The Singer story
Subtitle: cars, commercial vehicles, bicycles,motorcycles
By: Kevin Atkinson.
Publisher: Veloce
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Godmanstone, Dorset
Language: eng
Format: Hardback
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781874105527
Subjects: Singer (Firm).
First sentence: Despite a commonly held belief that George Singer was born in Chichester, Sussex, he was actually born in Kingston, Dorset on Jan 26th 1847.
Description: "The definitive history of the British Singer company, manufacturer of Cars, Commercial Vehicles, Bicycles and Motorcycles between 1874 and 1970. Over 300 illustrations." (Publisher's blurb.)
Notes: First Edition
Table of contents: pagenum: 4
class: section
title: Family Tree; pagenum: 5
title: Introduction & Acknowledgements; pagenum: 8
title: Introduction; title: The Early Years
pagenum: 9
label: I; title: A Period of Growth
pagenum: 22
label: II; label: III
pagenum: 31
title: The Singer Motor Company; label: IV
pagenum: 41
title: The Singer Motor Car; title: The Brooklands Age
pagenum: 52
label: V; title: The Light Car
pagenum: 65
label: VI; title: The Cycles & Motor Cycles 1905-1915
pagenum: 74
label: VII; label: VIII
pagenum: 82
title: A Policy of Acquisition; label: IX
pagenum: 95
title: The Final Cycles (1920-1928); label: X
pagenum: 97
title: The Junior; title: The Singer Nine
pagenum: 117
label: XI; label: XII
pagenum: 142
title: Mixed Fortunes; title: A Peculiar Miracle
pagenum: 162
label: XIII; label: XIV
pagenum: 171
title: Singer Motors Ltd; label: XV
pagenum: 195
title: The Roadster; label: XVI
pagenum: 201
title: The War Years & Beyond; label: XVII
pagenum: 207
title: The SM1500; title: A Bold Course
pagenum: 221
label: XVIII; label: XIX
pagenum: 228
title: The End of an Era; label: XX
pagenum: 233
title: A Period of Prosperity; pagenum: 251
title: Appendix: Clubs & Memorabilia; pagenum: 253
title: Epilogue; pagenum: 254
title: Index