Humber Super Snipe Series 4

About the Humber Super Snipe Series 4

In the postwar era, Humber's mainstay products included the four-cylinder Hawk and six-cylinder Super Snipe. Being a choice of businessmen and officialdom alike [ ministerial,government cars before the Statesman and Fairlane ], Humbers gained a reputation for beautifully appointed interiors and build quality. The Hawk and the Super Snipe went through various designs, though all had a "transatlantic" influence. They offered disc brakes and automatic transmission at a time when these fitments were rare. Powersteering was also available in Australia. A top-flight model, the Imperial, had these as standard, along with metallic paintwork and other luxury touches such as extra courtesy lights and vinyl covered black roof and electrically operated rear adjustable suspension.

Steel chassis and body
All iron ohv engine with a Stromberg carb
Transmission : 4-speed manual, overdrive was available from 1955 and an automatic gearbox from 1956
Suspension : front, wishbones with coils, rear live axle with semi elliptic springs
Steering : recirculating ball
Brakes : drums all round