Bryan Jones died on 10^th August aged 82 peacefully at home with his family around him.

To members of the Standard Motor Club and the Manchester Standard Triumph Group he was known for his unbounded energy and enthusiasm for Standard Motor Company manufactured cars and indeed all classic vehicles but this was only a small part of his wide and varied interests.

Born in Colwyn Bay in 1928 Bryan qualified in Medicine in 1952 at the University of Wales and worked in hospitals and General Practice. After becoming a Captain in the Royal Army Medical Corps he specialised in Occupational Medicine being appointed Chief Medical Officer of the North Western Region of British Gas during which time he authored a research paper on ‘Hand and Arm Vibration’ and represented British Gas on international medical committees. Outside of his interest in classic vehicles he worked with St John’s Ambulance brigade, was a trained cinema projectionist, played musical instruments and managed record decks for dances, etc. Bryan was an avid collector and has numerous metal garage signs; models of buses; 1940’s motoring memorabilia; and cars. His classic vehicle collection includes a 1937 Standard Flying 12; a 1938 Standard Flying 12; a 1955 Standard Super 10; a 1970 Triumph 2000 Mk2; and until recently sold a Standard 10 7cwt Pick Up.

Bryan obtained his first driving licence in 1945 (no test in those days) and was allowed to drive his dad’s 1936 Standard Flying 12 which started his interest in Standard cars purchasing his first own car in 1955 being a new Standard 10 in elfin green – by this time he was qualified and working in General Practice. Bryan co-founded the Manchester Group of the Standard Motor Club in 1999 and through his unbounded energy and ‘bedside manner’ built it up to be the largest local Group by the time he was forced to resign as Organiser by ill health in November 2010 at which time he accepted the newly created post of Group President. Bryan remained as Treasurer until May this year.

Bryan met Morwena, his wife to be, in 1946 and with that cheeky smile of his he recalled "many hours of courting in the back seat of his dad’s Flying 12 with the rear anti-dazzle blind being used for privacy!!" Morwena helped Bryan with the Manchester Group acting as Publicity and Catering officer and, as Bryan often said, official heckler. Bryan’s oft quoted sayings are "here’s a pretty lady" and "who’s talking when I’m talking". Bryan and Morwena married in 1953 and have two daughters and five grandchildren.

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