Singer Bantam
| Singer | |
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 Singer Bantam De Luxe (1936)
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| Bantam | |
| Production period: | 1935-1939 |
| Class : | Small car |
| Body versions : | Touring cars , roadsters , limousines , panel vans |
| Engines: |
Gasoline engines : 1.0–1.1 liters (18.4–22 kW) |
| Length: | 3607 mm |
| Width: | 1422 mm |
| Height: | 1600 mm |
| Wheelbase : | 2311 mm |
| Empty weight : | |
| Previous model | Singer 9 |
The Singer Bantam is a small car that Singer manufactured from 1936 to 1939 as the successor to the Model 9 . As the first singer, the Bantam had a Pressed Steel structure . At the London Motor Show 1935 the car was presented as a new economy model.
technology
The Bantam had many components from other Singer models, e.g. B. the Underslung frame of 9 Le Mans .
The car was a little shorter than the 9 and had the same engine with an overhead camshaft and 972 cc displacement, but lower compression and only 1 SU carburetor. The engine equipped in this way delivered an output of 25 bhp (18.6 kW) and accelerated the light vehicle to 95 km / h. In 1938 the Bantam got a larger engine with 1074 cm³ displacement and 30 bhp (22 kW) power. The slightly larger vehicle thus reached 98 km / h.
The engine power was transmitted to the rear axle via a three-speed gearbox, the third gear of which was synchronized. Early models had wire-spoke wheels, from 1937 onwards all models received "Easyclene" disc wheels as standard, which were previously available on request. A chrome-plated bantam chicken perched on the cooler until it was banned in 1937.
history
Initially there were four models, the two- and four-door Bantam Popular and the two- and four-door Bantam De Luxe . All four had the same limousine body, but the De-Luxe models with a sunroof, while in the Popular models the corresponding opening was covered by a solid sheet metal. In the years that followed, the sunroof was removed from many De-Luxe models, but the De-Luxe model can still be recognized today by the drainage channels at the front and rear. In addition, these models were better equipped with leather seats, chrome-plated bumpers and a luggage rack.
There was a touring car from 1937 , but very few cars were made in this version and even fewer survived to this day. The sedan was revised for the 1938 model year. The chassis and suspension were reinforced and there was the larger engine mentioned above. The braking system was converted to a cable. The structures remained essentially the same; there was only an additional chrome strip on the doors and changes to the bonnet.
In Australia and Oceania
Many Singer Bantam have survived in Australia and New Zealand to this day, because Singer delivered these cars there as a chassis with a complete drive. The superstructures for these vehicles were mainly supplied by Flood in Australia, which were touring cars and roadsters . It seems that this spurred the development of the roadster on the Bantam chassis at Singer, which appeared in 1939.
The Australian crime writer Charles Shaw was inspired by this car model for his pseudonym Bant Singer .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Second Hand Car Guide Supplement in Practical Motorist . Issue 6 (nbr 68). April 1960. between pages 768 and 769
- ^ David Culshaw & Peter Horrobin: The Complete Catalog of British Cars 1895-1975 . Veloce Publishing, Dorchester 1997, ISBN 1-874105-93-6
- ↑ a b M. Sedgwick & M. Gillies: AZ of Cars of the 1930s . Bay View Books, Devon 1989. ISBN 1-870979-38-9
