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Spotted in Mali…
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Wow, that was pretty showy back in 19-whatever in Mali! And they’ve won a trophy with it! Or, that’s the World Cup.
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abscate wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026, 03:49 Something mighty good…..
This was a 1934 Singer Le Mans. I know nothing about them! MG TC-ish, but different proportions.

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Wow that is an old article! I hardly recognized John Simister. Man he looks young in that picture. He is now a more worn gentleman but still writing in a classic car magazine in the UK.

Here is a link to the Singer Motor company:

https://www.singercars.com/history-of-singer/

A little more detail on the Singer 9 and Le Mans:

https://www.blockleytyre.com/make/singer/singer-9

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Great info, I love to learn about these little companies!

“Competition outings were excellent publicity for Singer”

SO!….
972 whopping cc’s
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WAY more advanced than an MG tractor motor.

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That looks like a four-holer, Bob!
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matthew1 wrote: ↑15 Feb 2026, 09:31ko.jpg
The beautiful and luxurious "Estate Wagon". I'd guess 1974. The large Mormon family next door had one in my childhood with three rows of seating (facing forward) and the infamous clamshell tailgate. It was the wagon version of the "Electra" which evolved from the Buick 225 Electra.......and yes "225" meant to signify 225 inches in length although they grew to 233 inches in the mid '70's.
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