1934, 30s thirties green Singer 1000cc Petrol roadster; en-route to Hoghton Tower for the Supercar Summer Showtime car meet which is organised by Great British Motor Shows in Preston, UK
The Singer Nine is a car which was produced by Singer Motors Limited from February 1933 to 1937, and then again from 1939 until 1949 as a Roadster only. It was offered as a new economy model, replacing the earlier Singer Junior series. The "Nine" was fitted inside the body of the earlier Junior as a solution to production problems in 1932, and was known as the "Junior Nine". The Singer Nine saloon was replaced by the shorter Bantam Singer Nine in 1936. The sports models were not replaced until 1939 by the Bantam-based tourer, Nine Roadster. Singer also manufactured six "Nine" 5cwt vans. Only one is known to survive, ironically the survivor had the hardest life overall. It was used by builders Harry kilminster ltd of Swindon, and was used on some jobs in London during world war 2. A four-seat tourer model with abbreviated front wings and no running boards called the "Nine Sports" was also made from October 1933, and one of these managed to finish thirteenth at the 1933 24 Hours of Le Mans race. In 1933, celebrating this moderate success, a new underslung racy two-seat model called the Singer Le Mans appeared.[2] With twin vertical Solex (30 IF) carburettors, the Sports offered 34 hp (25 kW) at 4600 rpm, providing a 66 mph (106 km/h) with the wind screen down - impressive for the era and at a price considerably lower than the competition. The Nine Sports was also used in various other endurance races, finishing second in class in the Alpine 6-days trial (Coupe Internationale des Alpes) in 1933.[3] It is also worth noting that while the engine was listed as 34hp at 4600rpm, this is only theoretical, as the two-bearing crankshaft was not capable of reaching this speed. It was inadvisable to approach 3600 rpm, and not to maintain it under any circumstances. The maximum useable and reliably sustainable output from a two-bearing Nine engine is 28 bhp.
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Location: Preston, Uk
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