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Category Archives: Singer Chassis
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Nice Proportions For a Sports Car – I hope we can find out the heritage here
Hi Gang… I love Singer Specials. Strong engine with overhead cam. Custom bodies – usually lightweight fiberglass, and all usually built in the 1952-1955 era. And besides…..Singers are fun and Singers are rare. These cars tick all the boxes for … Continue reading
Ralph Bush at Speed In His Singer Race Car – Pomona Road Race: June 25-26, 1960
Hi Gang… Over the years I have learned about so many special people and special cars – in that order. And this story is about both – Ralph Bush and his Singer race car. How I got to know Ralph … Continue reading
1957 Protea – South African Handcrafted Special
Hi Gang… It’s fascinating to learn about a fiberglass bodied sports car with a “build” heritage exactly that of an American special but in South Africa. It was the same timeframe too – the mid 1950s. I first came across … Continue reading
Hi Gang… For nearly 15 years I’ve worked with members of the North American Singer Owner’s Club (NASOC) to help document the history of Singer custom bodied sports and race cars in America. Initially my interest was in the Glasspar … Continue reading
Milt Stanton Singer Versus Ferrari From Tony Adriaensens new book entitled Weekend Heroes comes this wonderful shot of a 1074cc Singer Roadster #44 leading a Ferrari 166 Mille Miglia through a corner on the Palm Springs road racing circuit. The … Continue reading
Michael Jacobsen – My Singer Michael and Ralph Were Lifelong Friends Singer News (NASOC): #6, 2013 … Continue reading
Ralph Bush And His Singer Race Car Background – In His Own Words Click Here To Learn The History of This Car From The Man Who Built It And Raced It: Ralph Bush Articles Explore The Links Below Articles About … Continue reading
The End of the Road for Vaughan Motors The Story of Singers on the East Coast January, 2020 One of the many mysteries about Bill Vaughan was why he relinquished his franchise with Singer Motors in the summer of ’54 … Continue reading
North America Revisited (Once Again) The Story of Monroe Gretske Summer: 2015 I read Ashley Crossland’s article on the North American Singer connection in the March/April 2015 Singer Owner with great interest as usual. Of course it’s always difficult to … Continue reading
Bob McDannold Robert “Jitter” “Red” Hurley McDannold – Singer Racer Looking back at some of the early racing programmes in Southern California, a handful of names associated with Singer racing stands out. Wilbur “Lammy” Lamoreaux is perhaps the most notable, … Continue reading
Bill Vaughan New York Importer of Singer Motor Cars From UK Articles About Bill Vaughan Click Here For More Detail Audio Interview Recordings With Michael Vaughan Bill Vaughan’s Nephew 30 Minute Interview: July 10, 2014 … Continue reading
Bill Quinn Bill Quinn – Singer Racer and Publicist Not surprisingly, the majority of those racing sports cars in Southern California were people involved in some aspect of the car business at the time. Dick van Laanen was a salesman … Continue reading
Sebring Racing Program Sebring, Florida: March, 1954 … Continue reading
Phoenician Doing Well in Coast Sports Car Events Desert Dust: April, 1954 … Continue reading
1954 World Motor Sports Show: New York Program … Continue reading
Chickens (VSS) August 29, 2015 … Continue reading
Living History December 23, 2013 … Continue reading
Singer Racing Team May 22, 2010 … Continue reading
Singer Advertising Click Here To Read About Singer Advertising Scroll Down To View Singer Advertising … Continue reading
Singer Videos Singer Race Cars of the 1950s North American Singer Racing History Video By Peter McKercher (4 Minutes) Click Video Image Above To Watch Racing Roadsters on Screen January 31, 2011 Click The Link Above To Learn More About … Continue reading
Ralph Bush Singer 4AD Race Car The Last Fast Singer 50 Shades of Rust Author: Tom Cotter (2014) … Continue reading
The Last Racing Roadster (Ralph Bush) January 4, 2014 … Continue reading
Vaughan Wildcat Part II June 7, 2014 … Continue reading
Vaughan Wildcat Part I June 6, 2014 … Continue reading
Singer Statistics August 8, 2013 … Continue reading
Fiberglass VSS Wildcat – Follow – Up July 21, 2013 … Continue reading
Ralph Bush Meets #105 Once Again (Ralph Bush) July 8, 2013 … Continue reading
Marketing Singers June 23, 2013 … Continue reading
The Last Racing Singer Repatriated (Ralph Bush) June 18, 2013 … Continue reading
Bill Vaughan at Floyd Bennett Field October 14, 2012 … Continue reading
Bill Vaughan Finally Surfaces January 15, 2012 … Continue reading
Another Singer Connection January 5, 2012 … Continue reading
Fiberglass VSS Wildcat Singer February 22, 2012 … Continue reading
Long Beach Reeves Field October 3 – 4, 1953 December 30, 2012 … Continue reading
Snell, Singer and Safety Helmets December 5, 2012 … Continue reading
Singer Racing in the ROA December 5, 2011 … Continue reading
Man’s Best Friend – Underdog November 15, 2011 … Continue reading
What’s in a Number October 25, 2011 … Continue reading
Singer Takes 1500cc October 14, 2011 … Continue reading
Period Photos – Lamoreaux and Milne October 10, 2011 … Continue reading
Singer Special Mystery August 28, 2011 … Continue reading
The Gretskes August 16, 2011 … Continue reading
More on Numbers July 19, 2011 … Continue reading
The Last Racing Singer (Ralph Bush) May 28, 2011 … Continue reading
More on Vaughan’s Ghia May 14, 2011 … Continue reading
More on Roadster Numbers May 5, 2011 … Continue reading
How Many Roadsters May 1, 2011 More Thoughts On Production Numbers Ashley Crossland: Singer Owners Club, UK Communication / Letter Peter, I’ve looked at some of my information and can come back on the production numbers that you have. 1/ … Continue reading
The Vaughan Baby April 17, 2011 … Continue reading
Another Big Win For Singer April 9, 2011 … Continue reading
Bill Vaughan’s Ghia April 5, 2011 … Continue reading
Vaughan Super Sports (VSS) March 28, 2011 … Continue reading
Bill Vaughan Hay Bale Magnet March 20, 2011 … Continue reading
Vaughan Singer Motors March 2, 2011 … Continue reading
Another Glasspar Connection February 21, 2011 … Continue reading
Sports Car Racing 1954-1964 October 20, 2010 … Continue reading
Van Laanen Special July 13, 2010 … Continue reading
Another Fiberglass Singer October 16, 2009 … Continue reading
Racing Singer Found (Ralph Bush) July 17, 2008 … Continue reading
Al Moss in Remembrance (1927-2012) October 4, 2012 … Continue reading
Above: America’s First Concours d’Elegance Book Was Penned By Joseph H. Wherry and Published in 1969
Hi Gang… Our enterprise, Undiscovered Classics, is all about research – especially the hard to get to “stuff”. Undiscovered Classics is about: Uncovering the history of the early postwar sports car marques such as Glasspar, Victress, and more. Revealing the … Continue reading
Above: Ron Pierce’s Singer Special Arrives – “Torquie” Finds A New Home
Note: Click here to read part 1 of this story Hi Gang… “I’ll bring the car to you – it’s not that long of a drive.” That’s what Ron Pierce told me after I bought his Allied Swallow Singer Special … Continue reading
You started with a body when you bought An Allied Swallow in the 1950s. You could order a chassis too.
Hi Gang… I finally found one! A Singer Special. That’s what I said back in 2015 we we acquired a very nice example of a Singer Special built using a Allied Swallow body. We always call these cars “Allied Cisitalia” … Continue reading
Hi Gang… Today’s story is a follow-up article about a very interesting car we wrote about back in 2011 – the Kelly Buchanan Singer Special. Back in 2011 we outlined what we knew about the stylish Singer Special and shared … Continue reading
Hidden Treasures 1952 Singer 4AD SM Roadster Vintage Racecar: October, 2013 … Continue reading
Singer Stays in Period Race Trim Classic & Sports Car: January, 2009 … Continue reading
Fifty Shades of Rust (Book) By Tom Cotter Foreword by Wayne Carini Introduction by Tom Cotter and Geoffrey Hacker Ten Stories of Handcrafted Cars Published 2014 … Continue reading
LOST CAR The 1955 Jules “J” Heumann Singer Special Help Us Find This Car! We’ve found plenty of interesting, cool, and lost famous cars over the past decade or so at Undiscovered Classics. It’s now your turn. As we’ve often said….. … Continue reading
Hi Gang… I’m honored to have another article to share with you about a rare fiberglass sports car from the UK called a Singer SMX. This article is written by Singer historian Phillip Avis who is part of the North American … Continue reading
Hi Gang… The Multiplex lineage of cars starts back at the turn of the 20th century – takes a near 50 year hiatus – and then starts again in ’53. Today we’ll explore more about the cars and the brochures … Continue reading
Hi Gang… Today’s article is from intrepid Singer Motor Car Historian, author, and writer Peter McKercher from Ontario, Canada. Peter was kind enough to put together a history of Vern Gardner’s BMC Singer sports car and extend what we know … Continue reading
Hi Gang… Imagine how excited the automotive world was with the introduction of fiberglass sports cars at the November ’51 Petersen Motorama. And by the Fall of ’52 – nearly one year later – enthusiasts and entrepreneurs across the country … Continue reading
Hi Gang… The automotive story of “Multiplex” is one of the most interesting stories I have the honor of sharing here on Forgotten Fiberglass – and over time you’ll learn why. “Multiplex” is an automotive company which had its roots … Continue reading
Hi Gang… Glasspar made hardtops for sports cars – in a greater quantity and variety than most enthusiasts recognize. They made hardtops for the following sports cars: Glasspar G2 Woodill Wildfire Jaguar MG Porsche Austin-Healey Singer Corvette And maybe more … Continue reading
Hi Gang… I feel fortunate to be blessed with so many good friends – even outside of our own fiberglass fanatics (since you are reading this….each one of you is one of these..). In the past few years I have … Continue reading
Hi Gang… Let’s try a short story today – and maybe another story later today. I just can’t get enough of the vintage fiberglass sports car stories! 😀 Going thru the magazine archives last night, I uncovered a bit more … Continue reading
Hi Gang… From looking at the picture above, I’m sure you thought to yourself…”Jaguar C-Type.” Not so fast gang….its much much better. And smaller too! Back in 1954, Kelly Buchanan and college friend Bob Arnt decided to build a sports car … Continue reading
Hi Gang… I’ve been fortunate to have excellent help from all corners of our planet in terms of research into fiberglass sports cars of the 1950’s and 1960’s. In the past year, two folks who are both automotive historians for … Continue reading
Hi Gang… Checkout the first photo posted in our story. It shows the unveiling of the new fiberglass sports car built and designed by Kjell Qvale (pronounced “shell” (Kjell) “ka-vah’-lay” (Qvale)) back in 1952. If you look carefully at the … Continue reading
Hi Gang… When Rick D’Louhy and I first located information about the BMC sports car on a Singer (UK) chassis, we thought it was a foreign make and filed it in our “future” studies folder – for when our research … Continue reading
Hi Gang… The best research often has nothing to do with effort or expertise. It often happens to just be plain old fashioned luck. That’s what happened to me when I was first contacted by Jules Heumann about a year … Continue reading