Details
1951 SINGER 9 ROADSTER
Registration No. PPE 599
Chassis No. 4AB 7065U
Engine No. 10WA-U-H-65522
Red with red interior
Right hand drive
Singer was one of the many companies whose origins lay in the active and prosperous cycle industry centred on Coventry.
Following the second world war the Singer range of models was contined essentially in its 1939 form. For 1951 the Singer 9 Roadster introduced hoods with fixed sides (formerly a four panel design), disc wheels instead of spokes and independent front suspension. The engine remained the 1,074cc, overhead cam design producing 35bhp.
The owner of this vehicle removed the engine and gearbox some years ago and substituted them with a Morris 1,100cc unit (48bhp) in order to provide greater performance and reliablity for continental touring, and he reports this was a highly successful undertaking. Both the engine and gearbox were overhauled in 1978 and just prior to the auction the car will have been repainted. The brakes have recently been overhauled and much of the chrome is new. The seats are described as nearly new and the carpets and trim in good condition.
Registration No. PPE 599
Chassis No. 4AB 7065U
Engine No. 10WA-U-H-65522
Red with red interior
Right hand drive
Singer was one of the many companies whose origins lay in the active and prosperous cycle industry centred on Coventry.
Following the second world war the Singer range of models was contined essentially in its 1939 form. For 1951 the Singer 9 Roadster introduced hoods with fixed sides (formerly a four panel design), disc wheels instead of spokes and independent front suspension. The engine remained the 1,074cc, overhead cam design producing 35bhp.
The owner of this vehicle removed the engine and gearbox some years ago and substituted them with a Morris 1,100cc unit (48bhp) in order to provide greater performance and reliablity for continental touring, and he reports this was a highly successful undertaking. Both the engine and gearbox were overhauled in 1978 and just prior to the auction the car will have been repainted. The brakes have recently been overhauled and much of the chrome is new. The seats are described as nearly new and the carpets and trim in good condition.