550 Singer Nine Le Mans (1934) AYP 538 by Robert Knight Via Flickr: Singer Nine Le Mans (1933-37) Engine 972cc S4 Registration Number AYP 538 (London) www.flickr.com/photos/45676495@N05/albums/721576237224871... The Singer Nine is a car which was produced by Singer Motors Limited from February 1933 to 1937, and then again from 1939 until 1949 as a Roadster only. It was offered as a new economy model, replacing the earlier Singer Junior series. The Nine engine was briefly fitted inside the body of the earlier Singer Junior. A four-seat tourer model with abbreviated front wings and no running boards called the Nine Sport was also made from October 1933, and one of these managed to finish thirteenth at the 1933 24 Hours of Le Mans race. The Singer Nine Le Mans, produced from 1933 to 1937 had a higher tuned version of the 972 cc inline-four, with stronger valve tappets, a thicker, sharply angled camshaft paired with flat-back rocker arms, and a bigger and better cooled cast aluminium oil sump, power climbed to 34hp and a close-ratio gearbox was fitted. The chassis was dropped in the centre after the radiator, and thus underslung at the rear, giving the car a much lower profile relative to the road, as compared to the Sports variant. No running boards, a 12-imperial-gallon (55 L) external fuel tank and twin spare wheels finished the competition appearance, and added valuable weight to the rear axle, and more powerful and dependable hydraulic Lockheed brakes.. While largely failing to gain its spurs as a track racer, the Le Mans did score impressive number of wins at hillclimbs, trials, and various endurance races such as the Liège-Rome-Liège and the Alpine Cup Rally. In 1935 the two seater was joined by a four seater Le Mans somewhat of a hybrid of the Sports and the regular Le Mans. Diolch am 96,894,980 o olygfeydd anhygoel, mae pob un yn cael ei werthfawrogi'n fawr. Thanks for 96,894,980 amazing views, every one is greatly appreciated. Shot 07.08.2022, at the VSCC Prescott Speed Hill Climb, Prescott, Gloucestershire REF 162-550















