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A selection Old Magazine Articles and Road tests


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  1. 1934 November - Motor - Humber Pullman Sedanca
  2. 1935 May - Autocar - Humber Twelve Saloon
  3. 1935 May - Autocar - Humber Snipe Sports Saloon
  4. 1935 June - Motor - Humber Vogue Saloon
  5. 1936 November - Motor - Humber Snipe Sports Saloon
  6. 1937 September - Autocar - Progressive Humber Range
  7. 1937 November - Autocar - Humber Snipe 21hp Saloon
  8. 1938 August - Autocar - Humber Snipe 21hp Sports Saloon
  9. 1938 October - Motor - Humber Super Snipe
  10. 1938 November - Autocar - Humber Super Snipe 27hp Saloon
  11. 1945 August - Motor - The Post-war Humber Range
  12. 1947 July - Motor Trader - Humber Sixes 1946-47
  13. 1949 October - Motor - The Humber Pullman Limousine
  14. 1950 April - Motor Sport - Humber Super Snipe Mark ll
  15. 1950 August - Autocar - Improvements to four Humber models
  16. 1950 September - Autocar - Improved Humber Hawk
  17. 1950 December - Autocar - Humber Hawk Saloon
  18. 1951 February - Motor - Humber Hawk Saloon
  19. 1951 March - Autocar - Humber Super Snipe Saloon
  20. 1953 May - Autocar - Humber Super Snipe Mark IV Saloon
  21. 1953 August - Motor - Humber Super Snipe Saloon
  22. 1954 August - Motor - Humber Hawk Mark Vl Manual
  23. 1956 March - Autocar - Humber Hawk Estate Car
  24. 1956 August - Motor - Humber Super Snipe IVB Saloon Automatic
  25. 1957 June - Motor - Humber Hawk Series l Manual
  26. 1957 October - Motor - Humber Hawk Series l Estate
  27. 1958 January - Modern Motor - Hats off to the New Humber Hawk
  28. 1958 October - Motor - Humber Super Snipe Series l Manual
  29. 1958 October - Autocar - Humber Super Snipe Series l launch
  30. 1959 December - Car Life - Luxury Living in a Compact package
  31. 1959 October - Autocar - More Power, Disc Brakes for Super Snipe
  32. 1960 January - Autocar - Humber Super Snipe Series ll Estate Auto
  33. 1960 May - Modern Motor - Mostest-for-Leastest Humber Snipe
  34. 1960 June - Motor Sport - The 3-litre Humber Super Snipe
  35. 1961 January - Motor Sport - Two British Estates
  36. 1961 April - Motoring News - Humber Super Snipe
  37. 1961 June - Autocar - Humber Super Snipe Series lll Manual
  38. 1961 June - Modern Motor - Snappier Snipe
  39. 1962 September - Autocar - Refinements for 1963 Humbers
  40. 1962 November - Motor - Humber Super Snipe Series lV Auto
  41. 1963 January - Autocar - Humber Sceptre Mark l Manual
  42. 1963 June - Autocar - Humber Sceptre Mark l Manual
  43. 1963 June - Motor - Humber Sceptre Mark l Manual
  44. 1963 June - Practical Motorist - Humber Sceptre Mark l
  45. 1963 November - Autocar - Humber Hawk Series lll Manual
  46. 1964 February - Royalauto - Humber Vogue (Australian)
  47. 1964 May - Wheels - In the Sports Vogue (Australian)
  48. 1964 May - Motor - Humber Hawk Series lll Manual
  49. 1965 May - Motor Sport - Humber Imperial
  50. 1965 June - Autocar - Humber Imperial
  51. 1965 July - Motor - Humber Imperial
  52. 1965 September - Autocar - Humber Sceptre Mark ll
  53. 1966 March - Autocar - 1963 Humber Sceptre Mark l Used Test
  54. 1966 March - Autocar - Humber Sceptre Mark ll Auto
  55. 1966 April - Motor - Humber Sceptre Mark ll Manual
  56. 1966 June - Motor - Humber Sceptre Mark l Used Test
  57. 1967 March - Car Mechanics - Hawk Hints
  58. 1967 May - Autocar - Humber Saga
  59. 1967 7 September - Autocar - Humber Sceptre Mk lll launch
  60. 1967 14 September - Autocar - Humber Sceptre Mark lll Saloon
  61. 1969 July - Autocar - 1965 Humber Imperial Used Car Test
  62. 1974 December - Autocar - Humber Sceptre Mark lll Estate Manual
  63. 1975 August - Motor - Humber Sceptre Mark lll Estate Manual
  64. 1976 May - Custom Car - Rootes’ ‘61 revisited
  65. 1980 April - Street Machine - Humber Hawk - so British, yet so American
  66. 1980 October - Street Machine - Hammered Humber
  67. 1980 November - Practical Classics - The Humber Super Snipe Mk IV
  68. 1981 December - Old Motor - V8 into 4 did’nt go…
  69. 1982 August - Classic and Sportscar - Humber Range
  70. 1983 July - Practical Classics - Helping Hand for a Humber Hawk Estate
  71. 1984 February - Hot Rod & Custom - Mopar Miss (V8 Super Snipe)
  72. 1984 March - Thoroughbred & Classic Cars - Choice
  73. 1985 March - Practical Classics - Humber Super Snipe Mk lll
  74. 1985 August - Practical Classics - From ‘Spares or Repair’ to ‘Highly Commended’
  75. 1986 March - Thoroughbred & Classic Cars - Fifties Grandeur
  76. 1988 March - Car Collector - Walnut and Leather
  77. 1988 July - Custom Car Magazine - Humber Pie
  78. 1988 June/July - Model Collector - Humber Hawk
  79. 1989 November - Your Classic - Decisions Decisions
  80. 1990 April - Your Classic - Super-Dooper Snipe
  81. 1990 April - Popular Classics - Executive Ease
  82. 1990 June - Motor Clasico - Travelling in Style (Spanish)
  83. 1990 June - Motor Clasico - Antes y despues (Spanish)
  84. 1990 August - Popular Classics - Heavenly bodies
  85. 1990 September - Popular Classics - Lost giants
  86. 1990 November - Practical Classics - 1952 Humber Hawk JAM 926
  87. 1991 April - Practical Classics - A Sceptre for the Nineties
  88. 1992 June - Practical Classics - The Snipe is Super
  89. 1992 September - Popular Classics - Barge Trips
  90. 1993 January - Classic and Sportscar - Just what the Doctor ordered
  91. 1993 February - Popular Classics - Three of a kind
  92. 1994 February - Classic Car Mart - Spotlight on Humbers 1945-1976
  93. 1994 October - Popular Classics - Humber-lievable
  94. 1994 December - New Zealand Classic Car - Humber Super Snipe Series V
  95. 1995 July - Auto EXPRESS - Sceptre is a high-flyer
  96. 1995 August - Australian Classic Car Monthly - Super Snipe
  97. 1996 October - Practical Classics - Elder Statesmen
  98. 1997 August - Australian Classic Car - Drophead Gorgeous
  99. 2000 March - Automobile - Humber New Horizons
  100. 2000 March - Practical Classics - On Your Marques Post War Humbers
  101. 2001 March - Custom Car - Giant Red Wood
  102. 2002 May - Classics - Maintenance Guide - Humber Super Snipe
  103. 2004 March - Classic Car Mart - Humber Sceptre - Badge Engineering At Its Best
  104. 2009 May Practical Classics - Rootes Arrow Series
  105. 2010 September - Practical Classics - Lord Rootes’ hot-rod
  106. 2017 August - Irish Vintage Scene - Humber Super Snipe Series ll


Autocar - Auto EXPRESS - Australian Classic Car - Car Collector - Car Mechanics -

Classic Car Mart - Classic & Sportscar - Custom Car Magazine - Hot Rod & Custom

Irish Vintage Scene - Model Collector - Modern Motor - Moto Clasico - Motor - Motoring News

Motor Sport - New Zealand Classic Car - Old Motor - Popular Classics - Practical Classics

Royalauto - Street Machine - Thoroughbred & Classic Cars - Wheels


Contributions from: David Clark


Copies of articles may be made available to members from the Archive for research or private

study purposes only.

Humber Roadtests

Modern Motoring Magazine Front Cover Humber Motor Magazine Front Cover Humber Autocar Magazine Front Cover Humber Car Mechanics Magazine Front Cover Humber Das Auto Magazine Front Cover Humber 1951 Motor Humber Hawk Cover Humber Sceptre Estate Motor Front Cover