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Abraham's lap - Humber Super Snipe in (historical) test

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Created on December 1, 1960

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A stately appearance - the Humber Super Snipe, shown here in a photo from 1963.

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The large Humber is particularly suitable for long and fast highway journeys, which never tire thanks to the high level of comfort of the car.

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Behind the wide radiator grille and twin headlights is a powerful yet silent drive unit with some interesting mechanical details.

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This model is equipped with the standard front bench seat. The elegant interior of the Super Snipe invites you to linger in comfort.

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Despite the relatively conservative lines, the all-round visibility gives no cause for criticism, which is also due to the two panoramic windows.

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The Humber Super Snipe was also available as an elegant station wagon.

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Humber Super Snipe (1964) - the three-liter version as a saloon

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Humber Super Snipe (1964) - as an "estate car"

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Humber Super Snipe (1961) - taken at a classic car meeting in the eighties

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Humber Super Snipe (1960) - the "Saloon" version shortly before the model change in 1960

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Humber Super Snipe (1959) - the generously dimensioned interior of the "Estate Car" estate car

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Humber Super Snipe (1959) - View of the interior

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Humber Super Snipe (1964) - Interior, photographed at the 1964 Geneva Motor Show

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Humber Super Snipe (1964) - Interior, photographed at the Geneva Motor Show 1964

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Humber Super Snipe (1964) - Interior, photographed at the 1964 Geneva Motor Show

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Humber Super Snipe (1959) - cross-section through the engine

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Summary

With the Humber Super Snipe, the Rootes Group built a splendid saloon that did not chum itself up with extravagant styling, but offered plenty of quality and comfort in the spirit of British "understatement" without being particularly expensive or sophisticated. Only in the top speed tests did the voluminous Briton prove surprisingly sensitive. This article reproduces an original test report from 1960 and shows the Humber Super Snipe in historical pictures and sales material.

This article contains the following chapters

Noiseless and vibration-free engine
Comfort and equipment
On the road
The brakes are up to the speed
Fuel and oil
Suspension
Finish and value
Test results and technical data

Estimated reading time: 13min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Humber is one of the oldest automobile brands in England and enjoys a considerable reputation, particularly for its representative cars. During the war, the factory built those robust and powerful "staff cars", based on the 4.2-liter saloon, which have become almost as well-known as the American Jeep or the VW Kübelwagen. The 1961 Humber "Super Snipe" has little more in common with these forefathers than its robustness and certain chassis elements, which were developed from the wealth of experience gained in previous years. The Super Snipe is undoubtedly a representative car, but by no means a pure chauffeur-driven car. It differs considerably from its competitors in its price class in many respects - and not to its detriment. Beneath the conservative but attractive guise of its four-door, self-supporting bodywork, its design progressiveness is concealed in the typical manner familiar from the "understatements" so popular in its homeland.

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