Singer (automobile manufacturer)

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Singer was a Coventry company that started manufacturing automobiles in 1901.

history

Singer and Company Ltd preferred stock dated October 19, 1903
Singer 8 Junior Saloon (1931)
Singer 9 Sports (1933)
Singer Gazelle Cabriolet (1960)
A singer as a wedding carriage

Singer was founded as one of Coventry's many bicycle manufacturers . From 1901 motor tricycles and motorcycles were built. In 1905 the first four-wheeled car was manufactured under license from Lea-Francis , which had a 3-cylinder engine with 1400 cm³ displacement. The first car designed by Singer was the 12/14 hp with a 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine from 1906. The engine was purchased from Aster . In 1907, the Lea Francis design was abandoned and a range of 2-, 3- and 4-cylinder models powered by White & Poppe engineson. The models with Aster engines were abandoned in 1909 and a new range of larger cars was introduced. Now all cars had White and Poppe engines. The first major sales success appeared in 1911, the Type Ten with a 1100 cm³ engine from our own production. Little by little, all models were converted to self-made engines until, when the First World War broke out, only the 3.3 liter 20 hp had a bought machine.

After the peace treaty, the 10 was manufactured again and subjected to a revision in 1923, which also included a new overhead engine (ohv). Six cylinder models were introduced in 1922. In 1927 the displacement of the 10 grew to 1300 cm³ and a new, small car with an 850 cm³ OHC engine, the later bestseller Junior was announced. In 1928, Singer was the third largest automaker behind Austin and Morris . The range was then expanded in a complex manner, with a further development of the junior ohc engine first starting in the Model 9 , Model 14 and the sporty 1 1/2 liter in 1933. The 9 became the bantam in 1935 .

After the Second World War , the Nine , Super 10 and Super 12 models were initially reissued with small changes, but in 1948 the completely new SM 1500 appeared with an ohc engine and independent front suspension, but still a separate frame. At 799 GBP (then approx. 16,000 DM) it was very expensive and therefore did not sell well, especially since Singer's competitors also resumed full production. In 1954 the model was revised and became the Hunter , which was last available with two overhead camshafts (dohc). Not many were made of this model, however.

In 1956 the company was in financial difficulties and the Rootes brothers, who had been selling Singer vehicles since before the First World War, bought the company. This was the end of the stand-alone Singer constructions. The next model, the Gazelle , was derived from the Hillman Minx - a typical badge engineering product, but kept the Singer-ohc machine until 1958. The last wagons to be named Singer were a luxury version of the Hillman Imp called Chamois and the Rootes-Arrow types Gazelle and Vogue . Following the takeover of the Rootes Group by Chrysler , the Singer automobile brand disappeared for good in 1970.

Models

Models 1906–1916

Type Construction period Cylinder / valve control Displacement
8/10 hp 1906 2 / sv 1800 cc
12/14 hp 1906 2 / sv 2537 cc
7/9 hp 1906-1910 2 / sv 905 cc
12/14 hp 1906-1910 4 / sv 1810 cc
10 hp 1907 3 / sv 1358 cc
12/15 hp 1907 4 / sv 2438 cc
20/22 hp 1907 4 / sv 3686 cc
20/25 hp 1908-1910 4 / sv 3456 cc
16 hp 1909 4 / sv 2497 cc
16/20 hp 1910 4 / sv 2799 cc
20/25 hp 1910 4 / sv 4714 cc
15 hp 1911-1914 4 / sv 2610 cc
20 hp 1911-1915 4 / sv 3307 cc
14 hp 1913-1914 4 / sv 2384 cc
25 hp 1913-1914 4 / sv 4082 cc
10 hp 1913-1916 4 / sv 1096 cc
15.9 hp 1915 4 / sv 2614 cc

Models 1919–1949

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Type Construction period Cylinder / valve control Displacement power
10 1919-1923 4 / sv 1097 cc
15th 1921-1925 6 / sv 1991 cc
10/25 1925-1928 4 / ohv 1308 cc 26 bhp (19 kW)
8th 1926 4 / ohv 847 cc
14/34 1926-1928 6 / ohv 1776-1792 cc
8 junior 1927-1932 4 / ohc 848 cc 16.5 bhp (12 kW)
10 1927-1932 4 / ohv 1261 cc
Senior 1928-1929 4 / ohv 1571 cc
Six 1929-1931 6 / ohv 1920 cc
Senior Six 1930-1931 6 / sv 1792 cc
9 1932-1937 4 / ohc 972 cc 31 bhp (23 kW)
9 Sports 1933 4 / ohc 972 cc 35 bhp (26 kW)
14th 1933 6 / ohc 1611 cc
2 liter 1933 6 / sv 2050 cc 45 bhp (33 kW)
12 1933-1935 4 / sv 1440 cc 32 bhp (23.5 kW)
17.9 1934 6 / ohc 2160 cc
11 Airstream 1934-1936 4 / ohc 1584 cc
11 1934-1937 4 / ohc 1459 cm³ 39 bhp (29 kW)
9 Le Mans 1935-1936 4 / ohc 972 cc 38 bhp (28 kW)
1½ liter Le Mans 1935-1936 6 / ohc 1493 cc 48 bhp (35 kW)
Bantam 1935-1937 4 / ohc 972 cc 25 bhp (18 kW)
16 1935-1937 6 / ohc 1993 cc
Super 10 1937-1949 4 / ohc 1193 cc 37 bhp (27 kW)
Bantam 1938-1940 4 / ohc 1074 cc 30 bhp (22 kW)
Super 12 1938-1949 4 / ohc 1525 cc 43 bhp (31.6 kW)
Nine roadster 1939-1949 4 / ohc 1074 cc 35 bhp (26 kW)

Models 1948–1970

Type Construction period Cylinder / valve control Displacement power
SM 1500 1948-1951 4 / ohc 1506 cc 48 bhp (35 kW)
Nine 4A / AB 1949-1951 4 / ohc 1074 cc 36 bhp (26.5 kW)
SM 1500 1951-1956 4 / ohc 1497 cc 48–58 bhp (35–42.6 kW)
Hunter 1954-1956 4 / ohc 1497 cc 48–50 bhp (35–37 kW)
Hunter 75 1955-1956 4 / dohc 1497 cc 75 bhp (55 kW)
Gazelle I 1956-1958 4 / ohc 1497 cc 52.5 bhp (38.6 kW)
Gazelle II 1957-1958 4 / ohc 1497 cc 52.5 bhp (38.6 kW)
Gazelle IIA 1958 4 / ohv 1494 cc 60.2 bhp (44.3 kW)
Gazelle III 1958-1959 4 / ohv 1494 cc 60 bhp (44 kW)
Gazelle IIIA 1959-1960 4 / ohv 1494 cc 64 bhp (47 kW)
Gazelle IIIB 1960-1961 4 / ohv 1494 cc 60 bhp (44 kW)
Vogue I 1960–1962 4 / ohv 1592 cm³ 66 bhp (48.5 kW)
Gazelle IIIC 1961-1963 4 / ohv 1592 cm³ 53 bhp (39 kW)
Vogue II 1963-1964 4 / ohv 1592 cm³ 66 bhp (48.5 kW)
Gazelle V 1963-1965 4 / ohv 1725 cc 57 bhp (42 kW)
Vogue III 1964-1965 4 / ohv 1592 cm³ 78.5 bhp (57.7 kW)
Chamois I 1964-1965 4 / ohc 875 cc 39 bhp (28.7 kW)
Vogue IV 1965-1966 4 / ohv 1725 cc 80 bhp (59 kW)
Gazelle VI 1965-1967 4 / ohv 1725 cc 62.5 bhp (46 kW)
Chamois II 1965-1970 4 / ohc 875 cc 42 bhp (31 kW)
New Vogue 1966-1970 4 / ohv 1725 cc 80 bhp (59 kW)
New Gazelle 1967-1970 4 / ohv 1725 cc 62.5–74 bhp (46–54.4 kW)

Web links

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