In 1952, British roadsters were a thing in the USA. And it was easy to import
then, as all you had to do was get it here and buy a tag. I knew several guys
that went over there, found a decent used car (That meant not totally rust),
had it shipped here, and took it home. And let's be honest, British cars never
rusted as much as German and Italian cars of the period. Bet most of them are
gone now. Used to see the occasional RHD car on a sunny Sunday afternoon, but
hardly ever now.
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From: "Chris Trask" <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, January 28, 2019 11:01:16 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Mystery Car
That is one obscure car.
>
>Thanks, Mike. That seems to be the consensus of those who know these
>cars. Douglas Barry, an Irish member of the Leica Users Group, says the
>same thing, though he wasn't sure of the year it was made. It appears
>that the owner added a few bells and whistles to the original car. I am
>surprised, though, that all this was done, and it made its way to the
>USA, by the summer of 1952, when I snapped the photo.
>
>
>> I don't know if anyone answered this yet.
>>
>> I asked my car-mad brother-in-law. He asked another expert who
>> suggested that it's a 1952 Singer Nine 4AB Roadster. If you look for
>> images of the Singer, it certainly seems to match.
>
Chris
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
- Hunter S. Thompson
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