I find it very encouraging, Steph, that you are featuring a wide variety of vehicles and of all ages. This keeps your offerings attractive and interesting and also indicates that you are being increasingly taken very seriously as a motoring journalist. Thanks!
Lovely car, stunning interior -- all that swoopy wood and lux leather. Yum. Great video with loads of information about the car and the times. I have no doubt your infectious charm will convince Roger to step in front of the camera next time.
"...a bit more oomph under the bonnet". Love it! The 1934 Standard 10 is indeed a superb example of British upper-middle-class automotive excellence, which is only surpassed by the quality of your outstanding review(s).
Love seeing these pre war cars on the road, unfortunately I can remember when there were still lots of them about during the 1950's. Looking forwards to seeing the Standard 9 now. Really excellent video. Strangely enough I have a Smiths clock like the one in this Standard Ten. It used to work, I've had it years and forget how I came by it now.
Well done Steph, you certainly know how to drive old classic cars, showing them off to their original potential; unlike a number of presenters I have watched recently, who have no idea how to drive them, thus showing them in a negative light. Keep them coming girl.
I was born when War broke out, and most people couldn't drive their cars 'cause petrol was rationed and hard to get, unless you had an important job, like Doctors. So, many Cars spent the war years off road, up on Bricks in the garage or with a sheet over it. After the war, out came all the prewar cars like this Standard, we had one for awhile, in fact we had many cars, for awhile, cause the old man sold 'em for a living. As he'd often say, post war 'you could sell anything with a wheel on it. Us kids played a game --name that Car, when out and about, and became very good at it.
As an 18 year old student, I was lucky to become the owner of a 1936 Austin 7, which taught me how to not only drive but also how to maintain "her" in good order. "She" became my first "love of the road".
Another fantastic find and rave review with Steph! What better way to spend a Sunday afternoon than going along for the ride through the English countryside in a 1934 Standard A!
My first car was a 1959 Triumph TR10 Wagon,this is in the US,which was a Standard 10 Estate in real terms.Standard was not sold in the US as a stand alone brand,hence -Triumph.It was far from new,as the 75$ price would ensure,but it had a 4 speed manual and I was 16.It was totally semi reliable,which was above average for British cars at the time,late 60's.Top speed was 65 downhill with wind a tailwind.Marvelous memories.
Well done Steph - pre war cars do need a different approach and you nailed it! This one is in lovely condition and sounded great. A credit to its owner. I had a 1936 Morris Eight a few years ago - great fun, but just too slow to use safely where I live unfortunately.
A lovely car and review Steph, you really looked the part !.It is obvious that this charming little car is beautifully maintained and has wonderful patination of age , especially the interior ,that cannot be beaten .
I always had a soft spot for these real old timers, especially as my grandad had a Daimler of the same era, when my dad was little. Both sadly gone, but I have happy memories of many cars and years thanks to our lovely hostess.... Many thanks Steph! And I got me bum in gear and subbed!
Plus it's fun! A Standard from 1934 was on par with a Chevrolet here in America? Our family had a 32' Buick that was much loved and used to haul rocks in the trunk to build the fireplaces in our farmhouses. 1930's cars really are beautiful!
I love this era of motor cars ~ it was a time when cars were cars (not computers) and we drivers learned how man and machine became one, and then driving was a pleasure ~ the good old days.
glad you are becoming so eclectic in your choices. great review, and a very interesting car. lot of people think prewar cars don't exist. good job again from my favorite reviewer!
I’m in the US, and I am ashamed to say I never heard of Standard before, so I am glad to learn a little about them. What a beautiful car, a fantastically produced video (better than most about vintage cars), and a lovely presenter. Thank you.
You should look into American automobiles in the 1930's. I'll list a few examples: 1930 Dodge 1931 Plymouth 1932 Dodge 1933 Oldsmobile 1934 Reo flying cloud 1935 La'Salle 1936 Chrysler Airway 1937 Pontiac 1938 Buick 1939 Ford.
Another great video Steph. I think my Mum would be fascinated by this car, even though she is by no means a petrolhead like you and me. I really enjoyed this video and I'm so looking forward to the Standard 9 video when it comes.
Agree with you entirely Steph. I own one too! Ours keeps up with Traffic and takes us everywhere and very reliably too. Vastly underrated. If you own one you should belong to the Standard Motor Club which is a great source of Spare Parts and runs super events for the cars and their owners
Very useful review for me as someone considering a cheap pre-war daily driver. A good alternative to the Austin 7. 1927 Austin 12 was one of my favourite drives ever. Look forward to hearing about the 9.
What a wonderful video of a lovely old car. My dad had an old pre-war standard - don't know which model though. Thank you and the owner for this video!
Excellent job as usual Steph and what a great little car very ahead of it's time and as you say very usable. From a time when people were not in such a hurry to go places as they are today.👍
Wrong. From an area where people were not in such a hurry to go places as they are today. In America, Almost everything was entirely different. England was about 10 years behind America at the time in almost everything except automobiles kind of. I mean, I know just from experience that none of you people have ever even seen another car from the 1930's, but somehow can still be the judge as to how advanced the era was that this car was 'ahead of its time' on. Cut to you saying "this car was ahead of its time", (not to mention sounding like some historian by your word placement) to every other car you ever see from the 1930's. That lady didn't know how right she was saying that these cars are unappreciated, she was more right than she ever knew.
Very enjoyable review. I learnt to drive in the 1970's in a Standard Vanguard Six. My father had previously driven us around in a Standard Vanguard Beetle back. I have a soft spot for the marque. Thank you for sharing this.
When Captain John Black took over as Standard's MD he relaunched the range so successfully that production went from 7000 cars in 1930 to 53,000 in 1939. He was a great patriot and from 1935 introduced the Union Jack bonnet motif which was the "Flying Standard" -a name that stuck to the prewar range of cars. There were Flying 8s, 9s, 10s, 12s, 14s and 20s.
As a young child in the fifties my father owned a 1935 Triumph. The only thing I remember about that car was my father painting the wire wheels and the windows were yellowing with age.
The windows were laminated glass which comprised a plastic sheet sandwiched between 2 layers of glass. It was the plastic which turned yellow with age.
@@replevideo6096 The sheet in the centre of the Triplex sandwich was actually Celluloid, when can absorb water as well as discolour. It's the same stuff in ancient film stock, and highly flammable. In 1927, Daimler charged £6 extra for a Triplex Windscreen, and £43 to upgrade all a limousine's glass.
WOW what a find! Talk about left field. Standard Motor Company were huge but simply went under the radar. They had a plant here in Australia and there's even a Standard and Triumph Car Club here! These 30's British cars are like an Al Capone compact version. So luv what you come up with Steph. Where else would I see this? 😀
Thanks again Steph for another entertaining car review. From the thumbnail picture, I thought the car was a Morris. It looks similar to the Morris cars such as the 8, 10 series e etc, that was built in the same era.
Amazing the quality of the instruments, very well equipped, even a trip mileometer. The interior is gorgeous. The word Standard is interesting as its meaning has changed since the car was new. Today, standard means ordinary, basic or normal. What the Americans might call 'regular' (though of course in English 'regular' means something entirely different). This car was anything but, and back then the company used the word to mean that the car was built to a [high] standard, would lead the way, like a Roman standard bearer perhaps. Great review, Steph.
Far from standard quite a De Luxe. Excellent interior, synchromesh on 2nd 3rd and 4th at that time was amazing so much easier to drive. A lovely car thanks for bring it to our action. Excellent production look forward to seeing more.
You do need to change driving style when in an older car. It becomes a pleasure proceeding at a slower pace. I find that the journey becomes relaxing, just as it was when I first drove 40-odd years ago. I find myself able to look over the hedges and see the countryside, something certainly lost on Porsche drivers. It took only about 5 minutes to get used to the pedals being in a different order, but motorcyclists deal with worse - they usually change gear with a foot and operate the clutch with a hand. Double-declutching needed practise, but my Owner's Manual actually explains how to do it. It also tells you "Under favourable conditions, start in top and glide away silently", so changing UP is described after changing DOWN.
Another excellent video Steph. A good friend of mine has a 1935 Morris 8 which is a similar type of car and his also drives great. As you say, you do have to drive them with a little care as they are very old and a total world apart form even a 60's car.
I would love to drive that car, it looks so simple and pleasant to drive and nothing like I would have imagined an nearly 90 year old car to be. I think I've been influenced too much by the Model T "rub your belly, pat your head" style of driving.
Not only didn't Britain have motorways in 1934, neither did anyone else - the German Autobahns were under construction (actually started in the waning days of the Weimar Republic, Hitler claimed credit of course) and the Pennsylvania Turnpike and Arroyo Seco Parkway were still a few years away.
The engine is so smooth, a credit to its owner. Such a quiet gear change too. Absolute gem.
Wonderful car and a wonderful lady what more to say, great video as usual steph!
Aw thanks x
Great car and great test and presentation. Many thanks
Shes so cute .
What a gorgeous little motor! ♥️👍
NICE! Not an inexpensive vehicle when new. It was someone's pride and joy that was well cared for.
I find it very encouraging, Steph, that you are featuring a wide variety of vehicles and of all ages. This keeps your offerings attractive and interesting and also indicates that you are being increasingly taken very seriously as a motoring journalist. Thanks!
Wonderful, Steph! That’s a lovely little time capsule.
Lovely car, stunning interior -- all that swoopy wood and lux leather. Yum. Great video with loads of information about the car and the times. I have no doubt your infectious charm will convince Roger to step in front of the camera next time.
Very interesting as always, Steff. What a glorious old Lady she is. A true masterpiece. Keep up the great work
Excellent. Lovely car.Thanks Steph.
Thanks you for this wonderful video. A real treat on a Sunday morning.
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"...a bit more oomph under the bonnet". Love it! The 1934 Standard 10 is indeed a superb example of British upper-middle-class automotive excellence, which is only surpassed by the quality of your outstanding review(s).
Another great video from Steph. Chock full of great videography and interesting details about this special car.
Another great choice Steph. You drive with wonderful smoothness and mechanical sympathy. No wonder owners are happy to lend you their cars👍
Thank you for noting that. I take great pride in my approach
Love seeing these pre war cars on the road, unfortunately I can remember when there were still lots of them about during the 1950's. Looking forwards to seeing the Standard 9 now. Really excellent video. Strangely enough I have a Smiths clock like the one in this Standard Ten. It used to work, I've had it years and forget how I came by it now.
Well done Steph, you certainly know how to drive old classic cars, showing them off to their original potential; unlike a number of presenters I have watched recently, who have no idea how to drive them, thus showing them in a negative light. Keep them coming girl.
A crank to open the windshield of the car and flaps for turn signals...that is fascinating. I LOVE the horn sound.
Greetings fron the USA.
What a beauty, enjoyed that Steph, nice to see some older stuff.
Gary
Excellent retrospective. Thanks for posting this.
Very nostalgic. The foreman at my first job had a Standard Flying 10 which I always admired. Thanks for the trip!
I was born when War broke out, and most people couldn't drive their cars 'cause petrol was rationed and hard to get, unless you had an important job, like Doctors. So, many Cars spent the war years off road, up on Bricks in the garage or with a sheet over it. After the war, out came all the prewar cars like this Standard, we had one for awhile, in fact we had many cars, for awhile, cause the old man sold 'em for a living. As he'd often say, post war 'you could sell anything with a wheel on it. Us kids played a game --name that Car, when out and about, and became very good at it.
As an 18 year old student, I was lucky to become the owner of a 1936 Austin 7, which taught me how to not only drive but also how to maintain "her" in good order. "She" became my first "love of the road".
You made a really good job of presenting that. Really well done
Great drive .love this channel
Thank you for watching Robert x
Such a pleasure to see You again Steph! Awesome video! 😁
Thank you x
Another fantastic find and rave review with Steph! What better way to spend a Sunday afternoon than going along for the ride through the English countryside in a 1934 Standard A!
What a lovely little car it seem like a perfect classic, looked to me you had a lot of fun with the standard 10 thanks a bunch for sharing this gem.
Brilliant Steph - that car is in great condition and some spec for that year.
My first car was a 1959 Triumph TR10 Wagon,this is in the US,which was a Standard 10 Estate in real terms.Standard was not sold in the US as a stand alone brand,hence -Triumph.It was far from new,as the 75$ price would ensure,but it had a 4 speed manual and I was 16.It was totally semi reliable,which was above average for British cars at the time,late 60's.Top speed was 65 downhill with wind a tailwind.Marvelous memories.
The reason why is because there were over 200 automobile companies in America in the 1920's.
I have to say that car was much nicer in the flesh and sounded quite pleasant to drive than I expected. Thanks for a great video again.
Well done Steph - pre war cars do need a different approach and you nailed it! This one is in lovely condition and sounded great. A credit to its owner. I had a 1936 Morris Eight a few years ago - great fun, but just too slow to use safely where I live unfortunately.
Thank you Chris! I adored this car but it would be too slow for my life x
These cars are going to be approaching a 100 years old in the future, and they still moving, a testament to some good quality builds.
What a delightful car and a credit to its owner.
An absolutely lovely car. Steph an amazing well presented video. Good times
A lovely car and review Steph, you really looked the part !.It is obvious that this charming little car is beautifully maintained and has wonderful patination of age , especially the interior ,that cannot be beaten .
I always had a soft spot for these real old timers, especially as my grandad had a Daimler of the same era, when my dad was little. Both sadly gone, but I have happy memories of many cars and years thanks to our lovely hostess....
Many thanks Steph!
And I got me bum in gear and subbed!
Lovely car and a lovely lady
She certainly knows her stuff
Very well presented
She should be on TV
That was brilliant Steph, what a lovely car, and you drove it beautifully. You must have so much fun doing these videos - thank you for them :-) X X
Great choice and more pre war cars is a great way to enlarge your expanding channel good luck
great video Steph definitely one you wouldnt see too often a real golden oldie
Plus it's fun! A Standard from 1934 was on par with a Chevrolet here in America? Our family had a 32' Buick that was much loved and used to haul rocks in the trunk to build the fireplaces in our farmhouses. 1930's cars really are beautiful!
What a lovely car and tremendous legroom in the back.
I love this era of motor cars ~ it was a time when cars were cars (not computers) and we drivers learned how man and machine became one, and then driving was a pleasure ~ the good old days.
Great video . Standard was always a quality product and in particular the engineering was advanced . Would love to drive this car !!!!!!
glad you are becoming so eclectic in your choices. great review, and a very interesting car. lot of
people think prewar cars don't exist. good job again from my favorite reviewer!
I’m in the US, and I am ashamed to say I never heard of Standard before, so I am glad to learn a little about them. What a beautiful car, a fantastically produced video (better than most about vintage cars), and a lovely presenter. Thank you.
A very stylish little car, and a great review Steph, with loads of interesting facts about this once huge company.
You are the best Steph'! 🖖
Pre-WW2 cars aren't really my era as such but wow what a classy car! And as always a classy video, looking forward to the next one already.
You should look into American automobiles in the 1930's.
I'll list a few examples:
1930 Dodge
1931 Plymouth
1932 Dodge
1933 Oldsmobile
1934 Reo flying cloud
1935 La'Salle
1936 Chrysler Airway
1937 Pontiac
1938 Buick
1939 Ford.
Standard was a prominent car on the British roads when I was a kid, so this brings back heaps of memories! Thank you Steph!
Another great video Steph. I think my Mum would be fascinated by this car, even though she is by no means a petrolhead like you and me. I really enjoyed this video and I'm so looking forward to the Standard 9 video when it comes.
The back seat is more like leather couch! Gorgeous old car!
love your show.
love the old cars.
thanks
Beautiful car and beautifully presented. Subb'd a couple of weeks ago. The channel is really growing on me. TYVM your doing great job.
Wow, what a wonderful car Steph. It’s so quiet and smooth and no whine from the engine. It’s quieter than some modern cars. Great video 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Agree with you entirely Steph. I own one too! Ours keeps up with Traffic and takes us everywhere and very reliably too. Vastly underrated. If you own one you should belong to the Standard Motor Club which is a great source of Spare Parts and runs super events for the cars and their owners
Lovely little car beautiful sound from it. Great vid Steph... but did you really swing that starting handle? 😊
Very useful review for me as someone considering a cheap pre-war daily driver. A good alternative to the Austin 7. 1927 Austin 12 was one of my favourite drives ever. Look forward to hearing about the 9.
Nice to see they already thought to fit car door pockets back then
What a wonderful video of a lovely old car. My dad had an old pre-war standard - don't know which model though. Thank you and the owner for this video!
Excellent job as usual Steph and what a great little car very ahead of it's time and as you say very usable. From a time when people were not in such a hurry to go places as they are today.👍
humans have been always in hurry we just don't have many options back then so we just lived with the limitations at the time and improved gradually.
Wrong.
From an area where people were not in such a hurry to go places as they are today. In America, Almost everything was entirely different. England was about 10 years behind America at the time in almost everything except automobiles kind of. I mean, I know just from experience that none of you people have ever even seen another car from the 1930's, but somehow can still be the judge as to how advanced the era was that this car was 'ahead of its time' on. Cut to you saying "this car was ahead of its time", (not to mention sounding like some historian by your word placement) to every other car you ever see from the 1930's. That lady didn't know how right she was saying that these cars are unappreciated, she was more right than she ever knew.
@@WitchKing-Of-Angmar OK keep your hair on sorry for having an opinion!
@@geoffmower8729 subtle talking down of an era more than an opinion.
Steph keep up the good work
Very enjoyable review. I learnt to drive in the 1970's in a Standard Vanguard Six. My father had previously driven us around in a Standard Vanguard Beetle back. I have a soft spot for the marque. Thank you for sharing this.
Brilliant video. I once owned a Standard 8 1958. Loved it but I’m now thinking of one of these. Very inspiring thank you👍
Great review. I'm looking forward to the Standard 9 experience. We had a 9 back in the fifties. For some reason we called it the flying 9.
When Captain John Black took over as Standard's MD he relaunched the range so successfully that production went from 7000 cars in 1930 to 53,000 in 1939. He was a great patriot and from 1935 introduced the Union Jack bonnet motif which was the "Flying Standard" -a name that stuck to the prewar range of cars. There were Flying 8s, 9s, 10s, 12s, 14s and 20s.
I'd have one! As you mention, it certainly looks like a usable driver and I'm glad it's not a column shift too.
As a young child in the fifties my father owned a 1935 Triumph. The only thing I remember about that car was my father painting the wire wheels and the windows were yellowing with age.
The windows were laminated glass which comprised a plastic sheet sandwiched between 2 layers of glass. It was the plastic which turned yellow with age.
@@replevideo6096 The sheet in the centre of the Triplex sandwich was actually Celluloid, when can absorb water as well as discolour. It's the same stuff in ancient film stock, and highly flammable. In 1927, Daimler charged £6 extra for a Triplex Windscreen, and £43 to upgrade all a limousine's glass.
What an awsome car. Love trafficators.
Thanks Stef what an amazing car for its age!
Yay nothing better than relaxing on Sunday enjoying listening to the coolest youtuber around! Keep up the amazing content steph!
WOW what a find! Talk about left field. Standard Motor Company were huge but simply went under the radar.
They had a plant here in Australia and there's even a Standard and Triumph Car Club here! These 30's British cars are like an Al Capone compact version.
So luv what you come up with Steph. Where else would I see this? 😀
Thanks again Steph for another entertaining car review. From the thumbnail picture, I thought the car was a Morris. It looks similar to the Morris cars such as the 8, 10 series e etc, that was built in the same era.
Very modern in comparison with my 1932 Morris Minor Two-Seater, though the Minor was launched way back in 1928.
A properly made car and another great video
You do find the most interesting cars to drive. This was very enjoyable to see. 😊👍
Thank you im Sohaib from algerie 😊
Amazing the quality of the instruments, very well equipped, even a trip mileometer. The interior is gorgeous. The word Standard is interesting as its meaning has changed since the car was new. Today, standard means ordinary, basic or normal. What the Americans might call 'regular' (though of course in English 'regular' means something entirely different). This car was anything but, and back then the company used the word to mean that the car was built to a [high] standard, would lead the way, like a Roman standard bearer perhaps. Great review, Steph.
You get some great stuff to drive Lovely motor!
Nearly 100 years old...What a lovely looking car, inside and out.😎
Lovely old car.The owner is so lucky!
What a beautiful car. A, slightly later, Standard Flying 12 would certainly find a place in my 'dream garage'.
Great videos, love them. Lovely old car & your also lovely.
Great video! These are exactly my type of cars.
Far from standard quite a De Luxe. Excellent interior, synchromesh on 2nd 3rd and 4th at that time was amazing so much easier to drive. A lovely car thanks for bring it to our action. Excellent production look forward to seeing more.
What a lovely car.
EL is a Bournemouth reg.
What a nice little car. It reminds me of an Austin 12!
Lovely car. Looks like a joy to drive.
Absolutely gorgeous car
You do need to change driving style when in an older car. It becomes a pleasure proceeding at a slower pace. I find that the journey becomes relaxing, just as it was when I first drove 40-odd years ago. I find myself able to look over the hedges and see the countryside, something certainly lost on Porsche drivers. It took only about 5 minutes to get used to the pedals being in a different order, but motorcyclists deal with worse - they usually change gear with a foot and operate the clutch with a hand. Double-declutching needed practise, but my Owner's Manual actually explains how to do it. It also tells you "Under favourable conditions, start in top and glide away silently", so changing UP is described after changing DOWN.
Very nice, its the heater I would miss lol
Thanks for your posts. I love the vinatge British and Euro cars. I'm a former owner of a 1957 Morgan but it was way back in 1970! 👍
It is a beautiful car and looks like it would be a pleasure to drive, especially on a nice Sunday morning through the country side.
Beautiful motor.
Great video! I love the prewar cars, and have a 1931 Chevrolet Victoria Coupe, along with a Traveller, Healey 100, and Bugeye!🤗
Great video Steph, love the car! Keep doing what you're doing.
wow....love this Steph.
Lovely neat interior. Posh leather too, with lots of wood. Amazed that the windows are all toughened safety glass in 1934...
Another excellent video Steph. A good friend of mine has a 1935 Morris 8 which is a similar type of car and his also drives great. As you say, you do have to drive them with a little care as they are very old and a total world apart form even a 60's car.
I would love to drive that car, it looks so simple and pleasant to drive and nothing like I would have imagined an nearly 90 year old car to be. I think I've been influenced too much by the Model T "rub your belly, pat your head" style of driving.
Not only didn't Britain have motorways in 1934, neither did anyone else - the German Autobahns were under construction (actually started in the waning days of the Weimar Republic, Hitler claimed credit of course) and the Pennsylvania Turnpike and Arroyo Seco Parkway were still a few years away.
You are awesome Girl. Starting handle and all. No bother to Steph.