By his own admission, Geoff Hacker specializes in finding cars that no one is looking for. It’s actually an interesting collecting strategy that virtually guarantees no competition. One of Hacker’s recent acquisitions is a post-war Singer racer. Now how many amazing post-war racing cars from Singer Motors of England can you name? Not many coming to mind? Actually, I had the same problem. So I called an expert.
Peter McKercher of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, has been a Singer collector, historian and enthusiast for over 60 years. McKercher’s father was an airman stationed in England during WWII. According to McKercher, his father contracted the sports car bug while in Europe and infected the son immediately upon returning home. McKercher recalls that his dad bought a 1935 Singer Le Mans in 1952 and from that point forward both father and son were hopelessly stuck on the marque.
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