1934 Singer Le Mans

I took this photograph at the Northern Classic Car Show at Belle Vue, Manchester in September 1984.

It's a 1934 Singer Le Mans, a special version of the Singer Nine Le Mans car, which originally had a 4-cylinder inline 972cc engine. The 1934 Le Mans Special had a 6-cylinder 1,493cc engine and the cars finished in 7th and 8th place in the Le Mans 24 Hour Race that year. BGN 1 was apparently at one time owned by a colleague of Ian Fleming, Merlin Minshall, and his adventures with the car are recorded by the Singer Owners Club.