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The Standard Motor Company was established in the UK in 1903 producing cars and the Ferguson tractor. It purchased Triumph in 1945, from 1959-63 was known as Standard Triumph. Purchased by Leyland Motors in 1960, which became British Leyland in 1968. The Standard Vanguard replaced the Standard Fourteen, the Phase I was built from 1947-53. The styling of the car resembled the pre-war Plymouth with a sloping beetle-back. Available in Saloon, Estate and the Australian Utility. In 1952, the Phase I got an update; the Phase 1A, the bonnet came lower and it got a more open grille and a wider rear window, it still had the beetle back whereas the 1953-56 Phase II had a similar front end as the Phase 1A, but a notch back rear end. Standard Cars were also built in Australia by Eclipse Motors of Melbourne from CKD kits. By the end of the War, the Standard 8, Vanguard, Spacemaster and the Triumph Mayflower were built there. Eclipse Motors became the Standard Motor Company in 1952 and from 1958; Australian Motor Industries (AMI) The Australian assembled Phase I had vinyl seats instead of leather and no door arm rests.