What cars could be 'Singered'?
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A lot of them have already been done.
Singer with 911s, obviously.
Eagle with the E-Type
Beecham have been doing Mk2 Jags for a while, and also the occasional E-type
Frontline Developments do a rebuilt MGB (recently featured in EVO magazine) which uses a brand new heritage shell, MX-5 engine, and brand new parts throughout - a brand new car in effect.
JIA do a Jensen Interceptor with LS power and modern running gear
Morgan have never stopped.
Edit: Looks like Autocar did a mini feature on this, and mention the Jensen, MGB and E-type, plus an alternative to the Singer.
http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/modern-...
http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/cadillac/cts-v...
Singer with 911s, obviously.
Eagle with the E-Type
Beecham have been doing Mk2 Jags for a while, and also the occasional E-type
Frontline Developments do a rebuilt MGB (recently featured in EVO magazine) which uses a brand new heritage shell, MX-5 engine, and brand new parts throughout - a brand new car in effect.
JIA do a Jensen Interceptor with LS power and modern running gear
Morgan have never stopped.
Edit: Looks like Autocar did a mini feature on this, and mention the Jensen, MGB and E-type, plus an alternative to the Singer.
http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/modern-...
http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/cadillac/cts-v...
Edited by JonRB on Friday 12th December 14:10
FD3Si said:
Yeah, Eagle crossed my mind.
I honestly think a lot of people are missing the point of Singers - you can't take a model that only really existed for one generation and 'Singer'-ify it. Singers are 'Greatest Hits' with bespoke bits. Not just a single model resto done really well.
While Astons aren't all the same care throughout time, I think there's enough DNA shared between the models that it could be done there.I honestly think a lot of people are missing the point of Singers - you can't take a model that only really existed for one generation and 'Singer'-ify it. Singers are 'Greatest Hits' with bespoke bits. Not just a single model resto done really well.
Wasnt there a DB5/6 with modern running gear? IIRC TopGear had one with a similarly modified e-type in one show.
Done... Close thread.
I have always envisaged the "Singer" treatment given to the 80's Turbo Esprit. Its a fabulous design which stands out from the crowd, breath-taking design with some lovely little details that could be nicely enhanced. The interiors lend themselves well to the runched leather and an uplift in quality would bring it on leaps. The chassis is great and can handle plenty more power with the required bracing. You could keep the original engine, rebuild it to push around 300bhp or wip it out and put a vast aray of engines in there. ive seen Audi, alfa, BMW plants in there.
It makes perfect sense... they are sooo cheap (for what they are) they are well regarded and people have a huge amount of fondness for them, fiberglass to so easy to work on.
If I had the money I sorely would....
Really
DonkeyApple said:
roystinho said:
So I've become a little obsessed with Singer 911, I love exactly what they are and everything about them, how everything has been 'reimagined', old skool motoring but essentially a brand new car.
Now I'm nowhere near a position to get one, but it got me thinking, could the business model work for other old cars, specifically old cars that rust? I watched something how they strip the 964 down and e-coat it to stop the rust, then basically cover it in carbon fibre bodywork.
So could you do it to a classic mini for instance? Or would you? Even if the 'business' side of things didn't stack up as it would be a very expensive little car.
What other cars do you think would be a good car to 'Singer'?
An obvious one would be BMW CS with modern running gear. Plenty of shells and parts. Now I'm nowhere near a position to get one, but it got me thinking, could the business model work for other old cars, specifically old cars that rust? I watched something how they strip the 964 down and e-coat it to stop the rust, then basically cover it in carbon fibre bodywork.
So could you do it to a classic mini for instance? Or would you? Even if the 'business' side of things didn't stack up as it would be a very expensive little car.
What other cars do you think would be a good car to 'Singer'?
Junglehop said:
I have always envisaged the "Singer" treatment given to the 80's Turbo Esprit. Its a fabulous design which stands out from the crowd, breath-taking design with some lovely little details that could be nicely enhanced. The interiors lend themselves well to the runched leather and an uplift in quality would bring it on leaps. The chassis is great and can handle plenty more power with the required bracing. You could keep the original engine, rebuild it to push around 300bhp or wip it out and put a vast aray of engines in there. ive seen Audi, alfa, BMW plants in there.
Whilst not exactly the Singer treatment as such, back in the very early days of Practical Performance Car magazine (before it became "Scrapyard Bodger" magazine in all but name) there was an article on a chap who took a very tired Esprit with a blown engine and no interior, and put the Audi 4.2L V8 in it. Some of the bespoke parts he machined from aluminium were minor works of art, although the rest of the car wasn't exactly Concours. As a concept, though, it showed promise. Edited by JonRB on Friday 12th December 14:42
The Esprit is probably the right answer.
They've been doing this forever with muscle cars too. Take a '69 Firebird shell, give it a Trans-Am look and a built, modern version of the same engine using modern fuelling and electrics. Add Hotchkiss suspension and proper brakes. Job jobbed.
There is a company in Germany that "singers" old Mercs as well. AMG 5.5L engines into 1970s bodies with modern trans and brakes.
They've been doing this forever with muscle cars too. Take a '69 Firebird shell, give it a Trans-Am look and a built, modern version of the same engine using modern fuelling and electrics. Add Hotchkiss suspension and proper brakes. Job jobbed.
There is a company in Germany that "singers" old Mercs as well. AMG 5.5L engines into 1970s bodies with modern trans and brakes.
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