Standard Eight

The Standard Eight was a small car produced by the British Standard Motor Company from 1938 to 1959. It was launched in September 1938 as the Flying Eight, Standard first entry in the smallest 8 hp class and the first British 8 hp family car with independent front suspension, offered as an all-steel two-door saloon built by Fisher and Ludlow or as an open tourer. Its 1,021 cc engine was quoted at 31 bhp. After the war an updated 8 hp returned in 1945, and in 1953 a completely new Standard Eight arrived that shared virtually nothing with its predecessor. It was dropped in 1959 in favour of the Triumph Herald as the Standard brand was phased out.