RE: Singer: PH Meets (yes, again!)

[RobDickinson]

GFWilliams said:

Was lucky enough to shoot it when they were in London. Had a little ride in it too and it was just perfect. Want one so bad.

Saw those shots on fb. Never wanted a Porsche really until I saw these.

Oh and Rob has an awesome name.

[godzilla84]

Im not a big fan of Porsche but the work and attention to detail that goes into a Singer 911 is astonishing. I love all the unique little details on each one.

[R6VED]

Love love love

[MikeT66]

Paper Lawyer said:

A singer and an Eagle E-type low drag would be on my lottery list.

Yes - this 911 coupe, 911 Targa and the Eagle, pleeeeaaaase Lottery God!

[Matt Bird]

Tuvra said:

How much are we talking for the yellow one if it went on the open market? Roughly?

The guys were saying there's c.£400K of work on the yellow car plus the £13K donor car. Would probably sell for a lot more...

[whythem]

I'd like to see s Singer 914, a car which is still in the realms of resonable money today.

[xRIEx]

Matt Bird said:

Tuvra said:

How much are we talking for the yellow one if it went on the open market? Roughly?

The guys were saying there's c.£400K of work on the yellow car plus the £13K donor car. Would probably sell for a lot more...

So half a mil, say - seems like a lot of money for nostalgia's sake.

Having said that, if I had enough disposable folding I'd have an Eagle Speedster (although I'm only 34 so it can't count as nostalgia).

[DonkeyApple]

whythem said:

I'd like to see s Singer 914, a car which is still in the realms of resonable money today.

And yet it would still cost the same as the bulk of the cost is for Singer's work.

So, £700k for a 911 or save yourself £50k and get a 914?

[Vee12V]

Truly a work of art. There's only one problem: can't see (m)any being actually used/driven...

[Scho]

No one else think the wheels look a bit big?

[whythem]

DonkeyApple said:

And yet it would still cost the same as the bulk of the cost is for Singer's work.

So, £700k for a 911 or save yourself £50k and get a 914?

I don't think you commission Singer to save money But a Singer 914 would be rarer as I don't think they've done one, and I think it is a shape that would suit the Singer style massively.

[D.no]

Scho said:

No one else think the wheels look a bit big?

Me.

I hope this isn't read by Rob Dickinson as I know he spent ages (years) achieving his ideal wheel to body relationship but to my eyes the car looks over-wheeled. It's not so much a diameter thing, I just think the car would appear more resolved (and less parts-shop hot-rod special) if the wheels sat ever so slightly further inboard (5mm would probably do it). It's a purely subjective thing, and not something I'll ever be fortunate enough to worry about.

I believe a change of this manner will be a necessity to meet TUV approval anyway, due to wheel coverage legislation between 30 and 50 degrees (from the 12-O'clock)

Everything else is simply perfect though..

Edited by D.no on Friday 17th July 12:40

[AdvocatusD]

Can we have a hi res photograph of the yellow car in front of Canary Wharf please? Wallpaper change...

[ICSD]

If I won the lottery, one of the first thing's I'd do would be to book a trip to Singer. I've had 3.2 Carreras in the past and I love my old 911s but these things are just perfection in my eyes....and the Targa would be the one!

[RoverP6B]

Just lovely.

Incidentally, I read recently that Rob Dickinson was himself once a singer, and has a cousin who still is, bloke by the name of Bruce...

[Jayinjapan]

D.no said:

Scho said:

No one else think the wheels look a bit big?

Me.

I hope this isn't read by Rob Dickinson as I know he spent ages (years) achieving his ideal wheel to body relationship but to my eyes the car looks over-wheeled. It's not so much a diameter thing, I just think the car would appear more resolved (and less parts-shop hot-rod special) if the wheels sat ever so slightly further inboard (5mm would probably do it). It's a purely subjective thing, and not something I'll ever be fortunate enough to worry about.

I believe a change of this manner will be a necessity to meet TUV approval anyway, due to wheel coverage legislation between 30 and 50 degrees (from the 12-O'clock)

Everything else is simply perfect though..

Edited by D.no on Friday 17th July 12:40

Me too, bit less wheel, bit more tire height, bit less fat boy stance. The rest is perfect.

[I Rock]

Ninemeister can make me one of these