When the 83,139th and last Standard Eight rolled off the production line at Canley on Friday 9th July 1948, it wasn’t sold or given to a museum.
Tom Carss
Tom joined as a car body builder around 1920ish. He was foreman by the 1939 census and then probably in body design in the drawing office. Continue reading “Tom Carss”
GT6 Test
Here’s a little teaser for you (and us) with a couple of photos depicting testing of a Triumph GT6. Continue reading “GT6 Test”
Hubert Lawrence
HUBERT LAWRENCE, a chargehand in the Toolroom, Radford factory, retired recently after 51 years and 10 months with the Company. This is one of our longest service records. Hubert started as an indentured machinist and fitter in 1919. Continue reading “Hubert Lawrence”
Standard Motor Co. 1929
Fabulous film footage from 1929. Continue reading “Standard Motor Co. 1929”
John Watt – Assistant to Special Products Sales Manager
John Watt , assistant to Special Products Sales Manager, was married at Berkswell. Continue reading “John Watt – Assistant to Special Products Sales Manager”