The Standard Model S was the four-cylinder car that the Standard Motor Company introduced in 1912 at 195 pounds, the first Standard to be put into large-scale production. It appeared in the same year as the company's first commercial vehicle, soon after Charles Friswell sold his interest to C. J. Band and Siegfried Bettmann. About 1,600 were produced before the outbreak of the First World War, 50 of them in the final week of car production, and the cars were sold with a three-year guarantee. After the war the 9.5 horsepower Model S was re-introduced in 1919 as the model SLS, although this was soon superseded by an 8 hp model. It was built by the Standard Motor Company in Coventry, England.
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1903-1914, model S
During the same year the first commercial vehicle was produced, and the 4-cylinder model "S" was introduced at £195, the first to be put into large-scale production.
1903-1914, model S production
1,600 were produced before the outbreak of the First World War, 50 of them in the final week of car production.
1919-1939, SLS superseded
Civilian car production was restarted in 1919 with models based on pre-war designs, for example the 9.5 model "S" was re-introduced as the model SLS although this was soon superseded by an 8 h.p. model.
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The Standard Motor Company Limited was a motor vehicle manufacturer, founded in Coventry, England, in 1903 by Reginald Walter Maudslay.
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The Standard Motor Company Limited was a motor vehicle manufacturer, founded in Coventry, England, in 1903 by Reginald Walter Maudslay.
In Group: Vintage And Pre-War Automobiles, 1919-1939, tourers before the early 1920s
In the early 1920s saloon bodies were first offered; previously all cars had been tourers.
Exemplifies: Automobile Transport, 1903-1914, car
During the same year the first commercial vehicle was produced, and the 4-cylinder model "S" was introduced at £195, the first to be put into large-scale production.
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