Since the MOT expired earlier in the year, Compo has been tucked away in the Motor House (). I need to fettle a few things and source some track rod ends, then it can go back on the road (although I might leave it til the spring now).
Unfortunately it had to spend a few evenings outside, just as the first batch of snow fell a few weeks back, but it soon returned to the comparative comfort of the garage. Good job too as the snow is much deeper out there now!
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