The Standard was an American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 automobile

Automobile

An automobile, autocar, motor car or car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor...

 manufactured in Butler, Pennsylvania

Butler, Pennsylvania

The city of Butler is the county seat of Butler County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, situated north of Pittsburgh. The population was 15,121 at the 2000 census.- History :...

 from 1912 until 1923. Produced by the Standard Steel Car Company

Standard Steel Car Company

The Standard Steel Car Company was a manufacturer of railroad rolling stock in the United States that existed between 1902 and 1934....

, in a new factory claimed to have cost $2 million, the first cars used a six cylinder engine but from 1916 the company was among the first to offer a V-8 engine. This was rated at 29 hp with a capacity of 4.6 litres and was joined by a 34 hp unit in 1917. In 1918 both engines were replaced by a larger V-8 of 80 hp with a swept volume of 5217 cc. The company slogan was "Monarch of the Mountains" and all cars were tested on a 25 miles (40.2 km) route before delivery.

In 1923 a smaller four cylinder car was announced but this never reached the market and by the end of the year all car making ceased. It is estimated that total production exceeded 14,000.

The company also manufactured rail carriages, and built armored cars during World War I

World War I

World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...

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The factory was later used for assembly of the American Austin.