1934 Standard Sixteen Avon Special coupé

1934 Standard Sixteen in Pool of London, Movie, 1951

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

Vehicle used a lot by a main character or for a long time

Author	Message
jcb ◊ 2014-07-09 12:50	Front EMY826- -- Last edit: 2014-07-09 12:50:26
dsl ◊ 2014-07-09 13:18	1936-50 plate series "issued irregularly"
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2014-07-09 14:14	1936 Standard 16hp "Avon Special" Coupe. http://www.simoncars.co.uk/standard/sixteen.html
dsl ◊ 2014-07-09 20:03	Fairly unusual double slot pillar box - one would have been for local mail, the other national??
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2014-07-09 21:02	I can just make out the words "London and Environs" over the LH slot I think. That's the way they used to be. -- Last edit: 2014-07-10 10:16:20
Hannuman ◊ 2023-11-11 17:45	Whilst this is undoubtedly an Avon Standard Spl,16hp it is assuredly not a 1936 model. It is a late '33 or 34 model, more likely '34 as it sports the single piece rear window. It is very very similar to my father's '33 close coupled model, but has the more deeply valanced wings than its immediate predecessor..
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2023-11-11 19:15	Updated in accordance with your information. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hanuman-Story-History-R12B-R12C/dp/0954434005 -- Last edit: 2023-11-11 19:17:35
daimlere20 ◊ 2023-11-12 12:33	The C. F. Beauvais rear end design found on this Standard is very similar to that found on the Crossley Regises of the mid-1930s.