Humber Make it Green or leave it?

Lang · #1 17-05-13, 22:13

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 · #2 17-05-13, 23:04

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 · #3 17-05-13, 23:20

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 · #4 17-05-13, 23:41

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

Keith Brooker · #5 24-05-13, 22:08

This is our 1938 Humber, i would leave your one as it is as my humber was blue when it was taken from the owner in 1939. Did not get it back until 1946. The last photo is of a captured british pre war humber in 1940 and used by the germans.
Keith

Richard Farrant · #6 17-05-13, 23:39

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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 · #7 24-05-13, 22:50

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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