Description
Pavilion Gardens | Buxton, Derbyshire
Viewing: Tues 29th July from 12pm
Auction: Wed 30st July from 9am
Location: St John's Rd, Buxton SK17 6BE
1939 Standard Flying 8
No Reserve
Registration No: DAB 805
Chassis No: N20130DL
MOT: Exempt
Entered from the (late) ownership of a Standard Motor Club member
Understood to have been restored in the late 1980s
Just three former keepers shown on the V5C
Offered temptingly without reserve
Introduced during late 1938, the Standard Flying Eight featured a number of à la mode styling cues such as a waterfall grille, arched roofline, beetle back and bulbous wings. Notable as the first 8hp model on the British market to utilise independent front suspension, the newcomer was underpinned by a brand-new, box-section ladder frame chassis. Equipped with a counterbalanced crankshaft and aluminium cylinder head, its 1021cc four-cylinder engine was allied to three-speed manual transmission. Reputedly capable of 62mph and 33mpg, the compact saloon provided dependable but not austere transport. Priced at £129 ex-Works, its standard specification included a sliding roof, chrome headlamps, flat spring-steel bumper blades, easy-clean wheels, etc.
A delightful example of the breed, this Flying Eight is understood to have been restored in the 1980s, apparently with a colour change from grey to black in 1989. It has mellowed since then but still presents attractively. Pleasingly, the upholstery of the rear seat appears to be the original. Sadly, nothing is known of its history, though the ‘AB’ registration suggests it may have spent its early life in Worcestershire. In more recent years, the Eight has belonged to just two families between 2013 and the present, and it is now being sold from the estate of the late former owner, a Standard Motor Club member. Appearing as it does, it represents a generally sound survivor from a more gentle era of motoring, and it is ideal for everything from car shows to 1940s weekends, or even just for local errands. It is sold with the current V5C.
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