Mystery staff car

[David_Hayward (RIP)]

Any ideas on make and year please?

[Bill Murray]

David:
It is a Humber, most likely a Pullman of the mid 1940's. I have to find another reference book to pin down the year if I can and will do that in a few hours.
Bill

[David_Hayward (RIP)]

Any ideas what the car is in the background please?

Is the officer in the US Army?

[Bill Murray]

Army or AirForce, most likely Army. To me for the moment I believe the other car to be a Hillman Minx. Both cars aplpear to be immediate post war, 1946/7 models.
Bill

[Richard Farrant]

Originally posted by Bill Murray
Army or AirForce, most likely Army. To me for the moment I believe the other car to be a Hillman Minx. Both cars aplpear to be immediate post war, 1946/7 models.
Bill

David and Bill,

The car is a Humber Snipe and my guess is just pre-war. It is not a military model and the fact that it has blackout masks leads me to think that it cannot be postwar as these were not fitted then.

The other car.... the angle of slope on rear of body looks reminicent of an Austin of the late 30's-40's period.

Richard

[Bill Murray]

Hi Richard:
On reflection you are correct as to the Humber and the model year. I had a chance to look at a few books and it is either a Snipe or Super Snipe of the 1939-1941 period.
As to the smaller car, it is really hard to tell. There were three/four British 10's of the time period that from the cowl back looked almost identical. I could not find a good rear view of any of them that would allow me to get any closer.
Thanks for the correction.
Bill

[Nigel Dawe]

Hi All,

Yep, that's a Humber. My Dad had an identical one built in 1939. Shame we can't see the rear as the pre-war ones had a sloping rear whilst the later ones had a bulge (bigger boot).

The car in the distance is a Morris 8 series E. I have an earlier 1938 Morris 8 series 2. The 'E' was built from late 1938 I think, and obviously superceeded the series 2.

Hope that helps.

Nigel

Incidentally, a pilot model of a Morris 8 series E "Tilly" was built, but never proceeded with, production at the Morris factory at Oxford concentrating on the Morris 10 series M "Tilly" (pick-up, Ute, call it what you will).

[David_Hayward (RIP)]

The photo meethinks was taken 1943-4 in Ormskirk, Liverpool where the crated trucks were stored pending assembly. I assume the US Army officer has been shown the operation as Jeeps for the US forces were assembled by Pearson's and they also assembled Mack, Diamond T, White trucks supplied under Lend-Lease.

However I cannot establish which car this rear end belongs to! The rear license plalte says 'CHEVROLET' but it has a split rear window. The rego is 1938-9, from Liverpool by the way, and the photo was taken May 1941. Pearsons sold Oldsmobiles pre-war as well as Opels.

[Bill Murray]

I'm still looking David:
Split rear window should rule out a Chev and leave you with Olds or Buick as I recall. The lack of a rear tail lamp makes it quite hard and the emblem over the registration plate is unreadable even when blown up.
Hope we solve it.
Bill

[Col Tigwell]

Would it not be nice, to have what is in the crates in the background.

Can hear the sighs as the boards come off.

Ah well one is allowed to dream

Regards

Col Tigwell

Karmen is there a recipe for corn bake, sounds yummy.

[Alex van de Wetering]

I was just wondering if the car in the background could be an Austin 10 saloon....




source: www.austintilly.nl

Alex

[Nigel Dawe]

No Alex,

It IS a Morris 8 series E.

Nigel

[David_Hayward (RIP)]

I looked over a very nice restored '39 Morris 8 E the other day...the suggestion makes sense. Thanks!

Oh! Those crates? Full of Chevrolets, Macks, Whites, Dodges, Fords, Jeeps...