1960 Humber FV 1611 'Pig' MkI

1960 Humber FV 1611 MkI in La compagna di viaggio, Movie, 1980

Class: Others, Military armored vehicle — Model origin:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
badlymad ◊ 2010-07-03 03:18	Humber FV 1611?
chris40 ◊ 2010-07-03 09:18	Certainly looks like a Humber 'Pig'. AFAIK they were never exported officially, but they were sold off when they became surplus to requirements; several are in private hands in the UK.
2491tj ◊ 2010-07-03 16:17	FV1161 Humber "Pig"..made only for use in Northern Ireland,never exported to any other country during production period..although given the date of this film being 1980..they were still an "in service" vehicle in NI at this date and were not as yet in the hands of the preservation movement..so this vehicle in picture could have been struck off by the British and sold via a Disposal dealer to the country in question.
Sunbar ◊ 2010-07-03 21:23	From some Googling, is it possibly a Mk.I Humber 'Pig' from BAOR (or Cyprus)? Apparently only about 200 were re-purchased for N.Ireland, so some remained in private use. "A Mk.1 Pig has different front hatches, and the front and rear wings are different, they have lockers for storing kit, no barricade ram, and no extra armour plate around the cab area. " http://www.rememuseum.org.uk/vehicles/dom/vehhumb.htm
Alessandro58 ◊ 2013-11-11 10:30