fayjo56 Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 That would be great, much obliged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morris C8 Posted May 3, 2011 Author Share Posted May 3, 2011 Sorry to say there is paint over the tin so we can not make out the make. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fayjo56 Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 Not to worry, thanks for looking. Is it a semi gloss paint of some sort? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Higgins kpt. Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 Not to worry, thanks for looking. Is it a semi gloss paint of some sort? Very, very, very nice staff car! Tomas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morris C8 Posted May 9, 2011 Author Share Posted May 9, 2011 Thanks Tomas, We went to the first show this year after the rebuild at the WW1 Airfield near stowmaries and the sun was out all day + nice turn out of Vehs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithy Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Looking very nice. There looked like a good turnout of different vehicles at the show as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jcpdw Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Hi keith the humber staf car looks very nice and I see it is in use by a 4 star general (your dad ?). lots off different vehicles I see, is that a guy ant GS in the back these are nice to. keep up the good work. cheers jaap :captain: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Higgins kpt. Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Hi keith the humber staf car looks very nice and I see it is in use by a 4 star general (your dad ?). lots off different vehicles I see, is that a guy ant GS in the back these are nice to.keep up the good work. cheers jaap :captain: Yours Humber is very good vehicle! Maybe, in futere, on Normandy see you with Humber. regards Tomas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Robertson Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 Lovely looking car, with a lot of hard work gone into it. Does anybody know how many were made '39-'45 for the military ? How many still exist ? What sort of value ? Regards David Robertson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vor Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Nice looking Humber reminds me of the one I did years ago. When I restored mine the boot floor was so rotten I decided to rebuild it at an angle like the army ones for clearing loading ramps. The front and rear wings were banded and widened 2 inches like the army ones were during the war by the Briggs Motor Body company. I lost track of it years ago but remember seeing it in an advert for sale in the old Wheels & Tracks magazine, but a friend of mine said he saw it at a military vehicle rally in England some time ago The picture I found on the web with the Dutch registration my old car taken a few years ago. Cheers Stan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick W Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Just seen this thread, very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morris C8 Posted March 30, 2012 Author Share Posted March 30, 2012 (edited) Photo of pre war Humber [ split screen] and war time Humber + ATS driver. Keith Edited March 30, 2012 by Morris C8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morris C8 Posted April 4, 2012 Author Share Posted April 4, 2012 photo of a war time Humber with ATS driver for SHAEF. Original from my collection. Keith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morris C8 Posted November 17, 2012 Author Share Posted November 17, 2012 Original Photo of a pre war Humber [ split screen ] captured by a German LW unit [German air force] from the Dunkirk area in 1940 with some German staff cars [ Mercedes ]. Bren carrier on the far left of photo. Photos of pre war Humbers in army use British or German are hard to find, most of the pre war humbers were taken from there owners in 1939 to help the war as the british army were so short of Vehicles. Keith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morris C8 Posted April 4, 2013 Author Share Posted April 4, 2013 Sad to say but i am thinking of selling our 1938 humber car as we will be moving abroad . Might swap for a jeep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gritineye Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 That's a very desirable car, nicely restored, shouldn't be very hard to sell..:thumbsup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex van de Wetering Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Keith, moving abroad? Holland? Sad that you have to let it go. I have seen the car in Arnhem a few years ago and it's a stunning MV. Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morris C8 Posted April 4, 2013 Author Share Posted April 4, 2013 Thanks Alex, It was great to take it to Arnhem and meet our many friends over there, i must say i miss my 1944 morris C8 that we took over to Arnhem. Going to Portugal not for a while yet. Keith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morris C8 Posted April 6, 2013 Author Share Posted April 6, 2013 Humber at RAF North Weald 2012. Original Photos from my collection. Thanks to the guys & Lady in the photos. Keith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Grundy Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 Sloppy salute ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morris C8 Posted May 1, 2013 Author Share Posted May 1, 2013 The Humber near Arnhem. Keith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
numan Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 have this sat in the back of the garage sadly dosent get used a lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fayjo56 Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 What a very civilised way to attend MV events. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morris C8 Posted June 4, 2013 Author Share Posted June 4, 2013 (edited) Has any one a good or NOS Lucas distributor for our 1938 Humber DU6A/0 T22/138/17 or we will have to refurb ours. Now Done Keith Edited July 28, 2013 by Morris C8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morris C8 Posted July 28, 2013 Author Share Posted July 28, 2013 A bit of history on the Humber. First registration was on 27 April 1938 by Walter Otton & Sons Ltd of Exeter, The car was bought from new, it was Dark Blue, chassis number 6001276. The car was taken by the Government, for the war and was used from 1939 to 1945 when the humber was given back to the owner on 31 Dec 1946. The car then had a new logbook and put back on the road. The owner Reginald Otton died [ road tax up till 1966 ], it was then sold to G.C.Greenwell in 1978, he then made it into a army staff car for the movies Appointment with Death and Peter Ustinov, Lauren Bacall can be seen in the back of it in the movie, the other movie it was in IKE with Robert Duvall and Lee Remick. The Humber was sold to the drummer of Status Quo [ John Gillie ] who used it in the Isle of man, they went to the 40th Anniversary of D Day landings in 1984. It was sold to other owners then we bought it. It was used as a staff car during the war but we have no info by who. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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