1932 Singer Nine, 972cc. Registration number XJ2289 (it is u...

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£1,700

1932 Singer Nine, 972cc. Registration number XJ2289 (it is unknown whether this a transferrable number). Car number 41585. Engine number S38570.
There is no paperwork with this vehicle apart from a 1987 tax disc.
The first Singer 'Nine' car to be unveiled to the public, the 'Nine' Saloon was introduced in February 1932. Generously equipped, its coachbuilt four-door body came with leather upholstery, wood trim, individually adjustable front seats and a rear-mounted luggage rack as standard. Based around a sturdy ladder-frame chassis featuring all-round semi-elliptic leaf-sprung suspension and four-wheel drum brakes, the newcomer was powered by a 972cc four-cylinder engine allied to four-speed manual transmission. Reputed to develop 31bhp @ 4,800rpm, the sophisticated single overhead camshaft powerplant endowed the 'Nine' with a claimed 60mph top speed. Visually distinguished by its vertical bonnet louvres, more upright radiator grille and less voluptuous wings, the '32 Saloon was effectively an interim model and differed markedly from its (heavily revamped) '33 successor.
XJ has been off this road since 1987 and stored in a dry garage with other classics. Recently brought out as part of a deceased estate it appears very solid although the engine does not turn over on the starting handle.