The Standard Vanguard Sportsman Saloon

Engine: Four cylinders, 85 by 92 mm. (2,088 c.c.). Push-rod operated o.h. valves. 8.0 to 1 compression-ratio. 90 b.h.p. at 4,500 r.p.m.

Gear ratios: First, 16.1 to 1; second, 7.6 to 1; overdrive second, 5.93 to 1; top, 4.55 to 1; overdrive top, 3.55 to 1.

Tyres: 5.50 by 16 Dunlop tubeless, on bolt-on steel disc wheels.

Weight: 1 ton 4 cwt. 2 qtr. 14 lb. (without occupants, but ready for the road, with approximately two gallons of petrol).

Fuel capacity: 12 gallons. Range approximately 300 miles.

Wheelbase: 8 ft. 6 in.

Track: 4 ft. 3 in.

Dimensions: 14 ft. 5½ in. by 5 ft. 7½ in. by 5 ft. 1½ in. (high).

Price: £820 (£1,231  7s. inclusive of purchase tax).

Makers: The Standard Motor Company, Ltd., Coventry, England.