"Fortune has pandered to the man with a Standard" ran the adverts when it first came on the market post-war.
With an oversquare 2088 engine it was ahead of its time. In '52-'53, the Station Commander at Thornaby (W/Cdr Malcolm Sewell) had a beautiful sky-blue one (his own property): he was much envied.
Didn't know the RAF bought any as Staff Cars (we had to be content with a pre-war pattern Austin Sixteen), but they bought a fleet of "Ensign" pick-ups; these (bargain basement "Vanguards" with a smaller engine) were not very popular with the MT mechs.
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