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1935 Singer Nine Le Mans 'Speed'

Sale price: £25,000.00 make an offer

Car location: Weybridge, United Kingdom

Sale type: Fixed price listing

Technical specifications, photos and description:

Year:
1935
Mileage:
30,505
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1935 Singer Nine Le Mans 'Speed' for sale

Current customer rating: current rating for this car(2.5) based on 245 votes
For sale by auction on Saturday 29 November 2014 with Historics at Brooklands. Brooklands Motor Racing Circuit. Weybridge. Surrey. Call 01753 639170
The success of the Nine Sport at Le Mans led immediately to the
introduction in 1933 of the first Le Mans model. This was the
two-seater equivalent of the Nine Sports and it typified the
British sports car of the 1930's. At a price of £215. an output of
34bhp and a top speed of over 70mph with the windshield lowered. it
provided keen competition for its closest rivals. the J2 and P
series MG's.

The Le Mans Speed model included high lift harmonic cams. a
counterbalanced crankshaft and an extra large capacity ribbed oil
sump for greater cooling capacity. Additional drive train
modifications included a heavy-duty clutch and a closer ratio
gearbox. with third gear reduced from 8. 7:1 to 7. 5:1. Body changes
included the addition of an external mounted 12 gallon slab fuel
tank. fitted with a quick action filler cap and twin rear mounted
spare tyres to complete the competition look. The new upswept
scuttle cowls also signaled that this was a machine that meant
business on the road as well as the track. The first 60 cars were
built with 'suicide' type doors. Of these. less than a handful of
cars are known to still exist in their original configuration. This
is one of those.

Owned for the last 24 years by the current owner. it was
acquired from Mrs. Crates of Lamberhurst in Kent and prior to 1966. br/>it spent its entire life in Leicester. The vendor has undertaken
routine maintenance over most of his tenure however. in 2009. he
orchestrated a full and comprehensive overhaul. This included an
engine rebuild by the Singer Workshop. a steering box and gearbox
rebuild. a full re-spray in the original colour of Royal Blue. br/>re-wire and re-chrome by specialists Ashley Motors in Hampshire.
The car has not been used since this program of works and comes
with full weather equipment. This charming pre-war sports car is in
good order throughout and represents the most desirable
specification of the marque.

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