Humber FV1600 - ARN 105-819 - Restoration moves forward.

[Dave Mills]

It has been a long slow slog but we have managed to get two coats of Deep Bronze Green 2 pack on the cabin. The flash from the camera does not do it justice, however, you can get the idea. Will wait a couple of weeks for the paint to harden and then place the cabin onto the chassis.

Dave.

[fv1620]

Looking good. Well done.

[Dave Mills]

Have moved the chassis out of the workshop and into the drive in preperation for the cab. Have organised a tilt tray to pick her up on Saturday and then a very short trip to the cabin, a bit of prep work, a forklift and hopefully i will have the cab back on the chassis this weekend. Have posted a couple more shots of the completed rolling chassis waiting to be collected.

Dave.

[Richard Coutts-Smith]

I'm not one to miss out on the rare sight of a rust free Humber cab, so it was a trip down the Highway this morning for a look at Dave's in person. Minutes after getting there, the rolling chassis had been loaded on back of a tilt tray for the drive across town, dropped in front of the workshop and the shiny new cab lifted in place with the forklift. Back on the tilt tray and home, a bit of forethought and planning saw it all going like clockwork with the help of James the Panel Beater, and Terry the long suffering neighbour.
Surprisingly simple procedure, all the strange shapes and cut outs in the engine bay make sense when brake booster, starter motor, etc. just slip neatly through. For future reference, steering column was removed, as was "Y" manifold, and the winch control lever pulled all the way up.
Needless to say the cab looked terrific, great job by Traction Engineering, sure they were sorry to see it go....
Think Dave is now mesmerised by the light at the end of the tunnel.
Rich.

[Dave Mills]

Thank you to you Richard for travelling down and helping out and of course for the photos it was much appreciated and certainly made it a lot easier having another set of Humber eyes around. Yes, I can now see the light at the end of the tunnel and I will be forever grateful to the skills of James (Traction Engineering) and his superior workmanship, for such a young tradesman he has done a remarkable job. Am now on the final fit out stages, one very happy camper.
Dave.

[Dave Mills]

Some more pics to keep you up to date with the progress on the Humber, it is so close to being finished but yet so far. Have had to put the Humber on the back burner for a while as i am servicing our Austin Champs in preperation for Champ Camp 2016 in Tasmania.

#1 - Cabin in all its splender.

#2 - Inside of cab showing the spare wheel in place. (Behind passenger)

#3 - Inside cab showing instruments and controls.

#4 - Regulator and voltage distribution box. (Behind Drivers head)

#5 - One of our Champs going through its pre trip service.

Cheers,

Dave.

[fv1620]

Marvellous job Dave you must feel very chuffed.

I wish there some more active Humbering in the UK like that. There are just a few good examples around but we don't see them very often. Pigs survive a bit better but don't see many of them & most that do turn up for re-sale have had the originality knocked out of them by owner's embellishments & idiosyncrasies.