Standard Fourteen

The Standard Fourteen is an automobile which was produced by the British Standard Motor Company from 1945 to 1948.[2]

Standard Fourteen
Standard Fourteen Saloon
Overview
ManufacturerStandard Motor Company
Also calledStandard 14[1]
Production1945–1948[2]
22,229[2]
AssemblyUnited Kingdom
Australia[3]
Body and chassis
Body style4-door saloon
2-door drophead coupe
RelatedStandard Twelve
Powertrain
Engine1,776 cc (108.4 cu in) Straight-4 side-valve [4]
TransmissionFour-speed manual[4]
Dimensions
Length165 in (4,191 mm) [4]
Width63 in (1,600 mm) [4]
Height63 in (1,600 mm) [4]
Chronology
PredecessorStandard Flying Fourteen
SuccessorStandard Vanguard

The Fourteen was offered as a four-door saloon on a 100-inch wheelbase with a 1,776 cc (108.4 cu in) side valve four-cylinder engine. Drophead coupe and estate car variants were also offered.[2] The post-war model could be distinguished from its predecessor by a lack of bonnet louvres.[2]

This Standard Fourteen is a modified prewar 12 hp car fitted with a 14 hp engine option. The engine and transmission from the Fourteen were also used in the Jaguar 1½ Litre (retrospectively known as the Jaguar Mk IV).

Press reports praised the economy, smooth running, roominess and finish of the Fourteen. Luggage was relegated to an external folding bumper carrier, which at the time was not unusual.[4]

References

  1. Standard 1946, www.classiccarcatalogue.com Retrieved 3 December 2015
  2. Michael Sedgwick and Mark Gillies, A-Z of Cars 1945-1970, Haymarket Publishing Ltd, 1994, page 185
  3. Gavin Farmer, Great Ideas in Motion, A History of Chrysler in Australia, 2010, page 405
  4. "Second Hand car guide supplement". Practical Motorist. 6 Nbr 68: between pages 768 & 769. April 1960.


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