 It was also the first model to carry the new Standard badge, which was a heavily stylised representation of the wings of a griffin.In the wake of the Second World War, many potential customers in the UK and in English-speaking export markets had recently experienced several years of military or naval service, and therefore a car name related to the British Navy carried a greater resonance than it would for later generations.The name of the Standard Vanguard recalled HMS "Vanguard", the last of the British Navy's battleships, launched in 1944 amid much media attention; permission to use the name involved Standard in extensive negotiations with senior Royal Navy personnel.