Registration No: 136 APH
Chassis No: H3524Z
MOT: Exempt

• Part of the collection since 1982
• 35,316 recorded miles (unwarranted)
• Highly original interior
• Off the road since 2015
• In need of recommissioning / restoration

“The modern Singer, with its long, alligator bonnet and deep leather-upholstered seats, its polished wood dash and very complete equipment, imparts an air of solidity and luxury” (Motor Sport magazine).

Introduced in 1954, the Singer Hunter sported revised sheetmetal complete with a prominent chrome radiator grille and horse’s head mascot but otherwise utilised much the same body-on-frame construction, independent front suspension, 1.5 litre SOHC four-cylinder engine and four-speed manual gearbox as its SM1500 predecessor. Hampered by Singer’s perilous financial position even the addition of a pared back ‘S’ model and the promise of a ‘twin cam’ variant could not save the Hunter. Phased out after the Rootes Group’s takeover, just 4,700 were made.

First registered in Surrey on 16^th April 1956 (or so its ‘136 APH’ number plate would imply), chassis H3524Z belonged to Michael Jones of Brentwood by 1981. Joining the late Mr Lucas’s collection the following year, the Singer pleasingly retains a highly original interior and shows an unwarranted 35,316 miles to its odometer. Seemingly last on the road in 2015, this rare surviving Hunter is now in need of recommissioning / renovation.

David Lucas (1947 – 2023)

A motor engineer by profession, the late David Lucas amassed a collection of over forty vintage and classic cars, commercials and tractors between the 1970s and his death last year. A true petrolhead, he housed several of them in a private museum which was decorated with an amazing array of automobilia. Drawn to cars with original interiors, he also had a deep love of music and a quirky sense of humour. A champion of the underdog, he eschewed the more famous British marques such as Rolls-Royce, Bentley and Aston Martin in favour of Armstrong Siddeley, Singer and Standard Triumph. A stalwart member of various car clubs over the years, he exhibited at numerous events up and down the country. Summed-up by his loved ones as ‘one of the life’s true gentlemen’, David Lucas remains much missed.

For more information, please contact:
Damian Jones
damian.jones@handh.co.uk
07855 493737