HUMBER SUPER SNIPE (1944)

Vehicle Details

1944 Humber Super Snipe, passenger's side (click on image for larger picture)
Chris Le Tissier's 1944 Humber Super Snipe, passenger's side.
(larger picture of Humber Super Snipe, passenger's side)
1944 Humber Super Snipe, driver's side (click on image for larger picture)
Chris Le Tissier's 1944 Humber Super Snipe, driver's side.
(larger picture of Humber Super Snipe, driver's side)

  • Make

    • Humber

  • Model

    • Super Snipe

  • Date & Place of Manufacture

    • April 1944 - England

  • Era ⁄ Period of Use

    • 1944 to 1958

  • Typical Use of Vehicle

    • Typically used as a staff car.

  • Current Condition

    • Restored

  • Vehicle History

    • Used as a staff car from 1944 until its disposal from the army at Feltham on 26th February 1958. This vehicle was featured in the World War 2 film "A Bridge to Far" being used by the actor Dirk Bogarde who played the part of Lt. General Frederick "Boy" Browning.

  • Owner

    • Chris Le Tissier

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The Guernsey Military Vehicle Group is affiliated with the UK Military Vehicle Trust (MVT) (http://www.mvt.org.uk/), which is a nation-wide society concerning the conservation of military vehicles.