Standard cars in India

amit V8 · 19th July 2016, 23:53

Ruined and left alone

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Stanher · 20th July 2016, 14:41

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Originally Posted by amit V8

Ruined and left alone

Seemed to have been a Standard Herald mk2.

schakravarthy · 25th July 2016, 14:26

Spotted at Mysore

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Stanher · 25th July 2016, 14:58

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Originally Posted by schakravarthy

Spotted at Mysore

An early (1961-62) Standard Herald mk1 with more or less everything intact, and very clean body too! A shame that such a car was left out on the roadside to rot! That too even in this day and age!

Already a few parts have been nicked off of it too!

schakravarthy · 25th August 2016, 22:34

Spotted by a friend at Bangalore,

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Stanher · 26th August 2016, 09:56

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Originally Posted by schakravarthy

Spotted by a friend at Bangalore,

Had seen this car for sale here with a collector back in 2008-09 (can't believe tis such a long time!

) Twas then painted yellow and white with black rims! And had some local political party leader's image with a party slogan painted on the bootlid!

Had the whitewall tyres then too though!

schakravarthy · 23rd October 2016, 13:37

Spotted in Bangalore by my cousin.

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travancore · 19th November 2016, 03:58

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Somewhere in British India

KartikeyaL · 9th December 2016, 16:06

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Originally Posted by travancore

A fleet of Standards, for the Delhi Durbar 1911,shown in London.
Two 20 H.P. cars were reserved for the personal use of Their Imperial Majesties.

source:The Autocar, Sept 1911

Same picture , better quality

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Originally Posted by karlosdeville

This red 1912 Standard Coventry is a regular at Calcutta rallies, and features a later locally modified rear end apparently. More can be read here. Pictures courtesy John Milne.

Standards at the Delhi Durbar

Your link doesn't work anymore, here is the link from the standard register

http://www.standardregister.co.uk/id13.html

here is a picture of HM King George V in conversation with his Chauffeur William Charles Vincent.

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Mr Vincent was employed by the Standard Motor Company so it would appear that as well as supplying all the cars for the Delhi Durbar, the Standard Motor Company also supplied the drivers. Following the visit, HM The King, presented Mr Vincent with a number of gifts including a ceremonial Kukri set carved to depict the King on the tiger shoot and a set of gold cufflinks from Garrards.

All the standard cars supplied for the Delhi Durbar had this special Bonnet mascot fitted to all cars.

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Pictures and details courtesy : The standard Register

travancore · 19th December 2016, 03:56

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Location unknown, February 1968

shankar.balan · 19th December 2016, 06:57

What nostalgic pics!
ORWO Films was a big deal when we were growing up in the 1970's. Always Black and White and mostly 35mm reels.

Those Standard vans which are depicted in these pics were a common sight in Madras and Coimbatore as also Anamallais and Munnar when we were small - they used to be used mostly as commercial vehicles, somewhat in the manner that the Tata Magic and Mahindra covered mini vans are these days. After that Standard Van, in my memory there were only those huge old Matador vans for many years, until the Maruti 800 Van came along...

Stanher · 19th December 2016, 18:58

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Originally Posted by travancore

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Location unknown, February 1968

Looks like some place up north, going by the Hindi signs and attire of the men. The herald's a Standard Herald mk2.

travancore · 20th December 2016, 04:36

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Illustrated Weekly of India, Christmas 1918 (98 years ago

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travancore · 9th January 2017, 01:47

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The Sirdar looks rather somber. Photo ca 1927

travancore · 29th January 2017, 05:57

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A Super Ten Advertisement, 1957

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