Joost:
crayphile:
Joost:

Sorry, RUF's performance might be awesome, I think their design is horrible... no refinement whatsoever... yes
Singer on the other hand; kiss

I think the CTR2017 revealed at last year’s Geneva show would be an excellent step-brother for a Singer Smiley.

 

Oh mate, like Frank said: "Do you need to tell us something?" SmileySmiley
I guess you're right, it would be excellent. However, the modern RUFs have never appealed to me like Singer has... for one reason or another, it seems like RUF approached it the "German" way: they just made it better, where Singer took the "Italian" approach by making it more desirable...

I think you have summarised it well. That's exactly the contrast that appealed to me. The beauty, obsessive attention to detail, and design flair of Rob Dickinson versus the ruthless pursuit of power and speed from Alois Ruf with the original Yellowbird and now the CTR2017. Air cooled purity versus its successor plus turbocharging.