
Flashback: Honda terminates its engine deal with Williams
I must have attended hundreds of press conferences across the years, but nothing compared to this one on Friday, September 4, 1987. The scene is the garden of St Georges…
Following closely on the introduction of the new Sunbeam Rapier Series II, with a 1,494-c.c. overhead-valve engine, comes the announcement that the Singer Gazelle is now obtainable with a 60-b.h.p. version of the same engine. The well-known Singer overhead-camshaft unit will continue to be listed as a production option and the prices of the Gazelle models remain unchanged. The new Burman recirculatory ball steering gear is also being fitted to the latest Singers.— J. B.