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JPG #88 Solved : 1940 Humber Super Snipe Staff Car rebodied by Karmann (1945-46)
« on: February 14, 2011, 11:56:45 AM »
Name,model,year and coachbuilder = 2 points for this one
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Re: JPG #88
« Reply #1 on: February 14, 2011, 01:49:53 PM »
1940s Humber?
Bodied by Thrupp & Maberly?
« Last Edit: February 14, 2011, 02:20:59 PM by Carnut »
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Re: JPG #88
« Reply #2 on: February 14, 2011, 03:20:27 PM »
That's it! a 1940 Humber  :thumbsup:

Locked for you ( until your next reply ) to find the model and the coachbuilder (not Thrupp & Maberly)
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Re: JPG #88
« Reply #3 on: February 15, 2011, 06:38:24 AM »
Thanks but can't really find anything about this car.
Suppose it's based on a Snipe, but as for the coachbuilder it's just a stab in the dark.
Vanden Plas?
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Re: JPG #88
« Reply #4 on: February 15, 2011, 06:46:05 AM »
Presumably something military?
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Re: JPG #88
« Reply #5 on: February 15, 2011, 06:47:48 AM »
No problem,It's based on a Snipe.I'll give you another chance to find the coachbuilder.

Clue : It's not British!

Yes DeAutogids! It's something military...
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Re: JPG #88
« Reply #6 on: February 15, 2011, 07:55:44 AM »
Quote from: DeAutogids on February 15, 2011, 06:46:05 AM
Presumably something military?

Yes, It's a Humber Snipe Staff Car (I'd forgotten to put the Staff Car bit in because it was so obvious...!)
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Re: JPG #88
« Reply #7 on: February 15, 2011, 02:36:36 PM »
Quote from: Joćo on February 15, 2011, 06:47:48 AM
Clue : It's not British!

That's interesting because when I first saw I thought it looked very German.  But then I thought it couldn't be in 1940!

But is it a German body?
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Re: JPG #88
« Reply #8 on: February 15, 2011, 02:59:19 PM »
Yes! German coachbuilt!
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Re: JPG #88
« Reply #9 on: February 16, 2011, 04:07:36 AM »
Quote from: Joćo on February 15, 2011, 02:59:19 PM
Yes! German coachbuilt!

OK, let's try Gläser?
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Re: JPG #88
« Reply #10 on: February 16, 2011, 09:37:17 AM »
Not Gläser...
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Re: JPG #88
« Reply #11 on: February 16, 2011, 10:25:37 AM »
Quote from: Joćo on February 16, 2011, 09:37:17 AM
Not Gläser...

Was it actually bodied by an established coach-builder or was it perhaps a body cobbled together from a German production car, maybe an Opel?
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Re: JPG #88
« Reply #12 on: February 16, 2011, 10:36:47 AM »
By a famous coachbuilder.
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Re: JPG #88
« Reply #13 on: February 16, 2011, 11:37:52 AM »
Erdmann & Rossi?
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Re: JPG #88
« Reply #14 on: February 16, 2011, 11:41:55 AM »
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Re: JPG #88
« Reply #15 on: February 16, 2011, 11:50:20 AM »
Hebmüller?
(at least they did a Humber conversion)
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Re: JPG #88
« Reply #16 on: February 16, 2011, 11:54:00 AM »
Not by them
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Re: JPG #88
« Reply #17 on: February 16, 2011, 11:58:42 AM »
Autenrieth?
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Re: JPG #88
« Reply #18 on: February 16, 2011, 12:02:38 PM »
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Re: JPG #88
« Reply #19 on: February 16, 2011, 12:12:29 PM »
Let's try Karmann..
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Re: JPG #88
« Reply #20 on: February 16, 2011, 01:31:54 PM »
Quote from: Allemano on February 16, 2011, 12:12:29 PM
Let's try Karmann..

That's it! A Karmann bodied Humber  :thumbsup:

Carnut found the car and Allemano the coachbuilder,so one point each!  ;)
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Re: JPG #88 Solved : 1940 Humber Super Snipe Staff Car by Karmann
« Reply #21 on: February 16, 2011, 03:08:07 PM »
The staff car was rebodied by Karmann in 1945 and belonged to Field Marshal Montgomery.
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Re: JPG #88 Solved : 1940 Humber Super Snipe Staff Car by Karmann
« Reply #22 on: February 16, 2011, 03:53:04 PM »
I'm not sure about the Montgomery connection.

His famous WW2 Humber staff car, known as "Old Faithful" is (or at least was when I last saw it) on display at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford, Cambridgeshire, UK.
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Re: JPG #88 Solved : 1940 Humber Super Snipe Staff Car by Karmann
« Reply #23 on: February 16, 2011, 04:18:45 PM »
It surely isn't "Old Faithful". Probably the order came from his staff. There were also 15 Humber convertibles (or tourers) bodied by Hebmüller after the war.
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Re: JPG #88 Solved : 1940 Humber Super Snipe Staff Car by Karmann
« Reply #24 on: February 19, 2011, 02:40:52 PM »
Karmann started in 1945 with the rebodying of several Humber Snipes for the British army. They used the moldings of the sedan body for the Adler 2 Liter and adapted the body with lots of manual work to the Humber chassis. The British officers liked the first rebodied Humbers, so against older plans the reparation of the Karmann factory towards Russia was called off. The manufacture of the Humber rebodies lasted at least until 1946.
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