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The Flying Standard Fourteen is an automobile produced by the British Standard Motor Company from 1936 to 1940 announced in October 1936. The other Flying Standard models had been announced twelve months earlier.[5] A standard is a flag and the reference to flying standards is to flying flags as well as to the advertised abilities of the cars.

Flying Standard Fourteen
Flying Standard Fourteen
Overview
Manufacturer	Standard Motor Company[1]
Production	1937–1940 [2]
Assembly	United Kingdom
Body and chassis
Body style	4-door 5-seat (fastback) saloon 4-door 5-seat Touring Saloon 2-door drophead coupe[3]
Layout	FR[3]
Related	Standard Twelve
Powertrain
Engine	1,776 cc (108.4 cu in) Straight-4 side-valve
Transmission	Four speed manual — syncromesh on 2, 3 and 4 needle-bearing propellor shaft to a half-floating rear axle spiral bevel final drive
Dimensions
Wheelbase	108 in (2,743 mm) ’’’Track’’’ 52 in (1,321 mm)[3]
Length	173 in (4,394 mm)[3]
Width	62 in (1,575 mm)[3]
Height	63 in (1,600 mm)
Kerb weight	Saloon 24 cwt, 2,688 lb (1,219 kg)[3]
Chronology
Predecessor	none
Successor	Standard Fourteen

Standard Fourteen
Overview
Manufacturer	Standard Motor Company
Layout
Configuration	Straight 4-cylinder[3]
Displacement	1,776 cc (108.4 cu in)[3]
Cylinder bore	73 mm (2.87 in)[3]
Piston stroke	106 mm (4.17 in)[3]
Head material	aluminium detachable[4]
Valvetrain	side[3]
Compression ratio	6.5[3]
Combustion
Fuel system	Solex carburettor[3] mechanical fuel pump[4]
Cooling system	water[3]
Output
Power output	49 bhp (37 kW; 50 PS) @4,000 rpm Tax horsepower 13.23[1]

Bodies

The Flying Standard Fourteen was a four-door five-seat saloon with a gently tapering body. From March 1937 the same specification was also made available as a 'Touring Saloon' incorporating increased luggage accommodation for touring "and the weekend golf clubs".[6] Either body was provided on a 108-inch wheelbase with a 1,776 cc side valve four cylinder engine.[2] A catalogued drophead coupe variant was also available and in addition special coachwork by Avon was available as usual on all Standard models.[1]

The wide (53 inches) rear seating was given extra knee-room by recesses in the backs of the front seats. Luxury rear standard fittings included folding tables. Draught free ventilation came from swivelling quarter-lights. There were independent bucket seats in front with a settee type available if requested. Both seating and pedals were adjustable. The driver's steering column was telescopic. A flush-fitting sliding roof was provided. The Lucas mellotone wind-horns adjusted for town or country. The luxurious upholstery was unpleated.[1]

The conventional shield-shaped radiator casing was replaced by a chromed vertically-barred "waterfall" grille in July 1937, earlier on some other Flying Standard models.[7]

Chassis

The engine was part of a single assembly including its clutch and gearbox. This assembly was held at three points in "live rubber" with a steadying bearing forward of the flywheel.[4] Suspension was by long semi-elliptic springs at each corner of the car controlled by Luvax shock absorbers combined with a front (anti-roll) torsion bar. The chassis was mounted on large section tyres. Spare wheel and tyre were stowed in a separate compartment below the luggage locker. Permanent hydraulic jacks were built into the chassis.[1] Both springs and frame pass beneath the back axle.[4]

Road test

When on test The Times reported while the engine was not as smooth as a six-cylinder the car felt sturdy and the controls proved easy to operate. The windscreen would open out far enough to provide the driver with a direct view.[4]

Jaguar

The Fourteen's engine and transmission were used by the Jaguar 1½ Litre retrospectively known as the Jaguar Mk IV.

Standard Ensign 1957

A new model introduced at the October 1957 Motor Show, Standard Ensign, in this case with slightly reduced equipment levels from Standard's Vanguard, was given a 1670 cc engine and a four-speed gearbox with a then popular sporting retro sturdy floor-mounted gear lever. The engine was less powerful than the Vanguard's but the car was considerably lighter and The Times regarded it as an unusually attractive car to drive recalling prewar Flying Standard Fourteens.[8]

References

External links

• Standard Motor Club

На других языках

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[de] Standard Fourteen

Der Standard Fourteen war ein Mittelklasse-PKW, den die Standard Motor Company in Coventry von 1923 bis 1928, von 1937 bis 1939 und von 1945 bis 1948 baute.

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- [en] Standard Flying Fourteen

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[fr] Standard Flying Fourteen

La Standard Flying Fourteen est une automobile produite par la Standard Motor Company de 1936 à 1940, annoncée en octobre 1936. Les autres modèles Flying Standard avait été annoncés douze mois plus tôt[4]. Un Standard est un drapeau, et la référence aux drapeaux flottants au vent se rapporte aux capacités de la voiture annoncées par les publicités.

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[it] Standard Fourteen

La Fourteen, o 14 hp, è stata un'autovettura prodotta dalla Standard dal 1923 al 1928, dal 1937 al 1939 e dal 1945 al 1948.

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