Fox and Nicholl Singers revisited. (upd. 4,5 or 6,5 litre Bentley in background?)

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Bill Coates reports: "Some months ago a query was sent in regarding Fox and Nicholl Singers. There is also a marvellous article about F&N by David Venables appeared in this month's VSCC bulletin).  It is a subject close to my heart as in 1970 I purchased the remains of a 2 litre Singer which was lying in a hedge in North Wales. The engine & front axle were said to have come from a "racing Singer" which had been written off in an accident in 1938 or 39.  Never having built a vintage car body before I decided that although the engine was in a different chassis, I would try to re-create something like the F&N body which had been removed from the original 1.5litre car before its sale by F&N.  The late Anthony Blight of Talbot fame, gave me a great deal of help and advice including the address of one of the mechanics Richard Jury (Pic 1). Bill Arnold company secretary confirmed F&N had built the barrel backed body and it was still hanging in the works when the garage was sold to Shell in the late '60's. (Missed it by 2 years!) Pic 2 shows the almost finished car coming out of its rebuild shed in 1975. Little did I think then that it would be such a brilliant car for long distance touring; motorway cruising at a leisurely 70mph!! The Dolomites are our favourite area and we hope to go again this summer. Pics 4 & 6 show the Stelvio and pic 5 shows wife Liz & self on St. Gotthard." (editor: also note the nice 3(?) litre Bentley Saloon in the background of the main photo)              

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