Hasbeen,

I had a Singer 4A back in 1958, the body by that time was decidedly tired and I replaced it with an angle iron and aluminium sheet one, very square and with staggered front seats because of the reduced width; no doors, cycle guards.
The lessened weight gave it a boost in performance and I had it for three years till a bit too much enthusiasm put a rod through the side.

Thanks for the memory!

Hi there HASBEEN...

The English Singer motor cars, now that's a marque from the past, they were certainly not a BMC product? Aren't they part of the 'Rootes' Group, the same crowd who mfg. the Hillman's? Sorry my memory is fading somewhat with specifics etc?

My first Car was a 1948 Wolseley, 18/85 model. It was a six cyl. beast, equiped with twin SU Carby's, to assist in limiting it's enormous thirst, and to propel this heavyweight M/V, along at a reasonable amount of knots if required. In the early sixties, the only real choice we seemed to have, were from English makers.

Now if it was a matter of choosing an English made Shotgun; well you had the choice of a nice Purdy & Son, or a well made H&H. If you wished for something altogether cheaper, then a decent BSA, Webleys, or a Cogswell and Harrison, to name but a few. The British can make reasonably good stuff, when they want too I reckon?

One of the problems with allowing everyone to have a firearm is that the mohamedeans would all have one. Then where would we be? Especially now the Government wants to bring the Wolf Cubs of the ISIS to Australia. I guess you'd be in favour of that Steelie, eh.