Standard Ten

The name was first used in 1906 on an experimental two-cylinder 10 tax horsepower car.[2] The side-valve engine had a 70 mm bore and an 82 mm stroke, giving a capacity of 631 cc.[1]

A 9.5 tax horsepower four-cylinder car was introduced in 1914 and built until 1915. A version of this car, with increases in wheelbase and engine stroke, was offered in 1919.[1]

The Flying Ten was a replacement for the earlier Ten with the semi-streamlined look of the Standard Flying range. The side-valve 1267 cc long stroke (100 mm) engine had a single Zenith carburettor and could produce 33 bhp (25 kW) at 4000 rpm.[3] Drive was to the rear wheels through a 3-speed synchromesh gearbox. The suspension was conventional at first with a solid front axle but this was upgraded to an independent set-up at the front with a transverse leaf spring in 1939. A top speed of around 65 mph (105 km/h) was attainable. Brakes were cable operated using the Bendix system. In early 1941, 150 four-doors were built for the military, after civilian production had ceased.

A sportier version, the Light Flying Ten was also made.

Standard Ten
1954 Standard Ten Saloon
Overview
Also called	Standard Companion (estate) Standard 6 cwt (van & pickup) [5] Standard Cadet (Australia) [6] Standard Vanguard Junior (Sweden) Triumph TR-10 (United States) [7]
Production	May 1954[8]–1960 172,500 made [9]
Assembly	United Kingdom Australia[10] India
Body and chassis
Body style	4-door saloon 4-door estate car 2-door coupe utility[5] 2-door panel van[5]
Powertrain
Engine	948 cc OHV I4[11]
Transmission	Four speed manual optional overdrive
Dimensions
Wheelbase	84 in (2,134 mm)[11]
Length	144 in (3,658 mm)[11]
Width	60 in (1,524 mm)[11]
Height	60 in (1,524 mm)[12]

In 1954 the Ten was introduced as a more powerful, better-appointed version of the Standard Eight, with the Eight's Standard SC engine increased in size to 948 cc and sharing a similar frame and transmission. Overdrive (from March 1957) or a temperamental semi-automatic were available as options.

An estate (station wagon) version, the Companion, was launched in June 1955.[8] It was among the first small British estate cars to have rear-passenger doors (like the saloon, and unlike its rivals such as the Ford Squire and Hillman Husky which used the two-door "van" arrangement).

A small number of left-hand-drive Tens were exported to the US and sold as the Triumph TR-10. On these, the two-tone colour arrangement normally reserved for the Pennant was available (though this export model was not tailfinned).

A Ten saloon tested by the British magazine The Motor in 1954 had a top speed of 69.0 mph (111.0 km/h) and could accelerate from 0-60 mph (97 km/h) in 38.3 seconds. A fuel consumption of 34.4 miles per imperial gallon (8.2 L/100 km; 28.6 mpg_‑US) was recorded. The test car cost £580 including taxes.[13]

In 1955, supported by an inscrutable handicapping régime favouring small cars, a factory-prepared Standard Ten, driven by Jimmy Ray and Brian Horrocks, won the UK's RAC Rally.[14]

For the United States export market the car was badged as the Triumph 10[7] and in Scandinavia it was sold as the Standard Vanguard Junior. In Australia the Ten was known as the Cadet.[15]

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  1959 Standard Ten (facelifted model)
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  Standard Companion estate car
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  Standard Companion estate car
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  Standard 6 cwt pickup
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  Australian market Standard Cadet
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  A Scandinavian Standard Ten badged as the Vanguard Junior
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  Triumph 10 (Canada)

Standard Pennant
Overview
Production	1957–1960 42,910 made [9]
Body and chassis
Body style	saloon, estate
Related	Standard Atlas
Powertrain
Engine	948 cc Straight-4 OHV[11]
Transmission	Four speed manual optional overdrive
Dimensions
Wheelbase	84 in (2,134 mm)[11]
Length	142 in (3,607 mm)[11]
Width	59 in (1,499 mm)[11]
Height	60 in (1,524 mm)[16]

A tail-finned (with optional two-tone paint schemes) version of the Ten, the Standard Pennant was launched in October 1957. Engine power was increased to 37 bhp[9] and an overdrive gearbox was offered as an option. other options included a radio, heater, leather upholstery and clutchless two-pedal control. Indian-produced Pennants were branded as "Standard 10", and lacked any bootlid trim other than the branding.

A Pennant tested by British magazine The Motor in 1958 had a top speed of 70.2 mph (113.0 km/h) and could accelerate from 0-60 mph (97 km/h) in 35.3 seconds. A fuel consumption of 40.2 miles per imperial gallon (7.03 L/100 km; 33.5 mpg_‑US) was recorded. The test car cost £728 including taxes of £243.[16]

A 1957 Pennant

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Footnotes

Bibliography

• Culshaw, David; Horrobin, Peter (2013) [1974]. "Standard". The Complete Catalogue of British Cars 1895 - 1975 (e-book ed.). Poundbury, Dorchester, UK: Veloce Publishing. pp. 281–287. ISBN 978-1-845845-83-4.
• Robson, Graham (19 November 1977). "XK to Escort – 25 years of RAC Rallies". Autocar. 147 (4228): 40–41.
• Robson, G. (2006). A-Z of British Cars 1945–1980. Devon, UK: Herridge Books. ISBN 0-9541063-9-3.