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The Standard Companion was the estate (station wagon) version of the post-war Standard Ten, launched in June 1955. It was among the first small British estate cars to have rear-passenger doors, as the saloon did, unlike rivals such as the Ford Squire and Hillman Husky, which used the two-door van arrangement. It shared its running gear with the Ten, which had been introduced in 1954 as a more powerful, better-appointed version of the Standard Eight with the Eight's Standard SC engine enlarged to 948 cc and sharing a similar frame and transmission, with overdrive available from March 1957 or a temperamental semi-automatic. The Ten family, Companion included, was replaced by the Triumph Herald in 1961.

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Body Style
Station Wagon 1
Year
1955 1
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Source Standard Ten (Wikipedia)

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Source Standard Ten (Wikipedia)
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1. Standard Ten (Wikipedia)
  • Post-war models, Companion launch
    An estate (station wagon) version, the Companion, was launched in June 1955.
  • Post-war models, estate version
    An estate (station wagon) version, the Companion, was launched in June 1955.
  • Lead, maker
    An estate (station wagon) version, the Companion, was launched in June 1955.
  • Post-war models, small British estate cars
    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).
  • Exemplifies: Automobile Transport, Post-war models, car
    An estate (station wagon) version, the Companion, was launched in June 1955.
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