Cars as Stars...

This is probably one of the most famous pre-war Singers in the world of film: A 1935 Le Mans Special Speed Model driven with verve by Michael James, AKA Peter O’Toole in the 1965 comedy ‘What’s New Pussycat?'

Besides featuring a Singer car, the movie was notable for making a household name out of Singer Tom Jones, who sang the theme song written by Burt Bacharach..”woah woah”...
Who can forget that!

It was also Woody Allen’s film debut and his first produced script. Other stars included Peter Sellers, Romy Schneider and Ursula Andress who, in very James Bond style, parachutes into the passenger seat on the way to the film’s climax at Chateau Chantelle.

NASOC member Gene Abbondello will probably note with some satisfaction that the French registered Singer is fitted with his favoured yellow headlamp bulbs!

Actually, Singer cars have appeared in more films that you’d think. Take a look at the amazing Cars in Film Database at www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=singer&model=

Photo courtesy Cars in Film Database
Film brief courtesy Wickapedia