The Quirky Cars Mystery (update: 1911-12 Singer plus two 1912 Phoenix cars)

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Bill Coates sends a kind e-mail: "It's about time I put something back into PWC after all the good response to ads I've had recently! So here is a photo I discovered in a junk shop yesterday.  I know where it is - Keswick Cumbria UK - but I don't recognise the vehicles.  Obviously I would love to know what they are, especially as I am a Singer afficionado!"

editor: the photo added by Bill is showing two big tourers, an omnibus and a smaller runabout. The car at the far left and far right seems to show the same cathedral shaped radiator. As two of the cars carry advertising it looks like a company materials line-up. Finally we wonder what became of the Quirk company. We learned that at least in 1949 they were still in business and sold a 1905 Alldays & Onions...  

UPDATE II by editor: it appears that the depicted cars left and right are not Iris but Phoenix automobiles. Please read the below comments by Mr.  Friend and Ariejan Bos. We just hope that the two gentleman can explain us about the differences between Phoenix and Iris...

UPDATE by editor: we tend to follow William Hearne with respect to Iris. Just by coincidence this weekend we saw a very similar car with identical radiator in the most recent edition of The Light Car. For more pictures and info check Grace's Guide

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