Vintage Thing No.173 - Nick Symon's Singer Chamois
Nick Symons on the 2025 Tamar Trial in his Subaru-powered Singer Chamois Nick Symons campaigns this Singer Chamois in classic long distance and local one day trials with his son and wife. Nick is the son of Dave Symons, a very experienced competitor who spectates these days and once gave me a 928cc Chrysler Sunbeam engine. That was way back – the last millennium in fact – when I was trialling my Siva Llama ( Vintage Thing No.22 ). At the time, Dave was running Chrysler Sunbeams with Avenger engines. He found they ran hot and once gave Judi Spiers from Television South West short shrift when she tried to interview him about some steam coming out of his car. Since then, Nick has been perpetuating the trialling dynasty. Some time ago, he bought a Singer Chamois off Adrian Booth and converted it to flat-four Subaru power. I’ve caught glimpses of it over the years but, when Nick let me have the Imp bits he didn’t need anymore, I had the chance of a closer look. The non-turbo Subar...