The story of the Standard 2000. 1985-1988

EFF-EIGHT-BEE · 9th September 2014, 20:19

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Originally Posted by shankarggp

Here is my fully restored Standard 2000

Great restored car! The outcome has come out to be very good. It would be very nice of you if you can start a thread on her.

suresh_gs · 17th November 2014, 11:03

Folks
A question. Assuming Standard 2000 had clicked, would STAMPRO have survived to this day with the market having opened up in 1991 putting an end to the Licence Raj system.
IMO i think it is yes. If you compare the trio (HM,STAMPRO and PAL), STAMPRO had variety in their portfolio unlike the other two. May be they would have roped in a foreign partner. Your say on this.
Gutted to see the company no longer in existence.

grkonweb · 9th November 2015, 17:52

My Dad owned this car for 4 years during the early 2000s in Hyderabad. We enjoyed the car and it was a sort of head turner on the roads. Will pen down some memories of this beautiful car sometime.

grkonweb · 11th August 2016, 19:53

I just across this rare picture of Rover SD1 (UK Police car variant) being checked out by then Prime Minister Shri Rajiv Gandhi at the 1986 Auto Show in New Delhi. I think this was around the time it's Indian variant Standard 2000 was launched. Photo copyright rests with respective owner.

Source: http://www.hindustantimes.com/autos/...3lVK2r6QN.html

GTO · 5th April 2017, 16:41

What blasphemy

. Standard actually planned to dieselize the 2000. Thank God this jugaad never saw the light of day (although there were plenty of conversions by owners).

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Now, the company is planning a German diesel engine for its top-of-the-line Standard 2000 car

Source & Full Article

karlosdeville · 13th July 2017, 14:45

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Originally Posted by shankarggp

Here is my fully restored Standard 2000

While browsing through some old issues of Auto India magazine (from the 90s) I came across this ad for the same car.

The story of the Standard 2000. 1985-1988-img_4794.jpg

yaseenar · 5th April 2018, 17:09

2 days back, I was watching an old malayalam movie called "Rajavinte makan" on TV and noticed this stunning Standard 2000 feataured in the film.

Below are a few screenshots that I managed from Youtube (Sorry for the bad quality).

Nissan1180 · 14th April 2018, 20:51

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Originally Posted by Jaggu

Came to know today that it was sold :( This one had the ISZ 1800 Engine and gear box.

Reviving a very old thread. I was curious about the Standard 2000 and found this on Olx. Is this the same car? The Engine has been switched with the one described in the post quoted above.

https://www.olx.in/item/standard-200...tml#8733adb799

GTO · 26th December 2018, 10:11

Wow, here's something you don't hear everyday!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-bi7k836B4

AirbusCapt · 26th December 2018, 14:18

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Originally Posted by GTO

Wow, here's something you don't hear everyday!

https://www.Youtube.com/watch?v=D-bi7k836B4

Why does this petrol engine sound like a diesel Mahindra Bolero? Is this how this engine sounded when new?

honeybee · 26th December 2018, 15:54

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Originally Posted by AirbusCapt

Why does this petrol engine sound like a diesel Mahindra Bolero? Is this how this engine sounded when new?

Maybe it IS a diesel engine?

The idling is unmistakably diesel.

1100D · 29th December 2018, 13:48

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Originally Posted by honeybee

Maybe it IS a diesel engine?

The idling is unmistakably diesel.

In the video, There is a carburetor whose butterfly is opening and closing while being revved!

By the way, this is actually how the engine sounded even when brand new!!

This and the Original Contessa (till the 1.8GL came in) were pretty unrefined by even the standards then.

mycarhasablower · 30th December 2018, 04:53

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Originally Posted by 1100D

This and the Original Contessa (till the 1.8GL came in) were pretty unrefined by even the standards then.

The contessa 1.8 was anything but unrefined. Save for the loud cooling fan, the engine was smooth as silk and actually quite a scorcher. It pulled effortlessly to 100kmph in second gear all the way up to 160.

1100D · 30th December 2018, 09:47

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Originally Posted by mycarhasablower

The contessa 1.8 was anything but unrefined. Save for the loud cooling fan, the engine was smooth as silk and actually quite a scorcher. It pulled effortlessly to 100kmph in second gear all the way up to 160.

Please read my quote properly, I wasn't talking about the 1.8 (btw when it was launched people used to call it its full name, the Contessa Classic 1.8GL)

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Originally Posted by 1100D

This and the Original Contessa (till the 1.8GL came in) were pretty unrefined by even the standards then.

ajay99 · 30th December 2018, 09:52

I doubt the mentioned model year is wrong.To the best of my knowledge, there were no delivery of the car post 1990.(subject to correction)

17th November 2014, 11:03	#182
suresh_gs Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: KA-01 / TN-22 Posts: 2,158 Thanked: 1,434 Times	Re: The story of the Standard 2000. 1985-1988 Folks A question. Assuming Standard 2000 had clicked, would STAMPRO have survived to this day with the market having opened up in 1991 putting an end to the Licence Raj system. IMO i think it is yes. If you compare the trio (HM,STAMPRO and PAL), STAMPRO had variety in their portfolio unlike the other two. May be they would have roped in a foreign partner. Your say on this. Gutted to see the company no longer in existence.
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grkonweb BHPian Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Bangalore Posts: 79 Thanked: 331 Times View My Garage	Re: The story of the Standard 2000. 1985-1988 My Dad owned this car for 4 years during the early 2000s in Hyderabad. We enjoyed the car and it was a sort of head turner on the roads. Will pen down some memories of this beautiful car sometime.
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11th August 2016, 19:53	#184
grkonweb BHPian Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Bangalore Posts: 79 Thanked: 331 Times View My Garage	Re: The story of the Standard 2000. 1985-1988 I just across this rare picture of Rover SD1 (UK Police car variant) being checked out by then Prime Minister Shri Rajiv Gandhi at the 1986 Auto Show in New Delhi. I think this was around the time it's Indian variant Standard 2000 was launched. Photo copyright rests with respective owner. Source: http://www.hindustantimes.com/autos/...3lVK2r6QN.html Attached Thumbnails
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yaseenar BHPian Join Date: May 2014 Location: Passau/Thrissur Posts: 84 Thanked: 272 Times	Re: The story of the Standard 2000. 1985-1988 2 days back, I was watching an old malayalam movie called "Rajavinte makan" on TV and noticed this stunning Standard 2000 feataured in the film. Below are a few screenshots that I managed from Youtube (Sorry for the bad quality). Attached Thumbnails
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30th December 2018, 09:52	#195
ajay99 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: trivandrum Posts: 2,731 Thanked: 1,615 Times	Re: The story of the Standard 2000. 1985-1988 I doubt the mentioned model year is wrong.To the best of my knowledge, there were no delivery of the car post 1990.(subject to correction)
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