The things you find in the Bush!

[Brian]

I went for a walk in the bush yesterday and found a derelict farm building with these interesting artifacts lying about.

Maybe our older friends can identify them.

I bet there would be someone out there who would give their firstborn child for these.

[Barbara]

Morris Oxford or Standard 10

[fuzzyedges]

Standard 8

[NannyFerret]

I agree with the Standard. I just asked John and he also said Standard 8.
I used to see a lot of these with living near to the Standard Motor company in Canley/Coventry.

John, my brother and also my brother-in-law all used to work there.

[ChrisLumix]

Yes, I'm sure it's a Standard. It shared the same engine block with the Triumph Herald - 948 cc for the Standard, 1147 cc for the Herald, finally bored out to 1296 cc !! They built 'em solid in them days..

[fuzzyedges]

the badge on the bonnet says standard

the grill on the front is the 8 grill the 10 was right across nearly wing tip to wing tip

[FUJI]

Car built in Coventry, just five miles away from here.............the Fordson? Tractor built in Degenham?

According to my vehicle nuts son......many of that model car were built from good British made steel, whilst others were built from recycled steel from scrap....the latter rusted quicker than the others.

I reckon my other son, would love to have a go at that tractor, he has restored two already.

That looks a good site to take a metal detector for a good old search ( with permission of course)

Interesting pics.

FUJI

[Paul]

Love the old age in these - very nice, and might be good with a touch of HDR too.

 

Nice work Brian.

 

 

Paul.

[Martyn]

Yup, Standard 8! A Standard 10 was my first car.

 

I grew up with 13 Fordson tractors in the back yard, my dad was a big fan of old machinery of any description. Can't really identify the model but possibly Fordson N.

[colinb]

great find, makes you want to lift the bonnet and check the engine is still there.

[Brian]

You are all much more knowledgeable than me. Thanks for the interest.

I might sneak back and have another look at the engine. If it's still there.

By the way, the cars definately a Standard 8. Dunno what model the Fordson is.

[ChrisLumix]

I hadn't realised that Standard was owned by Triumph back then, which explains the common lump in each company's cars.

[Denis]

1947 Fordson E27N Major ?...possibly!

[Martyn]

I hadn't realised that Standard was owned by Triumph back then, which explains the common lump in each company's cars.

 

Triumph went bust in the 1930s and it was Standard who bought Triumph out in the 1940s. The Standard name became a liability for the company; previously it had meant a "flag" "ensign" etc, but it had become synonymous with ordinary and plain. The Standard name was dropped and future cars were marketed under the Triumph name.

[ChrisLumix]

Triumph went bust in the 1930s and it was Standard who bought Triumph out in the 1940s. The Standard name became a liability for the company; previously it had meant a "flag" "ensign" etc, but it had become synonymous with ordinary and plain. The Standard name was dropped and future cars were marketed under the Triumph name.

 

Got you. I owned three Triumphs but didn't realise their earlier history. When you look at the Mayflower (early 50s?) you can see a car of much higher quality and design than the rather boxy Standards. But then, Triumph always had more of a foot in the sportscar camp - apart from boring BL offerings like the Toledo, even the contemporary Dolomite had some exciting variants, and the Stag / 2000 were no slouches. And long before them, there were the TRs, and even the Herald had sporty front suspension and the 6-cylinder Vitesse siblings, and that's not even mentioning the Spitfire / GT6 range!

[fuzzyedges]

NOT MY IMAGE PINCHED OF WIKI Author http://flickr.com/photos/41652235@N00

 

1946 triumph roadster real class this one

[Brian]

....and then there were the Triumph Motorbikes. My first big bike was a T100.All aluminium engine,genuine (almost) 100mph, road holding like a rubber band. But it was faster than my mates Norton Dominator, that was all that mattered. 

I sometimes wonder how I got to 74!

[fuzzyedges]

and the best of both worlds

Not 100% on this but I think its a pre unit 120 bonny  in a wide line  featherbed

I say not 100% because many favoured the 110 over the 120

[NannyFerret]

My brother had a Triumph Herald motorbike. 

 

When the factory was pulled down a few years ago and a business park built on the grounds, one of the roads was named Herald Avenue.

 

Some of the cars and motor bikes can be seen at the Coventry Transport Museum.
We quite often go in and have a look at the cars and bikes that have been saved from disappearing completely.