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Standard Vanguard Phase III, Vignale and Six
Packard Styling was packed away and a new monocoque shell was given to the Phase III Vanguard and subsequently developed by Michelotti for the Vignale.
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Standard Vanguard Sportsman - boot badge

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Standard Vanguard Six - bonnet badge

ab_Standard Vanguard Vignale badge
Standard Vanguard Vignale - bonnet badge

ac_Standard Vanguard Sportsman grille
Standard Vanguard Sportsman - grille. The Sportsman was almost named 'Triumph Renown' and a glance at the grille badge will show this to be the Triumph Globe - without the word 'Triumph'

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Standard Vanguard Vignale - grille

ad_Standard Vanguard Sportsman head
Standard Vanguard Sportsman. The 'MG-style' grille was hoped to give the TR3-tuned Vanguard Sportsman a sportier image, but only 901 were sold.

Standard Vanguard Six Estate front
Standard Vanguard Six Estate 1962. The Vignale Vanguard was a restyle of the Phase III Vanguard, and from 1960 this was available as the 'Vanguard Six' with 1991cc 6-cylinder engine that would soon power the Triumph 2000

Standard Vanguard Six Estate rear
Standard Vanguard Six Estate 1962. The Phase III Vanguard Estate was little altered at the rear by the Vignale restyle. The rear opening was by an upward opening window and a drop-down lid.

Standard Vanguard Sportsman front
Standard Vanguard Sportsman. Launched in 1956 as a sporting version of the Phase III, the Sportsman was intended to be named 'Triumph Renown' but retained Standard badges. However it got a Triumph TR3 engine and 'MG-style' grille.

Standard Vanguard Sportsman rear
Standard Vanguard Sportsman. The Sportsman used the new monocoque body that was introduced on the Phase III Vanguard in 1955.

Standard Vanguard Vignale front
Standard Vanguard Vignale. In 1958 Giovanni Michelotti revised the Vanguard Phase III with bigger screens and altered lights. The engine and mechanics were largely unchanged from the 1947 Phase I

Standard Vanguard Vignale rear
Standard Vanguard Vignale. In 1958 the 'Phase IV' Vanguard was launched as the Vanguard Vignale. Standard-Triumph had called in Giovanni Michelotti from Vignale to design cars and the Vanguard revisions were an early product.

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Standard Vanguard Sportsman - tail light

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Standard Vanguard Sportsman - front wheel

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Standard Vanguard Vignale.

Standard Vanguard Phase 1 and 1a and 2
Standard Vanguard Phase 1 and 1a and 2
Triumph 2000
Triumph 2000

key text:  This is the page introducing Simons love of cars from the website  RedSimon which is a series of photo albums of Simon GP Geoghegan.
The names of Pinin, Farina, and Pininfarina are also considered
There are also notes on Pininfarina
as well as the car maker
and links tothat car maker
see also my Picasa car albums
withe even more on RedSimon
Simon is also a contributor to SuperCars.Net
And also to Wikipedia
Photos may be purchased from PhotoBox