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dyse
Joined: 03 Sep 2014 Posts: 8 Location: Bromley, Kent
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Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2014 3:19 pm Post subject: 1939 Singer Super 12 Saloon |
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Hello all,
My wife and I are the proud new owners of a 1939 Singer Super 12 Saloon. We are at the moment awaiting delivery, pending suitable storage in the SE London/Kent area. Classic cars is a new thing for us, but we've been on the 1940s living history scene for a long time. This car is a dream come true!
_________________ Cheers,
Mike
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kevin2306
Joined: 01 Jul 2013 Posts: 1359 Location: nr Llangollen, north wales
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Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2014 3:40 pm Post subject: |
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hi
what a stunning car!
kev |
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Rick Site Admin
Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22454 Location: UK
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pmarshal
Joined: 28 Oct 2013 Posts: 19
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Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2014 5:57 pm Post subject: |
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Wow fantastic....make sure you're at the Bromley Car Show next year! Go into the one make parking.
http://www.bromleypageant.co.uk/ |
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Rootes75
Joined: 30 Apr 2013 Posts: 3828 Location: The Somerset Levels
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Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2014 4:24 pm Post subject: |
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Lovely cars and rare too. There is a 47 model down near us and it does look good. |
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dyse
Joined: 03 Sep 2014 Posts: 8 Location: Bromley, Kent
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Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2014 4:49 pm Post subject: |
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Cheers guys, I'll upload some better photos of "Bertie" and do a little write-up as well, hopefully some time next week.
The Bromley Pageant is on the to-do list, until then we hope to take Bertie on the road and to events as soon as possible.
We're very lucky to have a bit of history of the car as well. It was ordered in October 1938 from Sharwood Motors Ltd of Ealing, London, W5 and delivered March 1939. As far as I can gather, the original owner kept it until his death in 1972.
Over the past few days I've been lucky to find a few original sales brochures, and these are the covers of two of them:
I'm still digging for more information to fill in the gaps in its 75 year-old history and I'm particularly interested in finding out what happened to it during WW2 and what the original owner used it for. _________________ Cheers,
Mike |
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pmarshal
Joined: 28 Oct 2013 Posts: 19
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Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2014 6:37 pm Post subject: |
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Have you tried writing to DVLA and requesting the names/addresses of the previous owners? You might be lucky! |
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Rick Site Admin
Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22454 Location: UK
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dyse
Joined: 03 Sep 2014 Posts: 8 Location: Bromley, Kent
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Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2014 12:34 pm Post subject: |
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That's a good idea, thanks for the tip - will get in touch with DVLA shortly.
Our "Bertie" got delivered yesterday so I finally had my first spin around the Kentish countryside _________________ Cheers,
Mike |
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Richard H
Joined: 03 Apr 2009 Posts: 2148 Location: Lincolnshire, UK
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Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2014 6:56 pm Post subject: |
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Looks stunning, do you have any more pictures? _________________ Richard Hughes |
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dyse
Joined: 03 Sep 2014 Posts: 8 Location: Bromley, Kent
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Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2014 9:14 am Post subject: |
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_________________ Cheers,
Mike |
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dyse
Joined: 03 Sep 2014 Posts: 8 Location: Bromley, Kent
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Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2014 9:17 am Post subject: |
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It also has a stunning art deco interior, with sunburst pattern on the door panels:
_________________ Cheers,
Mike |
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Rick Site Admin
Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22454 Location: UK
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dyse
Joined: 03 Sep 2014 Posts: 8 Location: Bromley, Kent
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Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2014 9:40 am Post subject: |
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Thanks Rick, no that was where it stayed for two days until we got the key to a lockup garage. It's the home of a Riley restoration workshop, owned by a very helpful and friendly chap. _________________ Cheers,
Mike |
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kevin2306
Joined: 01 Jul 2013 Posts: 1359 Location: nr Llangollen, north wales
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Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2014 10:22 am Post subject: |
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that is fantastic!
all we need now are some pics of you and wifey with it in all your period gear!
Kev |
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