A sporting offering from the 1930s, the Nine Le Mans was produced by Singer Motors Ltd initially from 1933 to 1937 to provide competition at a time when motorsport was fast developing.

Whilst a four seater example of the Singer Nine did finish thirteenth in the 1933 Le Mans 24 hour race, Singer achieved better results with the Le Mans in the Sporting Trials, Hillclimbs and Endurance Rallies such as second place in The Coupe des Alpes of the same year.

Based on the Singer Junior, the Nine Le Mans had a tuned and strengthened version of the 972cc four cylinder engine with 2 gallon aluminium sump for added cooling and produced some 34hp.

The lowered chassis was underslung at the rear and the hydraulic Lockheed brakes were more powerful than the equivalent MGs.

It was often thought that the Singer drove somewhat better than the said MGs certainly in terms of handling.

For the 1935 model year, Singer produced a limited run of a hybrid version of the 9 Sports and Le Man, known as the Lo...