19th Apr, 2012 16:00

Imperial War Museum Duxford

 
  Lot 57
 

1935 Singer Nine Le Mans 'Longtail'

Sold for £19,406

(including buyers premium)


Lot details
Registration No: ALV 964
Chassis No: 63855
Mot Expiry: June 2012

Suitably encouraged by its enviable motorsport achievements of the 1932 and 1933 seasons, Singer created a special Le Mans version of the 9 Sports with a two-seater body mounted on an under-slung chassis - at £215 it was £30 dearer than the standard car. Power came from a further uprated version of the Sport's 972cc OHC engine that featured high lift harmonic cams, a counterbalanced crankshaft and extra-large capacity ribbed oil sump for better cooling. Other drivetrain modifications included a heavy duty clutch and a still closer ratio gearbox. Its rakish bodywork was underpinned by a robust ladder-frame chassis that featured semi-elliptic leaf-sprung suspension all-round, adjustable Andre-Hartford friction dampers and four-wheel Lockheed hydraulic 10-inch drum brakes. Among the optional equipment were tailored suitcases, bonnet strap, route card holder, competition number plates and a combined stop watch and chronometer. Appreciating that some of the customers clamouring for the performance of the Le Mans model needed a sports car with more than two seats, the company introduced a limited run of four-seater examples during the 1935 model year. Effectively a hybrid of the Le Mans and the 9 Sports, they featured upswept cowl scuttles and a streamlined (`Long') tail.

According to its accompanying copy build record, this particular example was supplied new by the Newsham Motor Company of Liverpool to C.K. Williams Esq of Leopold Road, Waterloo on August 3rd 1935. A Liverpool resident ever since, the Singer passed to its second keeper Ray Stokes - President of the Chester Vintage Car Club - in 1967. Stripped down circa eight years later, the Nine's restoration proved a long drawn out affair that was only completed by Mr Stokes' daughter last year (the car had originally been intended as her twenty-first birthday present). The work included: some attention to the engine; a new exhaust; body off respray; retrim; new carpets, hood and tonneau cover, and repainted wire wheels. Complete with such period niceties as headlamp grilles, badge bar, scuttle light, bonnet strap etc, `ALV 964' is now ready for a new owner to enjoy.
 

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