another Aussie humber fv1601

[john piercey]

Thanks Dave i will await the imminent arrival of your PM

[Richard Coutts-Smith]

Good to see the paint going on John.
I have seen a couple of Humber's in this colour, painted post service to my knowledge.
The DBG they were delivered in was slightly different to the usual Australian version, but you won't need to worry about that.
The pommy ones that saw service in the middle east were painted in sand yellow, and look quite good, personally I think a glossy finish highlights all those voluptuous curves!
Always had a secret hankering to paint mine a deep glossy midnight blue, no accounting for taste....
Rich.

[john piercey]

Gday Rich,a deep dark blue would prob go nice on one of these,a forkie at my workplace said he saw the red one with plexiglass dome last weekend,there may have been a car show on somewhere ,i hope to maybe inspect it one day just to see whats what and where'on another one.
With winter fast approaching i will get the tub and rear guards back under cover and make a start on them.
My son and i dragged his REO m35 6x6 home a couple of months ago and we still have to bring back the 1971 inter 6x6 F1 GS,they are future projects and will have to sit for a while why we finish other long term projects but we needed to get them home,the REO has had all of its data plates souvenired whilst being used as a drill rig vehicle ,it is actually a m36(LWB) and we cant tell what year she is unless there is a chassis no list somewhere that we can date it off.
How is your beast coming along. cheers John

[john piercey]

dave still wont let me PM you,but yeah would love them ,do you still want to stick with prev arrangement?

[Richard Coutts-Smith]

I have seen photos of the red one, the Perspex dome would not rust out at least.
The best thing is seeing a Humber driving down the road, they have a real presence, one of those rare vehicles that bring a smile to everyone's face, so hope you catch up with the red one soon.
Mine is still waiting for the cab to be finished paint wise, I really hate painting! If I keep putting it off long enough my daughter will be a fully fledged painter, and I won't have to worry about it at all..
Got side tracked recently with desire to fit the original style seats in the back, so not feeling so guilty about lack of progress.
Rich.

[Dave Mills]

No problems John send me your address and I will post them and let you know the $ them you can place it into my account. Glad to assist with the Humber a fantastic vehicle indeed. Completed 1500k's in ours recently at 10.1miles per Gallon at 45 MPH what a drive the old girl never missed a beat.
Dave.

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by Richard Coutts-Smith

highlights all those voluptuous curves!
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Rich.

You have a fetish going on Please enlighten us with the lurid details

[Richard Coutts-Smith]

Sorry Mike, Gentleman never tells and all that, all I can say is that she is overweight, over 65, and very high maintenance.
Rich.

[john piercey]

Rich,Dave,Mike,
i think those curves etc are why i like not only the Humber,but a lot of the 30s,40s,50s and early 70s cars,trucks locos and planes ,functional but with flair and pizazz stuff missing from a lot of newer offerings.
Also square and chunky get me going with military types,functional and purposeful with nary a thought for beauty or aerodynamics.
MPG is not that bad Dave ive had cars that dont do much better than that,fuel prices dont help in todays world tho.
I cant wait to hear the sound of the b60 and driveline noises over the top of bar tread tyres on bitumen,something i used to like hearing on old series landies and Inters rumbling along on the odd occasions a convoy went past me somewhere back in time that i had been lucky enough to witness.
Its good to see you guys getting these things out and about and not just letting them sit in sheds etc,their a bit too heavy to be trailer queens so would be bloody great to see a line of these rolling down the road under their own steam again in one place(just dreaming).
Do we actually have a count on how many roadworthy or fairly complete vehicles that are still known to exist in Australia?

[john piercey]

Dave will have to do it this way sorry,this PM thing is bloody frustrating.
John Piercey 145 Grandis rd Morangup ,Western Australia,6083

[Richard Coutts-Smith]

John,
Don't know the actual amount of road going Humbers, but the number has increased the last couple of years. I know of five over this side, pretty sure there are two or three over your way, and a couple more that were running in the last ten years or so. Best guess would top out at 15? We could say about 10% of the original order.
The amount of "fairly complete" depends on your definition, as any complete Humber that has sat unmolested for the last 20 or 30 years would still require a heap of work to put back on the road. There are probably another 10% that are on the way, or require minimum (in Humber terms) work to bring back up to speed.
At last count there are four "Only rust free Humber in Australia".....Mine was one, until I found out were to look.
And of course there is a Pig in Melbourne(?) according to one of our forum members.
Rich.

[Dave Mills]

Thanks Richard, ours is truly rust free and unless another one has been broken down to the bare chassis, acid dipped and carefully rebuilt I will say that ours is the only truly rust free Humber and I would challenge any claimant for the crown.😆

John, will post the parts hopefully tomorrow and pm you the overall cost

I adore the Humber with its shape and grunt but am amazed at how easily they rust far to many nooks and crannies for dirt and water to collect.

Cheers,

Dave