Technical Documentation
This section is an essential reference for anyone working on Mayflowers. It has copies of the official manuals, but also included, and perhaps of more day-to-day use, are the stock lists and alternative part lists provided by Paul Burgess, our spares secretary, together with his compilation of known suppliers of Mayflower parts.
Instruction book
First edition – 1951–2, The Standard Motor Company Ltd
Download the instruction book as a PDF (9.3 MB)
Service instruction manual
First edition – April 1951, The Standard Motor Company Ltd
Download the service manual as a PDF (10.2 MB)
Body and underframe repair manual
The Triumph Motor Company Ltd
Download the body and underframe repair manual as a PDF (2.9 MB)
Service tools for Standard Vanguard and Triumph Mayflower
V L Churchill & Co Ltd
Download service tools for Standard Vanguard and Triumph Mayflower as a PDF (5.0 MB)
British repair manual: the Triumph Mayflower
Published 1952, Compiled by Paul Burgess in 2017
Download the British repair manual as a PDF (1.7 MB)
British repair manual: appendices
Published 1952, Scientific Magazine Publishing Co, Compiled by Paul Burgess in 2017
Download the British repair manual appendices as a PDF (2.0 MB)
Mayflower overhaul, recondition, maintain
March 2018, Paul Burgess
Download Mayflower overhaul, recondition, maintain as a PDF (2.59 MB)
Spare parts, manufacturers’ codes, equivalents and alternatives
January 2020, Paul Burgess
Download the spare parts and alternatives guide as a PDF (900 KB)
Technicalities: body, interior, accessories
February 2019, Paul Burgess
Download the body, interior, accessories technicalities document as a PDF (3.41 MB)
Technicalities: engine, gearbox & clutch
February 2019, Paul Burgess
Download the engine, gearbox and clutch technicalities document as a PDF (3.25 MB)
Technicalities: fuel, exhaust & cooling
February 2019, Paul Burgess
Download the fuel, exhaust and cooling technicalities document as a PDF (2.11 MB)
Technicalities: ignition, electrics & instrumentation
February 2019, Paul Burgess
Download the ignition, electrics and instrumentation technicalities document as a PDF (2.3 MB)
Technicalities: running gear, steering, suspension, brakes, drive
February 2019, Paul Burgess
Download the running gear, steering, suspension, brakes, drive technicalities document as a PDF (2.8 MB)
Lucas technical service on wipers, horns, and trafficators
Joseph Lucas Limited
Download the scanned Lucas technical service on wipers, horns, and trafficators as a PDF (3.33 MB)
1950s Lucas parts catalogue
Joseph Lucas Limited
Download the scanned 1950s Lucas parts catalogue as a PDF (72.2 MB)
The removal and replacement of door locks
Wilmot Breeden Ltd
Download the removal and replacement of door locks guide as a PDF (1.17 MB)
Suppliers directory
Paul Burgess
Our spares secretary, Paul Burgess, maintains a directory of suppliers which can be found over on the shop section of our website.
Suppliers directory
Spares catalogue
Paul Burgess
Our spares secretary, Paul Burgess, maintains a cache of spare parts and provides an up-to-date catalogue of the club’s current inventory which can be found over on the shop section of our website.
Spares catalogue
Technical articles featured in Flower Power
Rob Davies
Over the years, Flower Power has featured a number of technical articles – mostly written by club members based on their own experience – pertaining to the maintenance of the Mayflower. The link below will take you to a list of all such articles currently available on the website; the eventual goal is for all articles ever to be published in Flower Power since its inception to be available online in an accessible format, so that it forms a comprehensive handbook containing the club’s collective expertise.
Technical article list