Humber Make it Green or leave it?

[Mike Cecil]

Lang,

Looks far too nice to make it into something it never was. Maybe sell it to a Humber collector and invest the $$ in a genuine one from O/S.....?

Mike C

[gordon]

I think if you wanted a green one there would be enough tired and rusty ones around to play with.

You could always go at it from an angle and mark it out as a Ministry / Official car of some sort without any real alterations

[Richard Farrant]

Hi Lang,
That is a nice example of a Super Snipe. I restored an ex-RAF 1945 Snipe staff car some years ago, photos here. The staff car has some differences such as wider wings to accommodate the 900-13 tyres, and the departure angle of the body is greater. It would be a shame to mess with your car, you could always "claim" it was an Impressed vehicle. This was done in the early part of the War when vehicles were short and a lot of staff cars were obtained this way.

[Lang]

Looks like it stays as-is.

Interesting once you look at the differences between the wartime body and the MK1. Stand-out things are the bulged boot/trunk on the later car and the cloth roof versus solid with sun-roof as well as single front seat for military and individual for the MK1. I am sure there are other differences.

Lang

[Phil Waterman]

Hi Lang

Great post of HUMBER with the history it should stay original. Just get a Pretty ATS Driver to sit up front and drive. Maybe a couple flags up on the front wings, my wife says to learn to do the Royal Wave, maybe a stuffed gorgi.

But then again may be having a pretty ATS driver is the way to go with many vehicles.

Cheers

[Lang]

Phil,
You are right about saving it. We do not need a driver as it already has, admittedly not pretty, an ATS driver (Arthritic, Timid, Senile).

Lang

[motto (RIP)]

Timid Lang? I doubt the fellow in Istanbul that left the 'discussion' minus his shirt buttons the day after I was robbed would agree.

Thanks again for the try.

Dave

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by Lang

Looks like it stays as-is.

Interesting once you look at the differences between the wartime body and the MK1. Stand-out things are the bulged boot/trunk on the later car and the cloth roof versus solid with sun-roof as well as single front seat for military and individual for the MK1. I am sure there are other differences.

Lang

Hi Lang,
I think the early Snipe staff cars had individual front seats. The boot was not all that large once the spare 900-13 was in place. For a large car, I found it had less room for the driver than a Mini ! The steering wheel is adjustable, on splines and with it pushed right in and the seat right back I still found it cramped. Other that it rides well with plenty of power, considering the same engine powered the 8 ton Humber armoured car.

regards, Richard

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Lang

Looks like it stays as-is.

Lang,

I missed this thread when it first ran. Happy to hear you will leave it as-is. Normally I think an owner is entitled to do with his vehicle like he wishes, but in this case I think it would have made you eligible for getting tarred and feathered and run out of MLU

Hanno