Editing Singer Motors (section)

==History==
[[File:Bonhams - The Paris Sale 2012 - Singer Gent's Motor Bicycle - 1900-1901 - 015.jpg|thumb|Singer bicycle with motorwheel]]
[[File:SingerMotorcycle.jpg|thumb|Singer motorcycle]]

===Bicycles===
[[George Singer (cycle manufacturer)|George Singer]] began his bicycle-making business in [[Coventry]] in 1874.<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.scienceandsociety.co.uk/results.asp?image=10438469&itemw=4&itemf=0002&itemstep=1&itemx=34
| title = Advertisement for Singer bicycles and motor cycles, 1901.
| publisher = Science & Society Picture Library
| access-date = 2011-06-06}}.  David Burgess Wise, p.2065, says 1875.</ref>
At the time, he was foreman  of the [[Coventry Sewing Machine Company]], from which he resigned.<ref>Wise, David Burgess. "Singer: A Car for Every Purse and Purpose" in Ward, Ian, Executive Editor. ''The World of Automobiles'' (London: Orbis, 1974), Volume 18, p.2064-65.</ref> He was joined in the business by J. E. Stringer, his brother-in-law.<ref name="Wise, p.2065">Wise, p.2065.</ref> It appears Singer was inspired to produce a bicycle safer than the Ordinary ([[penny-farthing]]) type standard at the time, by cyclist George Dominy.<ref name="Wise, p.2065"/> Singer did not alter the large front and small rear wheel design of the Ordinary, but by raking the front forks (a first) did make it safer.<ref name="Wise, p.2065"/> He [[patent]]ed the design on 24 October 1878.<ref name="Wise, p.2065"/>

He followed this with an 1879 model having a large rear wheel and small front wheels which could be folded aside.<ref name="Wise, p.2065"/> and in 1885 with a tricycle, rear wheels driven by chain, which also featured a handbrake (designed by Singer and his associate, R. H. Lea) on the rear axle.<ref name="Wise, p.2065"/>

In about 1888, Singer introduced the '''Rational''', a diamond-framed model with wheels the same size, each about {{convert|30|in|cm|abbr=on}} diameter.<ref>Wise, p.2065-66.</ref> It also offered removable handlebars and removable rear wheel.<ref name="Wise, p.2066">Wise, p.2066.</ref>  While safer, its performance suffered.<ref name="Wise, p.2066"/> Nevertheless, it proved popular with cycle tourers.<ref name="Wise, p.2066"/>

In 1895, Singer Cycle faced a £600,000 "floatation by that egregious company promoter" [[Ernest Terah Hooley|Terah Hooley]],<ref name="Wise, p.2066"/> but survived. It also weathered an industry slump in 1898 that wiped out many British bicycle makers.<ref name="Wise, p.2066"/>

Singer Cycle Company began producing motor cars in 1901.<ref name="Wise, p.2066"/>

===Engines, three-wheelers and motorcycles===
[[File:Part of Singer & Company, Ltd, Directors' Report, 31 July 1917.jpg|thumbnail|Part of Singer & Company Directors' Report, 31 July 1917. The chairman then was [[Arthur Edward Jagger]], other directors were [[William Edward Bullock]] and [[Arthur Charles Bourner]], who was a partner of the largest chartered accountancy firm of the Potteries.]]

Singer Cycle began motor vehicle production in 1901, purchasing the manufacturing rights to the Perks & Birch Motor Wheel, a one-cylinder engine contained in a spoked aluminium wheel,<ref name="Wise, p.2066"/> known as a [[Wheel hub motor|motorwheel]]. It was a {{convert|222|cc|cid|abbr=on}} four-stroke designed by former [[Humber motorcycles|Beeston]] employees Edwin Perks and Frank Birch. A unique feature was that the engine, fuel tank, carburettor and low-tension magneto were all housed in a two-sided cast alloy spoked wheel. It was probably the first motor bicycle to be provided with magneto ignition.  It was perhaps the only motorcycle engine of its era with reliable ignition.<ref name="Wise, p.2067">Wise, p.2067.</ref> These were fitted to bicycles.<ref name="Mirco">{{cite book|last=De Cet|first=Mirco|title=The Complete Encyclopedia of Classic Motorcycles|editor=Quentin Daniel|publisher=Rebo International|year=2005|isbn=978-90-366-1497-9}}</ref> The design was used by Singer & Co in the rear wheel and then the front wheel of a trike.

In 1904, he developed a range of more conventional motorcycles which included 346&nbsp;cc [[two stroke]]s and, from 1911, side-valve models of 299&nbsp;cc and 535&nbsp;cc. In 1913 Singer & Co offered an open-frame ladies model.<ref name="IC">{{cite web|url=http://www.ianchadwick.com/motorcycles/britbikes/|title=Singer|access-date=2009-01-03}}</ref>

Singer & Co stopped building motorcycles at the outbreak of the [[World War I|First World War]].<ref name="Cybermotorcycle">{{cite web|url=http://www.cybermotorcycle.com/euro/brands/singer.htm|title=Brief History of the Marque: Singer |access-date=2009-01-03}}</ref>

===Motorcycle racing===
In 1909, Singer & Co built a series of racers and roadsters and entered several bikes in races, including the [[Isle of Man]] Senior TT in 1914.<ref name="IC" /> [[George E. Stanley]] broke the one-hour record at [[Brooklands]] race track on a Singer motorcycle in 1912, becoming the first ever rider of a 350&nbsp;cc motorcycle to cover over {{convert|60|mi}} in an hour.<ref name="Mirco" />

===Motor cars===

Singer's first [[tricar]] was the '''Tri-[[Voiturette]]'''.<ref name="Wise, p.2067"/> It was powered by a {{convert|2+1/2|hp|abbr=on}} engine, and offered in two models, the No. 1 (passenger facing backward) and Mo. 2 (passenger facing forward); both fitted the passenger seat well behind the rear axle.<ref>Wise,p.2067.</ref>

At the 1902 Cordingly Show, at the [[Islington]] Agricultural Hall, Singer showed two commercial variants of the Tri-Voiturette, the Motor Carrier, one for tradesmen, one for dairymen.<ref name="Wise, p.2067"/>

The Tri-Voiturette was replaced by another tricar, which had two front wheels and a driven rear, more horsepower, and a [[Coachbuilder|coachbuilt]] body, but with the passenger now in front of the driver.<ref name="Wise, p.2067"/>

[[Muriel Hind]] drove a Singer [[Three-wheeler|Tricar]] in the 1906 [[Land's End]] to [[John o' Groats|John O'Groats]] Trial, with aviation pioneer [[Hilda Hewlett]] as her passenger and mechanic. She also drove a tricar in the twenty four hour London to Edinburgh Trial, again with a female passenger, making good time in torrential rain.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017 |title=Muriel Hind and the Blue Devil |url=https://www.pressreader.com/uk/motorcycle-monthly/20170317/281960312550867 |access-date=2022-09-18 |via=PressReader}}</ref>

The first Singer-designed car was the 4-cylinder 2.4-litre 12/14 of 1906.{{citation needed|date=July 2018}} The engine was bought in from [[Aster (auto parts company)|Aster]].{{citation needed|date=July 2018}}

Singer made their first four-wheel car in 1905. It was designed by Scottish engineer Alexander Craig and was a variant of a design he had done for [[Lea-Francis]] having a 2-cylinder {{convert|1853|or|2471|cc|cid|abbr=on}} engine.<ref name=Beaulieu>{{cite book |last=Georgano |first=N.  | author-link=G.N. Georgano |title=Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile |year=2000 |publisher=HMSO |location=London |isbn=1-57958-293-1}}</ref>

The Craig engine was replaced in 1906 by [[White and Poppe|White & Poppe]] engines in Singer's two light car models. These were a {{convert|7|hp|abbr=on}} twin and a 12/14 four-cylinder. These were joined by a White & Poppe-engined Doctor's [[Brougham (car body)|Brougham]] and two [[Auster Aircraft|Auster]]-powered [[touring car|tourer]]s, a 12/14 and a 20/22.<ref name="Wise, p.2067"/>

For 1907, the Lea-Francis design was dropped and a range of two-, three- and four-cylinder models was launched, using White and Poppe engines.{{citation needed|date=July 2018}} The Aster engined models were dropped in 1909 and a new range of larger cars introduced.{{citation needed|date=July 2018}} All cars were now White and Poppe powered.{{citation needed|date=July 2018}}

Singer experimented with a cyclecar, powered by a transversely-mounted [[Air cooling|aircooled]] engine in 1911–12.<ref name="Wise, p.2067"/> Instead,  the company built a light car, the [[Singer Ten|Ten]], which debuted in 1912 with a {{convert|10|hp|kW|abbr=on}} {{convert|1096|cc|cid|abbr=on}} four-cylinder engine;<ref>Wise, pp.2064 caption, 2067, & 2068.</ref> its main drawback was a three-speed [[Transmission (mechanics)|transmission]] built into the rear axle.<ref name="Wise, p.2068">Wise, p.2068.</ref> The Ten was the company's first big seller.{{citation needed|date=July 2018}} The same year, two years after George Singer's death, the "bicycle wheel" radiator emblem was deleted.<ref name="Wise, p.2067"/>  That year's primary product was a 16/20, powered by a White & Poppe engine.<ref name="Wise, p.2067"/>

The use of their own power plants spread through the range until by the outbreak of the First World War all models except the low-volume 3.3-litre 20&nbsp;hp were so equipped.{{citation needed|date=July 2018}}

[[File:The Origin of the Aston Martin Car - geograph.org.uk - 1262861.jpg|thumb|right|Plaque describing Singer's part in the origin of Aston-Martin]]

The Ten's performance attracted interest from former [[Cycle sport|racing cyclist]] [[Lionel Martin]], who bought a copy right off Singer's stand at the 1912 [[Olympia Motor Show]].<ref name="Wise, p.2068"/>  Martin gave the car a thorough going-over, improving the engine's power and raising the top speed from {{convert|40|to|70|mph|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Wise, p.2068"/>  Martin set up shop in [[Henniker Mews]], [[Kensington]], England, [[Automotive tuning|tuning]] the four-cylinder cars, and did a robust business.<ref name="Wise, p.2068"/> This was aided by the [[motor racing]] success of Martin's own improved Ten, in particular at the [[Aston Clinton]] [[Hillclimbing|hillclimb]].<ref name="Wise, p.2068"/> The Ten would also be sold by [[William Rootes]], former Singer apprentice turned dealer.<ref name="Wise, p.2068"/>

On 11 July 1914, [[Beatrice Blore]] drove a Singer Ten car up the cable track (with a gradient of 1 in 3 in places) of the [[Great Orme]], in [[Llandudno]], [[North Wales]], becoming the first woman to drive up the steep and challenging headland. She was six months pregnant at the time and the drive was a publicity stunt developed by her partner George Wilkin Browne to help sell the cars at his [[Llandudno]] garage, North Wales Silver Motors. The cars were advertised for sale for £195.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Bloor|first=Roger N.|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1231051081|title=The winged wheel grave of Llandudno : the life of Beatrice Blore Browne|date=2016|isbn=978-1-5376-2182-1|location=[Place of publication not identified]|oclc=1231051081}}</ref>

Production was suspended for the [[World War I|First World War]], then resumed afterward.<ref name="Wise, p.2068"/> Except for detail changes, the engine remained the same until the Ten ended production in 1923; the chassis was redesigned in 1921.<ref name="Wise, p.2068"/> The two-seater was priced at £395.<ref name="Wise, p.2068"/>

In 1921, Singer purchased motorcycle and cyclecar maker [[Coventry Premier]], selling a four-wheeler of their design, powered by a {{convert|1005|cc|cid|abbr=on}} [[Water cooling|water-cooled]] [[V-twin engine|V-twin]], for £250,<ref name="Wise, p.2068"/> under that name until 1924.<ref name=Beaulieu/> The engine was changed to a four-cylinder Singer in 1922, but the car ceased production in 1923.<ref name="Wise, p.2068"/>

In 1922, Singer's first six-cylinder was a  {{convert|1999|cc|cid|abbr=on}} of {{convert|15|hp|kW|abbr=on}}, with a dated fixed head.<ref name="Wise, p.2068"/> This new [[Singer 15|15]] used a chassis very similar to the 10's, and had one interesting feature, a retractable luggage rack.<ref name="Wise, p.2069">Wise, p.2069.</ref> In 1924, the 15 was offered with a [[Weymann Fabric Bodies|Weymann]] fabric body.<ref name="Wise, p.2069"/> Sales of the 15 were "modest".<ref name="Wise, p.2069"/>

The 10's engine was converted to [[overhead valve]]s in 1923 and [[Monobloc engine|monobloc]], while the next year, the Ten also got a Weymann body option.<ref name="Wise, p.2069"/>

The new [[Singer 10/26|10/26]] replaced the older 10 in 1924.<ref name="Wise, p.2069"/> it offered a {{convert|1308|cc|cid|abbr=on}} engine and modernized styling.  It was offered in several models, from the £195 four-seat Popular to the £295 Saloon Limousine Del Luxe.<ref name="Wise, p.2069"/>

At the 1926 London Motor Show, the company debuted the [[Singer Junior|Junior]], powered by a {{convert|16.5|hp|abbr=on}} OHV {{convert|848|cc|cid|abbr=on}}.<ref>Wise, pp.2066 caption & 2069.</ref> Priced from £148 10s as a four-seat [[touring car|tourer]], it had only rear-wheel brakes to start.<ref name="Wise, p.2069"/> A racing 10 set the [[Brooklands]] lap record in 1921 at {{convert|74.42|mph|abbr=on}}.<ref>Wise, p.2066 caption.</ref> Meanwhile, the 10/26 became the {{convert|1308|cc|abbr=on}}-engined [[Singer Senior|Senior]],<ref>Wise, p.2067 caption.</ref> joined by the new [[Singer Six|Six]], powered by a {{convert|1776|cc|cid|abbr=on}} inline six based on the 10/26's and four-wheel [[Hydraulic brake|servo-assisted brakes]] from [[Clayton Dewandre]].<ref name="Wise, p.2069"/> The same year, Singer took over [[Calcott Brothers]].<ref name=Beaulieu/>

In the 1920s, Singer sales climbed steadily,<ref name="Wise, p.2069"/>  By 1928, Singer was Britain's third largest car maker after [[Austin Motor Company|Austin]] and [[Morris Motors|Morris]].<ref name=AZ1920>{{cite book |last=Baldwin |first=N. |title=A–Z of Cars of the 1920s|year=1994 |publisher=Bay View Books |location=Devon, UK |isbn=1-870979-53-2}}</ref>  Singer, restricted by a built-in site,{{clarify|date=July 2018}} acquired other companies for factory space. In 1926, they made 9,000 cars.{{citation needed|date=July 2018}} In 1929, with seven factories and 8,000 employees, they produced 28,000 cars,{{citation needed|date=July 2018}} though having just 15%{{citation needed|date=July 2018}} they trailed far behind Austin and Morris which shared 60% of the market.{{citation needed|date=July 2018}} Hampered by their new acquisitions, the cost of new machinery and a moving assembly line in their latest acquisition, Singer's offerings were eclipsed by new models from Austin, Morris, and [[Hillman]]; from 1932, these were joined by the new [[Ford Model Y]].<ref Name=APB/>

The Senior would be redesigned in 1928, with [[Engine displacement|capacity]] increased to {{convert|1571|cc|cid|abbr=on}} and an additional crankshaft main bearing added (up from two to three).<ref name="Wise, p.2069"/> And, like the Junior and Six, the track was increased.<ref name="Wise, p.2069"/> One other model was a fabric-bodied [[Convertible (car)|convertible]] [[Sedan (automobile)|saloon]], the [[Singer Sun|Sun]].<ref name="Wise, p.2070">Wise, p.2070.</ref>

The redesign left Singer with a few hundred older chassis, which the company bodied and sold as [[Singer Delivery|Delivery]]s, at £180.<ref name="Wise, p.2070"/>

Toward the end of the year, a [[Privateer (motorsport)|privateer]] ran a two-seat Junior up [[Porlock Hill]] one hundred times in fifteen hours, which moved Singer to rename that model the Porlock.<ref name="Wise, p.2070"/>

In 1929, a [[2+2 (car body style)|2+2]] on the Junior chassis appeared, and the Senior disappeared, while the Six gained a {{convert|1792|cc|cid|abbr=on}} [[sidevalve]].<ref name="Wise, p.2070"/> This was joined by a [[Singer Super Six|Super Six]], with a {{convert|1921|cc|cid|abbr=on}} OHV and four-speed manual transmission.<ref name="Wise, p.2070"/> This was, said ''The Autocar'', "the most impressive Singer yet"<ref>quoted in Wise, p.2070.</ref>

The {{convert|8|hp|abbr=on}} {{convert|848|cc|abbr=on}} Junior of 1931, with styling resembling the top-priced saloon and a "waterfall" grille, which lent the car its common name.<ref>Wise, pp.2067 caption & 2070.</ref>  The range continued in a very complex manner using developments of the ohc Junior engine, with an {{convert|848|cc|abbr=on}}, the Ten, the sidevalve {{convert|1476|cc|abbr=on}} 12/6, the sidevalve 18/6 (now {{convert|2041|cc|abbr=on}}), and the OHV [[Singer Silent-Six|Silent-Six<!--[sic]-->]] (now {{convert|2180|cc|abbr=on}}).<ref name="Wise, p.2070"/>  At the top of the price range was the £480 Charles Frederick ‘C F’ Beauvais-designed [[Kaye Don]] saloon, built on the Silent-Six<!--[sic]-->  platform.<ref name="Wise, p.2070"/> Hydraulic brakes were standard, except for the Kaye Don, which relied on servo-boosted Dewandre brakes.<ref name="Wise, p.2070"/>  A sliding [[Sunroof|sunshine roof]] was also available.<ref name="Wise, p.2070"/>

In 1932, [[Leo Shorter|Leo J. Shorter]] became chief engineer (by 1940, technical director<ref name="Wise, p.2071">Wise, p.2071.</ref>).<ref name="Wise, p.2070"/> He and two other designers created the new [[Singer Nine|Sports Nine Sports]], which made its debut at the London Motor Show that same year;<ref name="Wise, p.2070"/> it featured a two-bearing crankshaft engine of 972cc, which gave the car its name. Owing to manufacturing difficulties of the new bodywork, the "9" engine was fitted to a number of Junior chassis' as a stopgap until the production cars were ready, which gave rise to the incredibly rare "Junior-Nine". The production numbers are unknown, and only 8 are known to have survived.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} And in 1933, The Nine was joined by a new {{convert|14|hp|abbr=on}} six-cylinder, a 1.5 Horsepower six-cylinder, and a 2-Liter six-cylinder, while the Junior was dropped and the new sidevalve-engined 12 displaced the Ten.<ref name="Wise, p.2070"/> The Sports Nine was "an immediate success"<ref name="Wise, p.2070"/> among trials racers, and Singer entered a specially-prepared version at [[24 Hours of Le Mans|Le Mans]], which led to the Nine being commonly called the Le Mans.<ref name="Wise, p.2070"/> Singer earned an "excellent reputation" in racing before three works Nines appeared at the 1935 [[Ulster Tourist Trophy]], where all three wrecked, all from the same cause (steering failure) and all, incredibly, at the same spot. All the drivers literally walked away unscathed, but Singer's reputation in racing was beyond repair.<ref name="Wise, p.2071"/>

In summer 1934, the [[Singer Eleven|Eleven]] was launched and was very innovative in its class by including the clutch-less "Fluidrive" [[Fluid coupling]] and [[Independent suspension|Independent front suspension]],<ref>{{cite web |title=THE SINGER "ELEVEN" A NEW LIGHT CAR OF ADVANCED DESIGN |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/june-1934/34/the-singer-eleven/ |website=Motor Sport |access-date=3 July 2023 |page=368 |date=June 1934}}</ref> and was also offered with "aerodynamic" Airstream [[Coachbuilding|coachwork]];<ref name="Wise, p.2071"/> the name was given independent of the [[Chrysler Airstream|Chrysler]].<ref name="Wise, p.2071"/>

Independent front suspension was added to the Nine in 1935,<ref name="Wise, p.2071"/> while the larger models got [[Fluidrive]] transmissions.<ref name="Wise, p.2071"/> The new two litre Sixteen debuted that year as well, also with IFS.<ref name="Wise, p.2071"/> The Nine became the [[Singer Bantam|Bantam]] in 1935, which also debuted at the London Motor Show; it was a close copy of the Ford Model Y (a popular subject for copying), with two-bearing crankshafts and a {{convert|972|cc|abbr=on}} engine; this, and its high £127 pricetag, made it uncompetitive.<ref name="Wise, p.2071"/> It had a two-bearing crankshaft and was the first Singer with a [[Manual transmission#Synchromesh|synchromesh]] gearbox,<ref name="Wise, p.2071"/> albeit with only three forward gears.<ref>History of Singer Cars&nbsp;– Classic Motor History [https://archive.today/20090821121152/http://www.classicmotorhistory.com/ Classic Motor History]</ref>{{Failed verification|date=June 2011}}  Continuing decline in sales led to financial trouble, and Singer attempted to cut costs, such as by switching back to mechanical brakes on the Nine in 1939.<ref name="Wise, p.2071"/>

In May 1936, W. E. Bullock, who had been managing director from 1919 together with his son, general manager from 1931, resigned following criticism from the shareholders at their annual general meeting. No longer viable, Singer & Co Limited was dissolved in December 1936 and what had been its business was transferred to a new company, Singer Motors Limited.<ref name=sofa/>

In 1938, the three-bearing {{convert|9|hp|abbr=on}} OHC engine of {{convert|1074|cc|abbr=on}} was introduced,{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} the three speed gearbox only had synchro between 2nd and top.<ref name=BofB>{{cite book |last=Andreassen |first=David |title=Book of the Bantam|year=2013 }}</ref>

<gallery>
Singer 10 (1919) (15476334908).jpg|1919 Ten
File:1931 Singer Junior Saloon 8 HP, Owner Kjartan Meyer who wears period attire and picks up lady companion dressed in style as well IMG 9333.JPG|1927 Junior 8
File:1927 Singer Senior 1026 Tourer.jpg|1927 Senior 10/26 tourer
File:Singer Saloon probably 1798cc mfd 1929.jpg|1930 Senior
File:Singer ca 2 litre ca 1933.jpg|1933 Silent Six Continental sports saloon
File:1933 Singer Nine.jpg|1933 {{convert|972|cc|cid|abbr=on}} Nine Sports with helmet wings
File:Singer 11HP 1934 1394cc Battlesbridge 2010.JPG|1934 Eleven saloon
Image:Singer 1,5-Litre Le Mans 2-Seater Sports 1934.jpg|1934 Le Mans 1½-litre 2-seater Sports
</gallery>

====Singer Motors Limited====
<gallery>
File:1936_Singer_Bantam_Saloon_4331079814.jpg|1936 Bantam Nine 4-door
File:Singer_Bantam_Roadster_6827707088.jpg|1936 Bantam Nine tourer
Singer Bantam 9 (1939) (15476914220).jpg|1939 Bantam Nine saloon
File:Singer Bantam Van (7202009778).jpg|1939 Bantam Nine van
File:Singer Nine Open Sports 1939.jpg|1939 Bantam Nine Roadster
</gallery>
From 1938 to 1955, Singer Motors Ltd supplied new OHC engines (a few 9HP, a 10HP and numerous 12 HPs plus 4-speed gearboxes) for fitment to [[HRG Engineering Company]]'s sports cars at Tolworth, Surrey - these replaced the 1.5 litre Meadows engines fitted to earlier cars.

After the [[World War II|Second World War]], the new Roadster and the Ten and Twelve saloons all returned to production with little change.  In 1948, Singer's first streamlined car appeared, the [[Singer SM1500|SM1500]] (designed by Technical Director Shorter<ref name="Wise, p.2071"/>), which featured [[coil spring]] IFS.<ref name="Wise, p.2071"/> and a separate chassis, still using the SOHC 1500cc engin;{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} It was, however, expensive, at £799,{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} and hopes it would save the company proved in vain.<ref>Wise, p.2069 caption.</ref>

The SM1500 was given a traditional radiator grille and renamed the Hunter in 1954;{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} the high-priced Hunter was equally in vain.<ref name="Wise, p.2071"/> (Though specified with an optional HRG-designed{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} [[Overhead camshaft|DOHC]] engine, this was likely never sold.<ref name="Wise, p.2071"/>) In the December 2011 edition of ''[[Automobile Magazine]]'', a 1954 SM1500 was compared to an [[MG TD]], finding the Singer the superior roadster.<ref name=classic>{{cite web|url=http://www.automobilemag.com/features/collectible_classic/1112_1939_1956_singer_roadster_collectible_classic/|title=Collectible Classic: 1939-1956 Singer Roadster|publisher=Automobile Magazine|date=December 16, 2011|author=David Zenlea}}</ref>

<gallery>
Image:'48 Singer 9 Roadster (Hudson).JPG|1948 North American-market Nine Roadster
File:Singer 4 door saloon 1432951501.jpg|1946 Super Ten
File:1949 Singer Super 12 Saloon 8431055655.jpg|1949 Super Twelve
File:Singer SM1500 Saloon.JPG|1948–54 SM1500
File:Singer Hunter front.jpg|1954–56 Hunter
</gallery>