The predecessor model had been powered by an engine of prewar design, originally developed by the Standard Motor Company.
The engine was a development of the old 2.5-litre Standard pushrod unit converted from side valve to overhead valve with a new cylinder head designed by William Heynes and Harry Weslake.
He was a civil engineer by profession but realised the enormous potential of the horseless carriage, and with a gift of £3,000 from Sir John Wolfe-Barry he became a motor manufacturer, establishing a small factory in a two-storey building in Much Park Street, Coventry.
The Triumph 20TS was a prototype sports car shown by Standard-Triumph in October 1952 at the London Motor Show.
American Broadcasting Company | Fox Broadcasting Company | Ford Motor Company | The Walt Disney Company | Royal Shakespeare Company | Hudson's Bay Company | East India Company | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Dutch East India Company | McKinsey & Company | Standard Liège | Standard Oil | H. J. Heinz Company | Company | Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company | company | Bad Company | Standard & Poor's | production company | Three's Company | Shell Oil Company | Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company | Glenn L. Martin Company | The Coca-Cola Company | Southern Pacific Transportation Company | Pullman Company | Marconi Company | Canon (company) | Victor Talking Machine Company | Negro Ensemble Company |
The front suspension was a typical double wishbone arms with outboard coil/damper unit using the Triumph upright made by Alford & Alder, Triumph Herald rack and pinion steering, and outboard Girling non-ventilated disc brake.
After demobilisation in 1946, Hughes became a Labour Party member and moved to Coventry where he worked as a manager for the Standard Motor Company, where he obtained a degree from Ruskin College, Oxford and became an administrator for Standard Motor from 1957 until 1966.