Singer Junior

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The Singer Junior was unveiled at the London Motor Show in 1926. Its 848cc 2-bearing OHC engine produced 16.5bhp at 3,250 revs and was mated via a cone clutch to a 3-speed gearbox in a conventional chassis.

Performance was on par with the competition, with a top speed of around 50mph and an average of 40mpg. It was to be a very successful model for the Singer concern, with production not dropping below 6,000 per year, and combined with their other models, put Singer in the number three sales slot in 1928.

This lovely little 1930 Junior was first registered in November 1930 and appears to have spent all its life in Wales, apart from a brief trip to Ramsgate in 1965. There is an assortment of old logbooks with the car reaching back to 1950.

The car was owned by a motor engineer for many years and transferred into his wife’s ownership in 1996. There is an invoice showing that the engine was rebuilt in 1990 and earlier this year the car had a new clutch fitted using parts supplied by the Singer Owners’ Club.

The car appears to have had a competent restoration at some point and the coachwork is still in sound condition, although there is some minor, age-related paint damage on the bulkhead. The interior has had a good quality re-fit to a standard that was better than new and is still very appealing. It ran sweetly as we drove it around its home village for our photos.

This Singer Junior is a well-made car and appears to be in good, sound condition, ready for local shows, and participation in Light Car and Edwardian Section events of the VSCC where it will be warmly welcomed. Other documentation includes a V5C and eight old MOTs.

Not a fast car, but a surprisingly practical small family car, and the two period picnic hampers that come with it will certainly prove handy.