Singer Story - The Cars, Commercial Vehicles, Bicycles & Motorcycles

Here is the definitive history of one of Britain's oldest, most important and influential car manufacturers. George Singer started building bicycles in Coventry in 1874 and by 1905 his company was building cars and motorcycles too. Later the company would concentrate on the manufacture of cars and commercial vehicles, bringing great success in sales and motorsport until, in the early 1950s, things began to go wrong. By 1955 Singer was absorbed into the Rootes Group and slowly lost its distinctive identity. In 1970 the last car to carry a Singer badge was built - marking the end of the great Coventry marque and hammering another nail into the coffin of Britain's once great motor industry. Thoroughly researched and with nearly 300 photos this is an important piece of automotive history. 

Contents:

Family Tree 4

Foreword & Acknowledgements 5

Introduction 8


Chapter I THE EARLY YEARS 9

Chapter II A PERIOD OF GROWTH 22

Chapter III THE SINGER MOTOR COMPANY 31

Chapter IV THE SINGER MOTOR CAR 41

Chapter V THE BROOKLANDS AGE 52

Chapter VI THE LIGHT CAR 65

Chapter VII THE CYCLES & MOTOR CYCLES

1905-1915 74

Chapter VIII A POLICY OF ACQUISITION 82

Chapter IX THE FINAL CYCLES (1920-1928) 95

Chapter X THE JUNIOR 97

Chapter XI THE SINGER NINE 117

Chapter XII MIXED FORTUNES 142

Chapter XIII A PECULIAR MIRACLE 162

Chapter XIV SINGER MOTORS LTD 171

Chapter XV THE ROADSTER 195

Chapter XVI THE WAR YEARS & BEYOND 201

Chapter XVII THE SM1500 207

Chapter XVIII A BOLD COURSE 221

Chapter XIX THE END OF AN ERA 228

Chapter XX A PERIOD OF PROSPERITY 233


Appendix: Clubs & Memorabilia 251

Epilogue 253 

Cloth hardback · 250 x 207mm (portrait) · Artpaper throughout · 256 pages · Around 300 photographs and line illustrations. Publi