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Singer Nine Le Mans - pioneer with Le Mans racing history

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Created on May 10, 2011

Reading time 7min

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Bruno von Rotz

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Singer Nine Le Mans (1935) - kleiner urbritischer Roadster

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Singer Nine Le Mans (1935) - der hübsche Roadster inspirierte viele andere Fahrzeuge

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Singer Nine Le Mans (1935) - am wohlsten fühlt sich der kleine Sportwagen auf flachen und verkehrsarmen Landstrassen

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Singer Nine Le Mans (1935) - von der Seite für Laien kaum von Konkurrenzprodukten der Marke MG zu unterscheiden

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Singer Nine Le Mans (1935) - sehr kompakte Dimensionen - innen wie aussen

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Singer Nine Le Mans (1935) - Kühler mit Zusatzscheinwerfer für Nachtfahren

Bild von Partner Planai Classic 2025 Inline 1

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Singer Nine Le Mans (1935) - das Markenemblem im Wind

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Singer Nine Le Mans (1935) - Armaturenbrett - Drehzahl und Geschwindigkeit immer im Blick

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Singer Nine Le Mans (1935) - einfaches und funktionales Armaturenbrett

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Singer Nine Le Mans (1935) - Heckansicht

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Singer Nine Le Mans (1935) - zwei Ersatzräder als Luxusattribut

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Singer Nine Le Mans (1935) - die SU-Vergaser kennzeichnen die schnellere Version

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Singer Nine Le Mans (1935) - Motorhaube wird durch Lederriemen gesichert

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Singer Nine Le Mans (1935) - das Markenzeichen stolz auf dem Kühler

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Singer Nine Le Mans (1935) - Kühler - da muss man nichts suchen

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Singer Nine Le Mans (1935) - leicht verwittertes Markenzeichen

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Singer Nine Le Mans (1935) - die Typenbezeichnung geht auf den Erfolg in Le Mans zurück

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Singer Nine Le Mans (1935) - betörende Offenheit - mehr Frischluft geht nicht

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Singer Nine Le Mans (1934) - Inserat preist den kleinen Singer als ideales Wettbewerbsfahrzeug an

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Singer Nine Le Mans Special Speed (1935) - aus dem Verkaufsprospekt von 1935

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Singer Nine Le Mans (1934) - Bedienungshinweise - Illustration aus zeitgenössischem Test

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Singer Nine Le Mans (1934) - Abmessungen - Illustration aus zeitgenössischem Test

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Singer Nine Le Mans (1938) - zwei SInger-Modelle von 1937 und 1938 in Le Mans 1958

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Singer Nine Le Mans (1933) - an der Oldtimerbörse Lagen 1977 - verkauft für 11500

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Singer Nine Le Mans (1935) - Fotografiert in den 80-er-Jahren in Bern

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Singer Nine Le Mans (1935) - "the cars that win the awards" - aus einem Verkaufsprospekt von 1935

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Summary

The Singer Nine Le Mans was a direct descendant of the car that made Singer famous in the motorsport world in 1932. With an overhead camshaft and hydraulic brakes, Singer was ahead of the competition. Even today, the small vehicle continues to inspire and is also an exceptionally rare sports car.

This article contains the following chapters

From the beginnings of car production at Singer
The success of Le Mans 1933
The derivation for the road
More power and further improvements
Enthusiastic comments from the press
Start, ride, enjoy
Rarely, especially in this country
Technical data
Further information

Estimated reading time: 7min

Preview (beginning of the article)

For many, if not most, a Singer Nine Le Mans will look like a twin of the MG TA/TB/TC sports cars, but it was the Singer sports car that shaped the competition and not the other way around. The Singer had to be beaten in competitions. Technically, the Singer was the pioneer with its overhead camshaft and hydraulic brakes. But first let's take a look back. In 1875, the gifted engineer George Singer founded his own company and began manufacturing bicycles. In just a few years, he became the world's largest bicycle manufacturer, but George aspired to something else and began building engines. He built a motorized bicycle with three wheels that already had aluminium rims, as Ettore Bugatti later used on his racing cars. The developments went on and on.

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