Standard

In 1953 the Standard Eight was introduced, a completely new car with unitary construction and a new 803 cc four-cylinder engine. It was offered only as a four-door saloon and to keep prices down, the car was very basic with sliding windows, a single windscreen wiper and no external boot lid. The 1954 De luxe had wind-up windows and the Gold Star model of 1957 an opening boot lid. From mid-1955 all the Eights received wind-up windows. In 1954 the Ten was introduced as a more powerful, better-appointed version of the Standard Eight, with the Eight's engine increased in size to 948 cc. A station wagon version, the Companion, was launched in June 1955. It was among the first small British station cars to have rear-passenger doors, unlike its rivals such as the Ford Squire and Hillman Husky. A tail-finned version of the Ten, the Pennant was launched in October 1957. Engine power was increased to 37 hp and it had optional two-tone paint schemes, overdrive gearbox, radio, heater and leather upholstery. The Eight was replaced in 1959 by the Triumph Herald, the Ten remained in production until 1960.