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◊ 2016-02-14 07:44 |
![[Image: christabel-vlcsnap-00004.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/9656/christabel-vlcsnap-00004.jpg) ![[Image: christabel-vlcsnap-00006.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/9656/christabel-vlcsnap-00006.jpg) |
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◊ 2016-02-14 08:26 |
1939 Humber Pullman. Coachwork appears to be the Thrupp and Maberly six light saloon or limousine. There was also a Sedanca de Ville version available but I can't tell from these pictures if this is it. Number plate is County Council of London, March 1939. -- Last edit: 2016-02-14 08:30:21 |
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◊ 2016-02-14 09:01 |
Don't know if the plate is any help:![[Image: christabel-vlcsnap-00003.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/9656/christabel-vlcsnap-00003.jpg) |
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◊ 2016-02-14 09:56 |
I assumed it to be genuine and already identified its place and date. |
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◊ 2016-02-14 14:07 |
"FUU 23 is a Grey 1939 Humber Snipe. This Unknown was first used on the road on Wednesday 5th April 1939." http://montysdouble.com.websitebuilder.prositehosting.co.uk/montys-doubles-humber-staff-car - "Monty's Double's 1939 Humber Super Snipe Staff Car ...... this 4 litre 6 cylinder Humber is a very early pre-war model, being the 555th made out of a production run of approximately 1500 built before the outbreak of the war ...... Supplied by Humber's prestigeous main showroom at Devonshire House in London's Piccadilly, it was registered in Greater London with the distinctive number 'FUU 23' and was reputedly used as a governmental staff car in Whitehall by Anthony Eden, Chamberlain, Churchill and Clement Attlee. In later years it was part of the late Tony Oliver's collection at the History On Wheels Museum in Eaton Wick, near Windsor. Tony's Company - TLO Film Services famously supplied military and civilian vehicles for over 30 years to high-profile TV and Film productions, including 'Battle of Britain' and 'The Eagle Has Landed' and the Humber is known to have had at least one starring role, in the 1987 spy film 'Blunt : The Fourth Man' alongside Anthony Hopkins and Iain Richardson. Interestingly, Tony Oliver's son Peter states that the Humber was originally Anthony Eden's, and research is being made into the Humber's early years in London and its list of previous owners. Lately it was restored to a high degree, and it was presumably at that point that the Humber's paintwork was changed from black to grey. We have not yet officially confirmed which was the original colour, although evidence so far seems to suggest that it was indeed black." /vehicle_817553-Humber-Snipe-1939.html , maybe /vehicle_40594-Humber-Snipe-1939.html (grey) and /vehicle_391171-Humber-Pullman-1939.html (different plates) if info about other film appearances is correct?? |
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◊ 2016-02-14 14:39 |
If it walks like a duck............ The subject car is not carrying the same body as that shown by dsl's potted history, even if it is carrying the same number plate. The windscreen is deeper, the rear window is one piece, and it has a boot bustle, not a flat rear profile. It looks longer than the so called Monty's double car. I identified using what I can see, which is what I normally do, and not what the number plate says, other than my assumption that it was kosher for dating purposes. Vehicle 817553 has the same coachwork as the subject picture, as does vehicle 391171, and it would seem that the identifications of the two images differ, the implication being that the one identified as a Snipe is incorrect. The two grey cars are different one from the other, as one is a WD specification, and the other a private car, and neither resembles the subject vehicle apart from all being large Humbers. This is what I think it is:- /vehicle_32760-Humber-Pullman-1945.html Is this a potential can of worms? My super-cynical view of life, and some knowledge of stunts pulled in the car hire and omnibus operator industries suggest that the hirer may have owned two or three Humbers and one tax disc and associated number plate, which moved from car to car as required. Thus could the number plate lookers-up be confounded! -- Last edit: 2016-02-14 20:41:46 |
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◊ 2016-02-14 22:22 |
Yes. But after taking some Iron Jelloids for strength, I think I've sorted all the permutations according to your analysis. If I've mucked it up, let me know ... |
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◊ 2016-02-15 08:23 |
Unable to confirm fully as the link for the grey WD type with the rounded boot lid won't open. Otherwise pleased to agree with your analysis. Beware of too many Iron Jelloids, or you may find the newly acquired strength needed to open bottles of California Syrup of Figs! http://www.common-place-archives.org/vol-11/no-03/bherman/ -- Last edit: 2016-02-15 11:21:37 |
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