It was offered as a new economy model at the 1935 Motor Show in London, replacing the earlier Singer Nine series.

All four shared the same basic bodyshell but, whereas the De-Luxe models had a sliding sunroof, the Popular version had a fixed panel in the roof.

It used the Le Mans' underslung chassis and 972 cc overhead cam engine, although with a lower compression ratio and single Solex carburettor.

A chromed mascot portraying a flying Bantam chicken was mounted on the radiator surround until this was outlawed by new legislation in 1937.

The chassis and suspension were strengthened to take the larger 1074 cc inline-four engine with a stated 30 hp of output,[3] and the brakes were converted to a cable system.

[1] Tom Brady won the 1939 Australian Stock Car Road Championship driving a Singer Bantam.

Thus, the open four-seater Nine Roadster appeared 6 March 1939[6] with a lightly tuned version of the larger 1074 cc overhead camshaft engine already seen in the Bantam Nine, as well as that car's three-speed gearbox.