1951 Humber Super Snipe Mk III

1951 Humber Super Snipe Mk III in The Stranger Came Home, Movie, 1954

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

00:04:49 Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

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humungus ◊ 2023-09-30 19:00	Has what looks like "Super Snipe" writing on the side of the bonnet: Plate UMG 888 also seen here: /v242093.html /v248865.html Notice the two cars' listings are different.
dsl ◊ 2023-09-30 21:17	humungus wrote Notice the two cars' listings are different. Useful point. There is an explanation, but a fiddly one. The Mk2 came out in Sept 48 with open rear spats, and for the first year until Sept 49 had round sidelights. Its second year until Aug 50 had rectangular sidelights as did Mk3, which brought enclosed spats. UMG 888 was Middlesex, May 49 to May 53 "allocated in blocks" (or to May 52 from another source), which doesn't help. However another change with Mk3 was shiny tread plates on running boards, which I think are present on all 3 sightings making them all the same Mk3, but seen twice without the spats - probably removed for convenience.
humungus ◊ 2023-09-30 21:57	Running board visible here:

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humungus

◊ 2023-09-30 19:00

Has what looks like "Super Snipe" writing on the side of the bonnet:

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[Image: strangercamehomethe195403000440.jpg]

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Plate UMG 888 also seen here:
/v242093.html
/v248865.html

Notice the two cars' listings are different.

dsl

◊ 2023-09-30 21:17

humungus wrote Notice the two cars' listings are different.

Useful point. There is an explanation, but a fiddly one. The Mk2 came out in Sept 48 with open rear spats, and for the first year until Sept 49 had round sidelights. Its second year until Aug 50 had rectangular sidelights as did Mk3, which brought enclosed spats.

UMG 888 was Middlesex, May 49 to May 53 "allocated in blocks" (or to May 52 from another source), which doesn't help.

However another change with Mk3 was shiny tread plates on running boards, which I think are present on all 3 sightings making them all the same Mk3, but seen twice without the spats - probably removed for convenience.

humungus

◊ 2023-09-30 21:57

Running board visible here:

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1951 Humber Super Snipe Mk III