1935 Humber Snipe 80 LCC Auxiliary Ambulance

1935 Humber Snipe 80 in Land of Promise, Documentary, 1946

Class: Cars, Ambulance — Model origin:

00:29:19 Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
dsl ◊ 2014-08-30 01:05	LCC = London County Council. sequence is about transporting evacuees out of London. Also using ordinary lorries, with a relaxed attitude to Risk Assessments...
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2014-08-30 08:51	Having spent the last few years dodging lumps of explosive metal dropping out of the sky, a ride in the back of a truck must have presented a low risk profile. Those vehicles in the main pic look like converted large cars (ex Army Humber staff cars?) to me. -- Last edit: 2014-08-30 09:30:35
Sunbar ◊ 2014-08-30 14:07	Wartime LCC Auxiliary Ambulances converted from any large civilain saloon cars that could be requisitioned or donated I think. http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205199289 http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205199263 http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205201080 -- Last edit: 2014-08-30 14:45:00
dsl ◊ 2014-08-30 17:00	ID as Humber from jfs comment ^^ and Super Snipe as these were produced in numbers during WW2 for military use
Sunbar ◊ 2014-08-31 20:00	Humber as a wartime London Auxiliary Ambulance http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205195903 edit: identified I believe as 1935 Humber Snipe 80 by the Fulham LCC ambulances... http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205199266 -- Last edit: 2014-08-31 21:18:34
Pierre ◊ 2016-04-11 23:36	Clearly some fabulous ambulances in service during WW2 - probably a bit challenging to drive in times of blackout.