17 Facts About Singer Motors

Singer Motors Motor Co was the first motor manufacturer to make a small economy car that was a replica of a large car, showing a small car was a practical proposition.

Ultimately, Singer Motors's business was acquired by his Rootes Group in 1956, which continued the brand until 1970, a few years following Rootes' acquisition by the American Chrysler corporation.

George Singer Motors began his bicycle-making business in Coventry in 1874.

Singer Motors was joined in the business by J E Stringer, his brother-in-law.

Singer Motors did not alter the large front and small rear wheel design of the Ordinary, but by raking the front forks did make it safer.

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Singer Motors followed this with an 1879 model having a large rear wheel and small front wheels which could be folded aside.

At the 1902 Cordingly Show, at the Islington Agricultural Hall, Singer Motors showed two commercial variants of the Tri-Voiturette, the Motor Carrier, one for tradesmen, one for dairymen.

Singer Motors's drove a tricar in the twenty four hour London to Edinburgh Trial, again with a female passenger, making good time in torrential rain.

Singer Motors's was six months pregnant at the time and the drive was a publicity stunt developed by her partner George Wilkin Browne to help sell the cars at his Llandudno garage, North Wales Silver Motors.

Singer Motors, restricted by a built-in site, acquired other companies for factory space.

The Sports Nine was "an immediate success" among trials racers, and Singer Motors entered a specially-prepared version at Le Mans, which led to the Nine being commonly called the Le Mans.

Singer Motors earned an "excellent reputation" in racing before three works Nines appeared at the 1935 Ulster Tourist Trophy, where all three wrecked, all from the same cause and all, incredibly, at the same spot.

From 1938 to 1955, Singer Motors Ltd supplied new OHC engines for fitment to HRG Engineering Company's sports cars at Tolworth, Surrey - these replaced the 1.

In 1948, Singer Motors's first streamlined car appeared, the SM1500, which featured coil spring IFS.

The Singer Motors brand was absorbed into their Rootes Group which had been an enthusiastic exponent of badge engineering since the early 1930s.

The next Singer Motors car, the Gazelle, was a more up-market Hillman Minx.

The last car to carry the Singer Motors name was an upmarket version of the rear engined Hillman Imp called the Chamois.