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Pity Jaguar had to leave Ford and be taken over by Indians who appear to be taking over the government as well.

Love this beautiful little car

memories ,,,i served my bodywork apprenticeship standard 10s n8s vanguards,,,,etc retied in2006,,,, and again 10 yrs later later 10 yrs smart repair wheels,,, bumper scuffs etc

Good on you Steph, appreciate your honesty, I'm sure this will help people considering the surgery. You look great!

You can't be serious.

What a gorgeous automobile 🇬🇧👍 I don't remember these on New Zealand roads as a kid, however there were some Standard 10 sedans around, don't know if NZ had the Standard 8. See she has a dashboard mounted rear vision mirror, that was also a feature of US Chryslers from that era.

Darling, please, give a rest your tongue for a while. Woof! Greetings from 🇨🇱

That Flying 20 V8 at 9:05 is super rare, maybe the only one in the UK

Gorgeous car, interesting review but I don't think you really 'got' the car. In the early 80s, I had a 2600 SD1 for 5 years. The driving experience was second to none and both my wife and I loved it! Ferrari Daytona-esque styling, fabulously comfortable seats, steerring wheel with good range of adjustment in out as well as up down. A great space between driver and front passenger. Never had any issue with the handbrake or choke lever as they easily fell to hand. Performance was decent, headlights at night were wonderful esp on dark country roads when returning late from concerts! First time I reversed, I turned my head to look out of the rear window and couldn't believe how big the car was! On the downside mine was a Friday 13th car; the body was rusting away and the head gasket kept blowing. It had 2 resprays, on the 2nd I had Non OE front chin spoiler with splitter and a rear tailgate spoiler fitted and coloured the same as the same. I thought it looked great and often when filling up guys would come over and say it was the best SD1 in town. Eventually the car had a recon head fitted but when it started playing up again the money pit sadly had to go. I had previously driven Rover 100s, P5s, P6s and enjoyed them all but the style of the SD1 was a quantum leap forward. If ever I drove even a P6 again, it felt so "sit up and beg" by comparison. Anyway, really enjoyed seeing this one, thanks for posting.

You were so easy on the way you presented your video. I saw how well kept it was and how well-finished it was. Lovely to see how these cars enjoy life into old age.

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Fuel gauge looks identical to that of the Mini 850 / 1000. Could the owner get a light switch 3D printed?

Nice two tone interior.

I like how ALL instruments on British cars, from Minis to Rolls Royces, are made by Smiths Instruments!

Love her outfit.

Go crazy! 1000 HP Hellcat crate engine!

I absolutely love it. Please forgive me for not knowing, but is Standard a make or model of a British manufacturer? Thankyou.

You Could Tune These Engines to Go Faster 8:10

My parents had an 8 in the 50s when I was but a wee kid! PUF 655, 2 tone blue. lovely car, but the boot was accessed through the back seat. Difficult. The 10 had an opening boot, much more practical!

Hello Steph, what a wonderful presentation. The car has had a very good restoration, the engine and accessories under the bonnet is just so clean and tidy! What a comfortable car, and "interesting" gearbox!! Best wishes from Lincolnshire.

I hope you don't mind, but couldn't you find a nicer place to present these beauties?

For reasons I wont go into I had to delay watching this video until now. I am so glad I watched it at last! The standard brand is somewhat overlooked I think but just looking at these examples you know that they are cherished. That was an interesting story of William Lyons, I knew his history but to have a car that he had a hand in putting together is wonderful. Ash is very robust wood and was used on many old cars back in the day, even the Morris Minor Traveller has an ash frame which I am sure many people knew. Thanks for sharing this video Steph and I hope the chap at the end wasn't too unhappy that you 'kidnapped' him off the street!! 😁👍👍

Learn something every day with you Steph.. I saw a photo of where I live from about 55 years ago and one of these was parked up..I asked my cousins husband to identify it and he said it was a companion!. I'd never heard of them.!

Excellent video. I've just fallen in love with this car. I'm not sure when yet but I will get one for sure.

What a great car, and what a great review, thanks!

A real pudding stirrer gear stick!!

I owned a Standard Eight Goldstar until last year, more advanced than the Morris & Austin cars of the time..

Absolute classic.

Steph, you see getting so much better at this you have definitely improved over the years and I love watching every episode.

I agree Steph the Rootes range of this period Humber Hillman and Singer variations were the nicest on the road my dad three Minxes they were all great cars

Hi Steph, great review as usual, Loved it! Hey! I'm surprised you didn't comment on the Vanguard Of similar era that was coming the other way! 🤣🤣 Can I make a request? I'd love to see you do a drive of a Jaguar XJ8 4.2 litre naturally aspirated or supercharged an X350 or 358 from 20O3 to 2009, I reckon the last proper Jag, I'd certainly lend you my 03 XJ8 for a day but I live in Australia 🤣 but I think if you ever get the chance do a review I think you'll really like it! They are now a classic and beautiful cars, just a suggestion, Keep up your fantastic work I love your reviews! Cheers Steph oh BTW, i remember as a kid my dad was manager of "Reading Tyre Supplies" they had a Standard Van based on the 8 or the 10 maybe same chassis Anybody? This would have been around 1958, fond memories ❤️

That's a lovely characterful car and you have presented this review brilliantly. Thanks Steph. I enjoy seeing your reviews of 1950s bread and butter vehicles.

Ohhh wowww...!!! My grandfather had one back in the '60s!!! He always said what a good car that was!

Steph, I guess that they positioned the steering wheel that low so you can always see the speedometer and fuel gauge. There was never a time in the video when the instruments weren't visible. That long throw gearbox reminds me a bit of the one on the 1963 Morris Mini I owned in the mid seventies. Short throw gearboxes are always less vague.

The loss of the light switch control knob is annoying, but a 3D printed replacement might be possible if a proper replacement can't be found.

Hi Steph I have some switches I can supply FOC. Also do any of your watchers have a Standard 10 standrive I have just saved one from being scrapped and would like to get more info or share info in NZ. Thanks

In India Standard Cars were popular in the 50s

The Sceptre was like Ford ditching the Zephyr-Zodiac line and re-badging Cortinas. Humber=Ultra Minx.

Been quite a day here but just sitting down with a cup of tea to watch this, 🫖 thank you Steph! 😊✨

Great video of a model I'd never known existed! Bonus fun factoid: The related Standard 10 estate was sold in North America as the Triumph 10, coz Standard hadn't been sold here in a while + the word "standard" didn't exactly lure buyers. But dealers often called it the "TR-10" to tie it to the TR-3 then on sale ... and you may still see a few survivors advertised that way today.

These rims are not Model A. They are later Model B 1932+ and there is also no rear bumper.

I've been a member of the Triumph Sports Six Club since 1981, and yes, it's true, the Standard Owner's Club members are, like the old Standard advert used to say, "All that's best in Britain".

That's a lovely little estate, kudos to the owner for keeping it so well.

I think those light switch knobs are the same as the TR3A, and repro's are available, (I agree, what a terrible thing for someone to do, much like the stolen super rare grey pear-shaped gear knob stolen from the cut-away Herald in the Coventry Motor Museum.

Here in New Zealand way back in 1982, one of my college teachers had one of these. Same colour. It had "standard drive". It was fun to run around in. Sadly his son rolled it and it got scrapped. Thanks for the video. Brings back memories.

hello Steph, so enjoyed the wander around the rally. I do like it when you chatter with the owners. Best wishes from Lincolnshire

Great presentation, Steph. It's a lovely looking car, and from the outside, one can almost expect the interior to be quite special; but it's as basic as basic gets! But i think it's a great practical little machine.

Hmmm, not a single mention of the quarter-lights, a feature sadly missing on modern cars! 😢

I love these older utility vehicles, lovely review!

Love to be the in passenger seat ❤