1957 Humber Hawk Series I Estate

1957 Humber Hawk Series I Estate in New Day, Documentary, 1959

Class: Cars, Wagon — Model origin:

Background vehicle

Author	Message
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2020-07-15 21:20	Hawk Estate, Series 1 1957+ -- Last edit: 2020-07-15 21:27:13
Baube ◊ 2020-07-15 21:40	is Series 1 a part of the name or it should be in the MK section and i followed some mislabeled ones ?
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2020-07-15 21:43	I have no idea. That’s why I have never posted anything. Too complicated. -- Last edit: 2020-07-15 21:44:47
dsl ◊ 2020-07-15 21:58	With Hawks we put it in the model name because - as with many Rootes-jewels - they used conflicting titles so Hawks started with a Mark sequence 1930s to mid-50s, then reset the counter and changed to a Series sequence in 1956. Thus we have Hawk Mk1 and 20 years later a Hawk Series 1. Similar scenarios with other Humbers, Minxes (except using Phase and Series), Huskys, Commer Cob etc.
Baube ◊ 2020-07-15 22:14	thanks