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Vintage 1956 Standard Motor Company of Coventry, England Original Large English Color Print Ad / Car Poster Wall Art Decor 26x36cm EMF.
This original vintage advertisement from The 1956 Illustrated London News features a Standard Ten (or Standard 10) automobile.
Produced by the Standard Motor Company of Coventry, England, the Standard Ten was a popular small four-door saloon in the 1950s.
Key Details of the Advertisement
Publication: The Illustrated London News, Christmas Number, 1956.
Slogan: "Christmas shopping is fun with a Standard...".
Car Model: The car shown is a Standard Ten. It was a slightly more powerful and "up-market" version of the Standard Eight, distinguished by its wider chrome grille.
The ad emphasizes the car's reliability and comfort for holiday errands, noting that it is "ready to take them there and back smoothly, comfortably, economically" in any weather.
About Standard Cars:
In the mid-1950s, Standard was a major British manufacturer. The Ten model featured a 948cc overhead-valve engine and was later supplemented by a station wagon variant known as the Companion. By 1963, the Standard brand name was phased out in favor of Triumph, which had been a subsidiary of the company.
