A humble factory Standard Ten won the 1955 RAC Rally outright — helped by a handicap system that favored small cars, but a giant-killing result all the same.
Lead trim: Ten 948 cc OHV four
Standard Ten / Companion1954–1960
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FactA humble factory Standard Ten won the 1955 RAC Rally outright — helped by a handicap system that favored small cars, but a giant-killing result all the same.
In 1954 the Ten (also the Companion estate, 6 cwt van and pickup, Cadet in Australia, Vanguard Junior in Sweden and Triumph 10/TR-10 in North America) was introduced as a more powerful, better-appointed version of the Standard Eight, with the SC engine increased to 948 cc and a similar frame and transmission; overdrive (from March 1957) or a temperamental semi-automatic were options. 172,500 were made (the infobox says May 1954–1960, though the text has it continuing until 1961). The Companion estate, launched in June 1955, was among the first small British estates with rear-passenger doors. A 1954 Motor test of a saloon recorded 69.0 mph and 0-60 mph in 38.3 seconds, and in 1955 a factory-prepared Standard Ten driven by Jimmy Ray and Brian Horrocks won the RAC Rally. Wheelbase 84 in (2,134 mm), length 144 in (3,658 mm), width 60 in (1,524 mm), height 60 in (1,524 mm), with a four-speed manual.
Collectors Spotted in the Standard Ten Lineage
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Trims & Figures
One published trim in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ten 948 cc OHV four | 1954–1960 | 0.9 L Inline-4 | — | — | — | RWD | — | — |
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