Count Singer among the many Britishautomobilebrands that lasted for many decades , but in the end blow over away . One standout is the 1936 Singer Le Mans , the last year of this racing mannequin .
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establish in 1905 bybicyclemanufacturer George Singer , the firm made its first salable car in Coventry the following year . Like most of the rest of the British industry , it had carryover products for a few year after World War II before bring modernized models to market in the late 1940s .
In 1955 , Singer was absorbed into the Rootes Group , then head down a path of badge - engineered downslope until the nameplate was discontinued in 1970 .
By all accounts , Singer never had much sake in creating racing - oriented machine ( though its cars did turn up in some challenger around the meter of World War I ) . Prior to World War II , it preferred to concentrate on a all-embracing range of more prosaic vehicles . Still , Singer did figure into a flirtation with motorsports in the 1930s that take it to that font of rush greatness , Le Mans .
At the effect of the story was the ohc four created for the Singer Junior of 1927 - 1932 . Enlargement of thisengine ’s displacement reaction result in the 972cc Nine serial ( so name for its taxablehorsepowerrating ) . Among the cars in the series were the Sports models , a coupe and a four - seat open car on a lowered chassis . These were soon accompanied by a Le Mans 2 - seater .
According toThe Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile,“Encouraged by reliable performance in the 1934 Le Mans race , Singer prepared a team of lightweight 2 - seaters for 1935 . " These car could hit 90 miles per hour , and did well at Le Mans and an event at Brooklands .
But guidance - arm failures sideline the three squad automobile in the Tourist Trophy race – including a clank between two of the Singers – and the house end its racing endeavor . ( individual owner kept Singers in competition for a few more years , though . ) The Nine , include the Le Mans , continued in output until 1936 .
Twin SU carburetors helped the Le Mans make 34 bhp ( or 38 in the Speed version ) . With the avail of a Moss four - speed gearbox , a Le Mans could hit 75 miles per hour . The two - property roadsters rode a 92 - column inch wheelbase . Thesuspensionincluded semielliptical springs all around and rubbing shocks .
The restored 1936 Le Mans 2 - seater Sports render above is now owned by Tony Raynor , of Claremont , California . He buy it in 1996 in " original condition but very haggard out . "
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