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	'''Humber''' was a British [[automobile]] marque which could date its beginnings to Thomas Humber's bicycle company founded in 1868. In 1931 it was taken over by the Rootes brothers to become part of the [[Rootes Group]]. The range focused on [[luxury car\|luxury]] models, such as the [[Humber Super Snipe]].		{{List of {{PAGENAME}} Models}}'''Humber''' was a British [[automobile]] marque which could date its beginnings to Thomas Humber's bicycle company founded in 1868. In 1931 it was taken over by the Rootes brothers to become part of the [[Rootes Group]]. The range focused on [[luxury car\|luxury]] models, such as the [[Humber Super Snipe]].

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	* When the Queen Mother visited Western Australia in the 1950's, a Humber was shipped over for her. It was left in a paddock, and was rediscovered and verified in 2002. It has since been restored and is currently privately owned.		* When the Queen Mother visited Western Australia in the 1950's, a Humber was shipped over for her. It was left in a paddock, and was rediscovered and verified in 2002. It has since been restored and is currently privately owned.

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'''Humber''' was a British [[automobile]] marque which could date its beginnings to Thomas Humber's bicycle company founded in 1868. In 1931 it was taken over by the Rootes brothers to become part of the [[Rootes Group]]. The range focused on [[luxury car|luxury]] models, such as the [[Humber Super Snipe]].

===History===
The first car was produced in 1898 and was a three-wheeled tricar with the first conventional four-wheeled car appearing in 1901. The company had factories in Beeston near Nottingham and Coventry. The Beeston factory produced a more expensive range known as Beeston-Humbers but the factory closed in 1908 after financial problems. Before the First World War a wide range of models were produced from the 600 cc Humberette to several 6 cylinder 6 litre models. In 1913 Humber was the second largest manufacturer of cars in the United Kingdom.

In 1925 Humber moved into the production of commercial vehicles with the purchase of [[Commer]]. In 1928 [[Hillman]] was added but independence ended in 1931 when the Rootes Brothers bought a majority shareholding.

During World War II, several armoured cars were produced under the Humber name.

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, Humbers gained a reputation for beautifully-appointed interiors and build quality.

Its last car was the [[Humber Sceptre]], an upmarket version of the [[Hillman Minx]]. The marque was shelved in 1975 when all [[Hillman]]s became badged as [[Chrysler]]s. The [[Hillman Hunter]] was subsequently badged as a Chrysler until production ceased in 1979 when [[Chrysler Europe|Chrysler's European division]] was sold to [[Peugeot]] and the marque renamed [[Talbot]]. The Talbot marque was abandoned at the end of 1986 on passenger cars, although it was continued on vans for six years afterwards.

===Main Models===
* Humber 8 1902
* Humber 12 1902
* Humber 20 1903
* Humberette 1904 and 1911-15
* Humber 8/10 1905
* Humber 10/12 1905-07
* Humber 30/40 1908-09
* Humber 11 1912
* Humber 10 1919-21
* Humber 15.9 1919-25
* Humber 11.4 and 12/25 1921-25
* Humber 8/18 1922-25
* Humber 15/40 1924-28
* Humber 9/20 and 9/28 1925-30
* Humber 14/40 1926-29
* Humber 20/55 and 20/65 1926-29
* Humber 16/50 1928-32
* Humber 23.8 Snipe and Pullman 1929-35
* Humber 16-60 Snipe 1933-35
* Humber 12 1933-37
* Humber 16 1936-40
* Humber Snipe 1929-47
* Humber Pullman 1930-54
* Humber Hawk 1945-67
* [[Humber Super Snipe]] 1938-67
* [[Humber Sceptre]] 1963-76

==Trivia==
* The world's largest collection of Humber cars can be viewed at the Marshalls Post-Vintage Humber Car Museum in Hull. Includes 21 Humber cars dating from 1932-1970 on permanent display, plus 24 unrestored cars.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/726592.stm|accessdate=August 18|accessyear=2006|title=BBC News UK Remembering the Humber}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.motorsnippets.com/motormuseums/directory.asp?Letter=M&Museum=Marshalls+Post-Vintage+Humber+Car+Museum|accessdate=August 18|accessyear=2006|title=www.MotorSnippets.com}}</ref>

* When the Queen Mother visited Western Australia in the 1950's, a Humber was shipped over for her. It was left in a paddock, and was rediscovered and verified in 2002. It has since been restored and is currently privately owned.

==References==
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[[Category:Humber]]
[[Category:Rootes]]
[[Category:Makes]]

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