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Jul 12, 2022 21:43:10 GMT
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Long ago. I thought that it was about time that I did a thread about my Standard Ten Companion so here goes. Back in 1995 I was at a local steam rally with my Austin Somerset when I first saw the Standard, I had always liked the Standard Eight & Ten range but it was not until then that I realised that they made an estate version known as the Companion. Looking at the car I saw that it had a For Sale sign in the window, the wife liked it & the government at that time had just introduced tax exemption for pre 1960 vehicles so this was the perfect excuse to have another old car that could earn it’s keep on my daily commute so for £500 it was mine....three days later I was made redundant. I used the car for a year but when I started working further from home I needed something more modern so the Standard was parked up for a few weeks until I could work on it, weeks turned to years & that did not do it any good at all. I built a timber frame that attached to the bumper bars & fixed roofing underlay to that so that it could still be moved when I needed to cut the hedge, it became a sort of mobile shed. At the start of 2021 having taken early retirement I decided that it was time to do something with it before it was too late.   |
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Jul 12, 2022 21:52:12 GMT
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Please carry on!!
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Jul 12, 2022 22:25:51 GMT
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Now that is lovely. I thought a '59 would have the Pennant style front wings. I much prefer the look of the original rounded wings, so much so that I've got some in stock in case I ever get offered a Companion with the Pennant ones. Nicer to have the one piece rear door as well.
What's the plan for it?
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'57 Austin Cambridge A55 1800 Overdrive
'50 MG Y-type (In build)
'56 Standard Super 10 (In build)
'04 Seat Leon TDi 130 (Wet weather runabout)
'03 Citroen Berlingo HDi (Parts hauler)
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Yup.
Liking that.
Please do continue.
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Nice car, nice project,
I, like you, never even knew they did an estate version,
Looking forward to seeing future updates on this thread,
Nigel
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BMW E39 525i Sport
BMW E46 320d Sport Touring (now sold on.)
BMW E30 325 Touring (now sold on.)
BMW E30 320 Cabriolet (Project car - currently for sale.)
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Jul 13, 2022 13:50:06 GMT
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What a cool little car. Another vote for never heard of it.
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Jul 13, 2022 14:01:20 GMT
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yep. very cute. bookmarked!
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Jul 13, 2022 14:59:14 GMT
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I think these are officially rarer than a rare thing. Nice. These kind of little estate cars are super cool and also kinda useful.
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1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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logicaluk
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Jul 13, 2022 18:01:10 GMT
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I didn't know the made an estate, was it used as a mobile shed?
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Jul 13, 2022 18:12:58 GMT
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Now that is lovely. I thought a '59 would have the Pennant style front wings. I much prefer the look of the original rounded wings, so much so that I've got some in stock in case I ever get offered a Companion with the Pennant ones. Nicer to have the one piece rear door as well. What's the plan for it? It should have had the Pennant front end, mine had the wings changed before I got it, I too prefer the earlier look & the one piece rear door, the car is a bit too narrow for the double doors that early cars had. The plan is a straight forwards restoration, it is quite rough though. |
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Jul 13, 2022 19:49:11 GMT
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I've always considered the saloon to be a pretty rare thing, the estates must be as rare as it gets. Nice choice.
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Jul 13, 2022 21:05:22 GMT
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The Eights & Tens were quite common in the late 1960s when I was a kid, they were usually driven by elderly gent's in trilby hats & trench coats who did not enjoy driving, many surviving cars are very low mileage.
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Jul 14, 2022 20:08:43 GMT
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Feb 2021 Assessment A car in pieces takes up far more space than an assembled one so in preparation I made space in my single garage where my Austin lives & added some shelving in our summer house (posh shed) much to the wife’s delight. The Standard will be an out door restoration. The car had had a sort of restoration some time in the 1980’s which consisted of plating over the rot, tack welding the bolt on panels where the flanges had disappeared then blowing over the green paint, rust & dirt with a fresh coat of rattle can blue. In all honesty it was a bit too far gone but Companions are few & far between & besides this was to be a learning project for me. The interior was in quite good condition, there was a small cigarette burn on one door card, the vinyl head lining was split above the rear door & the driver’s seat was sagging but not much else. Mechanically the car was complete, the engine turned on the handle but had lost compression over the years of non use so this will require a rebuild. By the end of February I had removed the temporary cover structure & used the timber to construct a store for the body panels & begun stripping the car.   |
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Jul 16, 2022 19:07:33 GMT
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Jul 16, 2022 19:43:10 GMT
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With regard to the "originality" aspect of your rebuild / restoration, I am in total agreement with you, it's your car and you build it to your own personal preference,
Any "discrepancies" will certainly not detract from my personal enjoyment of the ongoing thread,
Looking forward to seeing future updates on this,
Nigel
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BMW E39 525i Sport
BMW E46 320d Sport Touring (now sold on.)
BMW E30 325 Touring (now sold on.)
BMW E30 320 Cabriolet (Project car - currently for sale.)
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Jul 16, 2022 20:04:16 GMT
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Love it. A real survivor, and perfect that you rebuild it how it came to you / how you like it. Doubly liked just for the years it spent as a mobile shed - wonderful!
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1968 Mini MkII, 1968 VW T1, 1967 VW T1, 1974 VW T1, 1974 VW T1 1303, 1975 Mini 1000 auto, 1979 Chevette, 1981 Cortina, 1978 Mini 1000 1981 Mini City, 1981 Mini van, 1974 Mini Clubman, 1982 Metro City, 1987 Escort, 1989 Lancia Y10, 1989 Cavalier, 1990 Sierra, 1990 Renault 19, 1993 Nova, 1990 Citroen BX, 1994 Ford Scorpio, 1990 Renault Clio, 2004 Citroen C3, 2006 Citroen C2, 2004 Citroen C4, 2013 Citroen DS5. 2017 DS3 130 Plenty of other scrappers!
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Jul 17, 2022 18:53:09 GMT
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The car is basically going to be like an earlier version of the Companion, I also have the earlier type instrument binnacle & steering wheel to put on, if the 948cc engine can be overhauled it will go back in as it is perfectly adequate otherwise I will fit a later Herald engine.
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Jul 17, 2022 19:02:20 GMT
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With regard to the "originality" aspect of your rebuild / restoration, I am in total agreement with you, it's your car and you build it to your own personal preference, Any "discrepancies" will certainly not detract from my personal enjoyment of the ongoing thread, Looking forward to seeing future updates on this, Nigel My Austin Somerset has a Morris Marina 1798cc engine & Austin Hereford differential, I also have in my shed an early Austin Devon floor change gearbox & prop' shaft to replace the foul tempered column change box that all Somerset's had. Back in the day some police forces ordered both Austin Hampshires & Ford Pilots fitted with floor change gearboxes from preceding models. |
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Jul 17, 2022 23:05:11 GMT
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I never thought that the two styles sat well together. You and me both! American influences at their worst, I always liken it to taking a lovely English Rose (add Keira Knightley, Rachel Riley to taste) and sticking on Julia Roberts big gob and that Kardashian bint's 'arris  And that's why I've got some round front wings ready if I ever get a Pennant bewinged Companion. Or pickup or van for that matter. |
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Last Edit: Jul 17, 2022 23:09:31 GMT by misterm
'57 Austin Cambridge A55 1800 Overdrive
'50 MG Y-type (In build)
'56 Standard Super 10 (In build)
'04 Seat Leon TDi 130 (Wet weather runabout)
'03 Citroen Berlingo HDi (Parts hauler)
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I'll take Felicity Kendall as she appeared in The Goode Life thanks misterm.
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