1962 Standard Atlas Motor Caravan
Entered from the David Lucas Collection - No Reserve

Registration No: ESK 492
Chassis No: AT9665V
MOT: Exempt

• Part of the collection since 1995
• Gas hob, sink, table, bed, pop-up roof etc
• Exhbited at the Cholmondeley Pageant of Power and numerous other events
• Running and driving until recently
• Ideal transport for the Goodwood Revival?

Introduced in 1958, the Standard Atlas contested the light van segment against the Ford Thames 400E, Morris J2 and Commer FC. A versatile design, it could be specified with sliding or hinged doors and as a pick-up too. Engines ranged in size from a 948cc petrol through to a 2260cc diesel and were, for the most part, production car derived. The drivetrain was cradled in a subframe and the independent front suspension complemented by a ‘live’ rear axle. Dropped by the newly formed British Leyland Motor Corporation in 1968, the Atlas resurfaced in India where Standard Motors of Chennai continued making it until 1980.

First registered in Gloucestershire on 5^th January 1962, this charming period Camper Van belonged to Alvar Hemming of the same county a decade later. Subsequently passing through the hands of Ron Stanford and Michael Costigan, it joined the late Mr Lucas’s collection in 1995. Fitted with an 1147cc petrol engine, the Atlas was treated to a degree of bodywork restoration during the 1990s. Passing its most recent MOT test on 27^th July 2016 with ‘no advisories’, the Camper Van attended that year’s Pageant of Power. Equipped with a sink, gas hob, bed and table etc, it will require recommissioning / renovation prior to use.

David Lucas (1947 – 2023)

A motor engineer by profession, the late David Lucas amassed a collection of over forty vintage and classic cars, commercials and tractors between the 1970s and his death last year. A true petrolhead, he housed several of them in a private museum which was decorated with an amazing array of automobilia. Drawn to cars with original interiors, he also had a deep love of music and a quirky sense of humour. A champion of the underdog, he eschewed the more famous British marques such as Rolls-Royce, Bentley and Aston Martin in favour of Armstrong Siddeley, Singer and Standard Triumph. A stalwart member of various car clubs over the years, he exhibited at numerous events up and down the country. Summed-up by his loved ones as ‘one of the life’s true gentlemen’, David Lucas remains much missed.

For more information, please contact:
Damian Jones
damian.jones@handh.co.uk
07855 493737