• Latest Milestone Rounds-out Significant 12 Months for Singer – Client-specification DLS Restorations Moving through Final Assembly
•Despite global pandemic, Singer has grown with record new orders and expanded team.
Last Wednesday, Singer's Founder and Executive Chairman, Rob Dickinson, experienced pure joy at the company's new UK HQ at Bicester Heritage, when he drove the first client-specification example of the results of the Dynamics & Lightweighting Study (DLS) for the car's shakedown.
The study represents Singer's exploration of the ultra-high-performance potential of the air-cooled Porsche 911, on behalf of its clients. With a formation of some of the most important automotive performance brands, Singer has pursued light weight, high performance, and extraordinary execution to delight owners and enthusiasts. Restorations representing the results of the Dynamics and Lightweighting Study are moving through final assembly and anticipated to be in their owners' hands in the coming months.
He added, 'I am so happy for our commissioning clients - we will be repaying their immense patience and trust with a truly remarkable machine.'
Dickinson was joined at Bicester by Singer's Head of UK Operations, Dave Embling; Head of Dynamic Development, Marino Franchitti; Chief Engineer Paul Eastman; Head of Engine Development John Magee; Head of Electrical System, Adam Lister.
Mazen Fawaz, CEO of Singer Group, Inc. explains – 'The last year has been unlike any other and has presented incredible challenges for a growing automotive company employing teams on both sides of the Atlantic. We've risen to every one of them.
We've seen a record 12 months for new orders for our restoration services, despite the absence of the usual events calendar. We reopened our operations in both California and the UK after the enforced shut-downs of COVID-19 and grew our team size from 120 to 150 across the US and UK. We've kept cars moving through the restoration process, despite the shutdown of the global supply chain. We've adapted our working practices to the pandemic world and cars will continue to be completed and presented to their owners.
(*fantastic was not the exact word Rob used but it does share appropriate letters.)
The Dropbox link includes images showing:
•The moment of approval during Rob's shakedown drive (Image 3)
•1989 Porsche 911 Reimagined by Singer, representing the results of the Dynamics & Lightweighting Study, presented in Oak Green Metallic.
•Client restorations underway at Singer and Multimatic facilities in the UK
Singer Background
Founded in California in 2009, Singer has become globally known and respected for its celebration of the Porsche 911. The company undertakes bespoke restorations for owners of the air-cooled cars. Singer is guided by a philosophy that encompasses:
•A passionate focus on iconic design and a homage to the world's most iconic sportscars.
•Highly personalized restorations with superlative attention to detail, guided by the Singer's mantra Everything is Important.
•Modern engineering and material science combined with beautifully executed interiors and jewel-like details.
•A deep connection with California and its automotive zeitgeist.
Over the past decade Singer has become a luxury brand with a global clientele and is now synonymous with the concept of Reimagining – bringing together heritage with twenty-first century engineering and material science. The brand has been growing beyond car culture, with an award-winning Swiss watchmaking division, Singer Reimagined, launched in 2017.
Singer Quick Highlights
•2009 – Singer Vehicle Design launched - first Porsche 911 Reimagined by Singer presented during Monterey Car Week
•2014 – First AWD restoration completed
•2015 – First Targa restoration completed
•2017 - Singer Reimagined watch company launched in Geneva, Switzerland
•2019 – TUV certification completed for European markets
•2020 – Global Partner Network expands to Germany
•2021 – Global Partner Network expands to Taiwan and Japan
About the Dynamics & Lightweighting Study
The Dynamics & Lightweighting Study originated with a request from Singer's clients to further evolve restoration services for owners of the air-cooled 911. No more than 75 cars will be restored in the UK, each as a bespoke commission for its owner. The starting point is a Type 964 Porsche 911.
In cooperation with Williams Advanced Engineering, Formula 1 technology allowed the development of aero-optimized carbon fibre bodywork, an extensive lightweighting program and a unique, 4.0L naturally aspirated, 4-valves per cylinder, air-cooled, flat six, developing 500 hp at 9000 rpm. A formation of additional technical partners included: Bosch, Michelin, Brembo, Hewland and BBS Motorsports. High levels of personalization are available for both exterior and interior, allowing each owner to pursue their personal vision.
About Singer Group, Inc.
Singer Group, Inc. (Singer) restores and reimagines 1989 to 1994 Porsche 911s, based on the 964 chassis for its clients. Singer does not manufacture or sell automobiles. Singer's Global Partner Network represents the brand across North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
Singer is not sponsored, associated, approved, endorsed nor, in any way, affiliated with Porsche Cars North America, Inc., or Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche, AG. The Porsche® name and crest and 911® are trademarks of Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche AG, and any other products mentioned are the trademarks of their respective holders. Any mention of trademarked names or other marks is for purpose of reference only.
The product of Singer's painstaking effort is a Porsche 911 restored and reimagined by Singer. Out of respect for Porsche, and to respect Porsche's trademark rights, this incredible machine should never under any circumstances be referred to or described as a 'Singer,' 'Singer 911,' 'Singer Porsche 911' or a 'Porsche Singer 911,' or in any other manner that suggests that it is anything but a Porsche 911.
Photo credit: Singer Vehicle Design
posted on conceptcarz.com
'What a fantastic* experience! The towering team of talented heroes we managed to assemble for the Dynamics and Lightweighting Study has produced an astonishing result - the car is simple extraordinary.' noted Dickinson.
To achieve all this and maintain our extreme quality standards has taken an incredible team effort. To see the cars being completed, hear them running and feel how special they are to drive means everything to us. I would like to say thank you to every one of our clients. They have supported and encouraged us every step of the way.'
posted on conceptcarz.com
