The 1952 Singer Roadster featured in this article was advertised as a car with an established reputation. In fact, that reputation went back quite a long way. George Singer began building bicycles in England in 1874 and started building cars in 1901 as Singer Motor Cars.
Singer’s 1901 cars were three wheel motorized vehicles. After that Singer added motorized bicycles. Eventually these became full motorcycles and they were entered in numerous competitions. Singer’s first four wheel vehicle was introduced in 1905 with a two cylinder engine built with horizontal cylinders. By 1908 the cars were entered in races.
The year 1912 was key for Singer Motor Cars in as much as they introduced the Singer Ten,the world’s first light weight automobile. It was often referred to by the press as “The Rolls Royce of Cyclecars“. The Singer Ten first had it’s gear box on the rear wheels but this was moved forward during the 1920’s. Also, six cylinder models came out in 1922.
World War One and Singer’s Expansion
Singer Motor Cars was quite involved in armaments during the First World War and the profits were strong. This helped put Singer on a better financial footing compared to the first years of his automobile and motorcycle manufacturing. The war profits helped the company expand during the 1920’s. By 1928 Singer was Britain’s third largest car maker after Austin and Morris.
The Singer Roadsters 1939-1952
The Singer 9 Roadsters came out in 1939. These were four passenger vehicles. Unfortunately, the car was in production for about a year before World War Two began in Europe. The Singer 9 Roadster was a very good looking sports car. During this period 1939 to 1952 (no war years production) the total production of the Singer Roadsters was reported to be 7,623 vehicles. After the war the Singers 9 Roadsters came back on the market with very few changes. The Singer 9’s were produced through 1948. In 1949 the Singer Roadster was changed to the 4A model. From 1950 to 1951 Singer produced the 4 AB and 4 AC models.
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