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The car in Bob's picture is a Mk VIII from around 1955.
The later, 1956, Series 1 models shared a body with the 'new' Singer Gazelle.
The Gazelle retained the Singer 1500cc ohc engine. This engine was a pre war design and the acceleration in a four door saloon was a 0 to 60 of about half a minute.
The engine had a fair amount of torque and special mountings for the Rootes body included an anti torque stay with a rubber doughnut which used to wear out and result in a clonking noise every time you touched any one of the peddles.
Also, the central part of the grill hung down when the bonnet was raised - resulting in scalp damage.
Quite a comfortable car though.
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The Mad Landsman
Last edited by Malcolm G; 7th August 2017 at 13:50.
Reason: sohc not ohv!
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