singer trophies hit mysterious notes
A Singer enthusiasts’ club is appealing for help to solve marque mysteries after acquiring two recently unearthed Thirties trophies originally awarded by the British vehicle manufacturer.
By coincidence, both cups were offered to the Association of Singer Car Owners (ASCO) by different antiques dealers. ASCO now intends to award them annually to competition winners.
The trophies had first been presented via the manufacturer-run Singer Motor Car Club. ASCO vice-chairman Peter Watts says: ‘ There are several questions involved with these trophies and we would love to know more.’
The first trophy’s inscription shows that it was the first class award presented to one EG Mobbs at the 1936 Bullock Club Trial. ‘WE Bullock was general manager of Singer & Co Ltd. He resigned in May 1936 following criticism from the shareholders at their annual general meeting,’ Peter says. ‘At the moment we have no idea where the Bullock Cup Trial was held or who EG Mobbs was, though.’ The second trophy was intended to be for the 1939 National Singer Rally, which was organised by The Singer Motor Car Club and held in Leamington Spa in 1939. ‘We don’t know whether this cup was actually awarded at the rally nor, if it was, to whom it was awarded,’ Peter adds. Now known as the Singer Cup, this trophy is to be presented annually by ASCO at its annual rally for the best pre-1933 Singer car. The 2018 event takes place as part of the Poole Bay Classics Motoring Extravaganza on Sunday 25 July. As for the second cup, Peter says: ‘We haven’t decided what this will be awarded for yet, but we’ll think of something.’