Singer Model History

United Kingdom · founded 1905

British marque from Coventry (cars 1905–1970) — a 1920s volume maker famous for the Nine Le Mans sports car, later a badge-engineered Rootes brand.

Models

Ten

Singer's pioneering light car, launched in 1912 and revived through 1949 — an early British best-seller.

Light car · 1912–1949
Junior

An 848 cc overhead-cam economy car of the late 1920s that helped make Singer Britain's third-largest car maker.

Light car · 1926–1932
Nine

The 972 cc overhead-cam Nine of the 1930s — saloons, sports tourers, and the basis for the famous Le Mans.

Light car · 1933–1937
Le Mans

Singer's celebrated 972 cc sports two-seater — underslung chassis, hydraulic brakes, and a giant-killer in 1930s trials and hillclimbs.

Sports car · 1933–1937
Roadster

An affordable open four-seat tourer that carried the Singer sports tradition from before WWII into the early 1950s.

Roadster · 1939–1955
SM1500

A modern full-width post-war saloon with a 1,500 cc overhead-cam engine — advanced, but too costly to save the company.

Saloon · 1948–1954
Hunter

A restyled SM1500 with a traditional grille — the last car of Singer's independent era before the Rootes takeover.

Saloon · 1954–1956
Gazelle

The first Rootes-era Singer — an up-market Hillman Minx that initially kept Singer's own overhead-cam engine.

Saloon · 1956–1970
Vogue

A more luxurious Rootes-era Singer — first a Hillman Super Minx derivative, then an Arrow-platform car.

Saloon · 1961–1970
Chamois

An up-market, rear-engined Hillman Imp with a false grille and plusher trim — the last car to wear a Singer badge.

City car · 1964–1970

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