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” data-medium-file=”http://autoclearingdealer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/rare-rides-the-1962-singer-vogue-the-smaller-side-of-british-luxury-7.jpg” data-large-file=”http://autoclearingdealer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/rare-rides-the-1962-singer-vogue-the-smaller-side-of-british-luxury.jpg” class=”aligncenter wp-image-1744710 size-large” src=”http://autoclearingdealer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/rare-rides-the-1962-singer-vogue-the-smaller-side-of-british-luxury.jpg” alt width=”610″ height=”296″ srcset=”http://autoclearingdealer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/rare-rides-the-1962-singer-vogue-the-smaller-side-of-british-luxury.jpg 610w, http://autoclearingdealer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/rare-rides-the-1962-singer-vogue-the-smaller-side-of-british-luxury-6.jpg 75w, http://autoclearingdealer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/rare-rides-the-1962-singer-vogue-the-smaller-side-of-british-luxury-7.jpg 450w, http://autoclearingdealer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/rare-rides-the-1962-singer-vogue-the-smaller-side-of-british-luxury-8.jpg 768w, http://autoclearingdealer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/rare-rides-the-1962-singer-vogue-the-smaller-side-of-british-luxury-9.jpg 120w, http://autoclearingdealer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/rare-rides-the-1962-singer-vogue-the-smaller-side-of-british-luxury-10.jpg 1200w” sizes=”(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px”>Today’s Rare Ride is the first time a Singer vehicle has appeared on these pages. Compact and well-trimmed, the Vogue was a bit more than the standard Sixties British family car.
Singer got its start not in automobiles, but in bicycles and motorcycles. Formed in 1874 in Coventry, England, the firm’s initial name was Singer & Company. In 1901 automotive production was added to the mix, and eventually, the brand renamed itself Singer Motor Company. The company’s last motorcycles and bikes were made in 1915, coinciding with the start of WWI.
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” data-medium-file=”http://autoclearingdealer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/rare-rides-the-1962-singer-vogue-the-smaller-side-of-british-luxury-12.jpg” data-large-file=”http://autoclearingdealer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/rare-rides-the-1962-singer-vogue-the-smaller-side-of-british-luxury-1.jpg” class=”aligncenter size-large wp-image-1744706″ src=”http://autoclearingdealer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/rare-rides-the-1962-singer-vogue-the-smaller-side-of-british-luxury-1.jpg” alt width=”610″ height=”296″ srcset=”http://autoclearingdealer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/rare-rides-the-1962-singer-vogue-the-smaller-side-of-british-luxury-1.jpg 610w, http://autoclearingdealer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/rare-rides-the-1962-singer-vogue-the-smaller-side-of-british-luxury-11.jpg 75w, http://autoclearingdealer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/rare-rides-the-1962-singer-vogue-the-smaller-side-of-british-luxury-12.jpg 450w, http://autoclearingdealer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/rare-rides-the-1962-singer-vogue-the-smaller-side-of-british-luxury-13.jpg 768w, http://autoclearingdealer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/rare-rides-the-1962-singer-vogue-the-smaller-side-of-british-luxury-14.jpg 120w, http://autoclearingdealer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/rare-rides-the-1962-singer-vogue-the-smaller-side-of-british-luxury-15.jpg 1200w” sizes=”(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px”>Singer’s first car to make waves was its unique economy car offering, the Ten. Launched in 1912, the Ten was in the cyclecar class: a group of cheap, lightweight, simple cars that satisfied customers who needed more than a motorcycle but less than a full-size car. An employee at Singer during the Ten’s development and budding car salesman, William Rootes, thought the Ten was fantastic. He bought 50 of them at launch, which was all Singer could build that year. The following year, Rootes along with his brother formed the Rootes Group. William maintained an interest in Singer for many years and purchased the company in 1956. It was promptly folded into the Rootes portfolio of brands.
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” data-medium-file=”http://autoclearingdealer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/rare-rides-the-1962-singer-vogue-the-smaller-side-of-british-luxury-17.jpg” data-large-file=”http://autoclearingdealer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/rare-rides-the-1962-singer-vogue-the-smaller-side-of-british-luxury-2.jpg” class=”aligncenter size-large wp-image-1744704″ src=”http://autoclearingdealer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/rare-rides-the-1962-singer-vogue-the-smaller-side-of-british-luxury-2.jpg” alt width=”610″ height=”296″ srcset=”http://autoclearingdealer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/rare-rides-the-1962-singer-vogue-the-smaller-side-of-british-luxury-2.jpg 610w, http://autoclearingdealer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/rare-rides-the-1962-singer-vogue-the-smaller-side-of-british-luxury-16.jpg 75w, http://autoclearingdealer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/rare-rides-the-1962-singer-vogue-the-smaller-side-of-british-luxury-17.jpg 450w, http://autoclearingdealer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/rare-rides-the-1962-singer-vogue-the-smaller-side-of-british-luxury-18.jpg 768w, http://autoclearingdealer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/rare-rides-the-1962-singer-vogue-the-smaller-side-of-british-luxury-19.jpg 120w, http://autoclearingdealer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/rare-rides-the-1962-singer-vogue-the-smaller-side-of-british-luxury-20.jpg 1200w” sizes=”(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px”>Another Rootes brand in the Fifties was Hillman, which produced a range of small family cars for the British motorist. In 1961, Hillman launched a new Super Minx, an intended replacement of the Series III Minx. Instead, the Series III remained in production, and the Super Minx launched as a separate model in the Hillman line. The same year Singer debuted the all-new Vogue. Vogue was a badge-engineered take on the Super Minx, which added the touch of Singer luxury.
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” data-medium-file=”http://autoclearingdealer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/rare-rides-the-1962-singer-vogue-the-smaller-side-of-british-luxury-22.jpg” data-large-file=”http://autoclearingdealer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/rare-rides-the-1962-singer-vogue-the-smaller-side-of-british-luxury-3.jpg” class=”aligncenter size-large wp-image-1744708″ src=”http://autoclearingdealer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/rare-rides-the-1962-singer-vogue-the-smaller-side-of-british-luxury-3.jpg” alt width=”610″ height=”296″ srcset=”http://autoclearingdealer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/rare-rides-the-1962-singer-vogue-the-smaller-side-of-british-luxury-3.jpg 610w, http://autoclearingdealer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/rare-rides-the-1962-singer-vogue-the-smaller-side-of-british-luxury-21.jpg 75w, http://autoclearingdealer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/rare-rides-the-1962-singer-vogue-the-smaller-side-of-british-luxury-22.jpg 450w, http://autoclearingdealer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/rare-rides-the-1962-singer-vogue-the-smaller-side-of-british-luxury-23.jpg 768w, http://autoclearingdealer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/rare-rides-the-1962-singer-vogue-the-smaller-side-of-british-luxury-24.jpg 120w, http://autoclearingdealer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/rare-rides-the-1962-singer-vogue-the-smaller-side-of-british-luxury-25.jpg 1200w” sizes=”(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px”>Within the two-car Singer lineup, Vogue was positioned above the Gazelle as company flagship. The Vogue notably featured quad headlamps and a more powerful engine than in Hillman models. The 1.6-liter inline-four engine in the Vogue produced 66 horsepower, where in its lesser Hillman cousin it produced 62. The other notable difference in the Singer offering was a much more upscale interior than in the Super Minx. Vogue featured upgraded materials and a real wood dash.
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” data-medium-file=”http://autoclearingdealer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/rare-rides-the-1962-singer-vogue-the-smaller-side-of-british-luxury-27.jpg” data-large-file=”http://autoclearingdealer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/rare-rides-the-1962-singer-vogue-the-smaller-side-of-british-luxury-4.jpg” class=”aligncenter size-large wp-image-1744702″ src=”http://autoclearingdealer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/rare-rides-the-1962-singer-vogue-the-smaller-side-of-british-luxury-4.jpg” alt width=”610″ height=”296″ srcset=”http://autoclearingdealer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/rare-rides-the-1962-singer-vogue-the-smaller-side-of-british-luxury-4.jpg 610w, http://autoclearingdealer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/rare-rides-the-1962-singer-vogue-the-smaller-side-of-british-luxury-26.jpg 75w, http://autoclearingdealer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/rare-rides-the-1962-singer-vogue-the-smaller-side-of-british-luxury-27.jpg 450w, http://autoclearingdealer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/rare-rides-the-1962-singer-vogue-the-smaller-side-of-british-luxury-28.jpg 768w, http://autoclearingdealer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/rare-rides-the-1962-singer-vogue-the-smaller-side-of-british-luxury-29.jpg 120w, http://autoclearingdealer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/rare-rides-the-1962-singer-vogue-the-smaller-side-of-british-luxury-30.jpg 1200w” sizes=”(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px”>Vogue was available in sedan and wagon formats, but a convertible version was off-limits to luxury Singer customers. The first generation Vogue went through four different series of minor alterations, the last of which debuted in 1965 and was notable for its upgrade to a 1.7-liter engine. Shortly thereafter a New Vogue was introduced for ’66, which was again an upscale version of a Hillman – this time the Hunter. The Rootes Group discontinued Singer after 1970, and shuffled its few customers to other Sunbeam and Hillman offerings.
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” data-medium-file=”http://autoclearingdealer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/rare-rides-the-1962-singer-vogue-the-smaller-side-of-british-luxury-32.jpg” data-large-file=”http://autoclearingdealer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/rare-rides-the-1962-singer-vogue-the-smaller-side-of-british-luxury-5.jpg” class=”aligncenter size-large wp-image-1744700″ src=”http://autoclearingdealer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/rare-rides-the-1962-singer-vogue-the-smaller-side-of-british-luxury-5.jpg” alt width=”610″ height=”296″ srcset=”http://autoclearingdealer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/rare-rides-the-1962-singer-vogue-the-smaller-side-of-british-luxury-5.jpg 610w, http://autoclearingdealer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/rare-rides-the-1962-singer-vogue-the-smaller-side-of-british-luxury-31.jpg 75w, http://autoclearingdealer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/rare-rides-the-1962-singer-vogue-the-smaller-side-of-british-luxury-32.jpg 450w, http://autoclearingdealer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/rare-rides-the-1962-singer-vogue-the-smaller-side-of-british-luxury-33.jpg 768w, http://autoclearingdealer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/rare-rides-the-1962-singer-vogue-the-smaller-side-of-british-luxury-34.jpg 120w, http://autoclearingdealer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/rare-rides-the-1962-singer-vogue-the-smaller-side-of-british-luxury-35.jpg 1200w” sizes=”(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px”>Today’s Rare Ride is a Series I Vogue, which traveled just 77,000 since 1962. It sold recently for around $7,000, and is still on the roads per the UK’s DVLA plate inquiry.
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