1903 Motor Victoria
This is where it all began for the company founded by Reginald Walter 'Dick' Maudslay in 1903 and called the Standard Motor Co Ltd. It should be noted that the name Standard was chosen for its connotations of being the standard to aim for and the fact that their cars were to be built of quality parts that were interchangeable rather than requiring fettling by hand, and only later did it morph into implying a basic specification. The Motor Victoria was built at the company's new factory in Much Park Street, Coventry. It was advanced for the time in having a propshaft rather than chain drive to the rear wheels. The single cylinder engine mounted low down at the front had a massive bore of five inches and a
