United Kingdom · founded 1898

Humber Model History

British marque from Coventry, building cars from 1898 — the upmarket make of the Rootes Group, known for the dignified Hawk and Super Snipe before being shelved in 1976.

6 models

The complete catalog

Models

Humberette
Humber's pioneering light car — a cheap, small-engined voiturette/cyclecar offered in the early 1900s and revived just before WWI.
Cyclecar · 1903–1915
Humber Snipe
Humber's large 1930s saloon — a well-built, dignified car whose chassis underpinned the first Super Snipe and which served the British military in WWII.
Large car · 1930–1940
Humber Pullman
Humber's flagship limousine — a stately chauffeur-driven seven-seater favoured by officialdom, built (with a wartime gap) from 1930 to 1954.
Limousine · 1930–1954
Humber Hawk
Humber's four-cylinder mainstay — a roomy, well-appointed family/executive saloon, restyled as a transatlantic-look unitary car in 1957.
Large car · 1945–1967
Humber Super Snipe
Humber's fast six-cylinder flagship — a famous WWII staff car, later a refined executive saloon with an Armstrong Siddeley-derived six.
Large car · 1938–1967
Humber Sceptre
Humber's last car — a smaller, well-equipped sports saloon: first an upmarket Hillman Super Minx, then a luxury Rootes Arrow before the marque was shelved in 1976.
Compact executive car · 1963–1976

Other makes

Models

Humberette

Humber Snipe

Humber Pullman

Humber Hawk

Humber Super Snipe

Humber Sceptre