Standard 9.5 HP
Car : Standard 9.5 HP
Year : 1913
Engine : 4 cylinders in line
Bore and stroke : 62×90 mm
Cylinder capacity : 1087 cc
Gears : 3 forward
Brake horse power :-
Maximum speed : -
Wheelbase : 7 ft 6 ins (2.28 m)
Suspension : front and back : semi-elliptic leaf- springs
This firm was founded in 1903 in Coventry by R. W. Maudslay, and its first few years of activity produced a considerable number of models. These all had many components in common, and were, therefore, interchangeable and Standardized. Hence the name Standard.
In 1913 Maudslay produced the 9.5 HP: the engine in this had side valves, with high-tension magneto ignition, worm drive, and removable wheels. This was a 2-seater known as the Rhyl with spare wheel, top, and windshield all included in the price of £185. The price went up £10 immediately the orders started coming in, because the standard accessories were to generous. The Rhyl’s cheap running costs ensured its success, in competitions based on fuel consumption as well as on the market. In 1915 50 were being built a week, which was a large number for the times. The subsequent models were also successful, and in 1945 Standard took over Triumph, and from then on was known as Standard-Triumph. However, in 1961 , unable to compete with the big groups, it was absorbed into Leyland, which in 1963 completely did away with the models Standard had bequeathed them.