The 1935 Standard "nine"



This is what £155 would have bought you in 1935. Items marked * were features of the de-luxe model




General Data
Wheelbase 7 foot 3 inches
Track 3 foot 10 inches
Turning circle 34 foot
Brakes - Bendix Duo Servo, cable operated on all 4 wheels
Shock absorbers - Lucas Luvax rotary hydraulic
Cruciform braced chassis, underslung at the rear
Sliding roof
Opening windscreen with Triplex glass ( all round*)
Wind down front and rear side windows
Furniture hide upholstery*
Interior roof light*
Luggage rack*

Engine
Capacity 1052cc
Cylinders 4
Bore 60.3mm
Stroke 92mm
Side valve
Coil ignition
Solex Self Starting carburetter
"Buoyant Power" flexible engine mounting

Clutch
Single Borg and Beck pattern dry plate

Lubrication
Engine 5 pints, pressure lubrication, bypass filtration
Gearbox 2 pints
Rear Axle 2 pints

Gear ratios
First 3.94:1
Second 2.43:1
Third 1.45:1
Top 1:1

Final drive
38:7 spiral bevel crown wheel and pinion

Maximum speeds in the gears
(corresponding to 4000 RPM)
First 14 MPH
Second 22 MPH
Third 37 MPH
Top 54 MPH

Electrical system
12 volts
Dynamo with "3rd brush" regulation
Manual charging rate switch
Compensated Electric fuel gauge
Single screen wiper (requires manual starting and parking!)
High* and low note Lucas Altette horns
Flush fitting lluminated trafficators*





here is the BHP curve!




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