Description
DUE to old age, I am off loading classic cars from my collection. This is just one and there will be loads more over the next few months.
This Vanguard is on the button and appears to be rock solid. Pulls slightly to the right but has a quiet and responsive engine. Sold as a project and I don't need the space any more now.
THE Standard Vanguard was launched in the UK in 1948 and, being an immediate post-war motor car, was available for export only until 1950. Strange to say that it was Germany who ordered the majority of Vanguards during that period. But he ho, another story there I am sure. Standard still stood for setting the standard back then. Being in the vanguard of something. And the car was named after the last British warship, HMS Vanguard. Modelled on an American Plymouth from 1940, you can see the "Edward G Robinson" gangster style car here. Body in the trunk and all that. It was brash, maybe ugly. When I was a youngster, they frightened me!
Anyway, with their 2. 2 litre Massey-Ferguson tractor engine, they became a sought after car - for those who could afford one in the early 1950s for around a mammoth £700 or so.
This delightful old girl was a three-owner car from new until earlier this year. Yes, three owners in 72 years! She is absolutely rock solid (these Vanguard beetle backs have the most amazing chassis) with original jacking points etc. Engine sounds sweet and shows excellent oil pressure on the car's original gauge. She drives very well through her three forward gears via column change. Body wide, as strong as an ox. Very good paint that polishes up like a mirror. Some signs of "zinc oxide" primer peeping through here and there beneath the glossy black finish. She has her original rear wheel spats too and they are in tip top condition. Her interior looks original to me. Headlining very good indeed. Come and see her for yourself. She is a remarkable piece of British motoring history.
I am Martin (Martin Howey Classics, Est. 26 years) and I can also assist with delivery and so please ask for a quote. Thanks, Martin the details below).
