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1939 Humber Pullman Special Limousine by Thrupp & Maberley MkI

1939 Humber Pullman MkI in Lady Godiva Rides Again, Movie, 1951

Class: Cars, Limousine — Model origin:

1939 Humber Pullman Special Limousine by Thrupp & Maberley MkI

01:27:00 Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

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Author	Message
Dmitry_P ◊ 2019-04-30 22:55
62imperial ◊ 2019-05-02 00:45	Any help?
dsl ◊ 2019-05-02 02:37	Wheel covers are distinctive - late 30s Daimler??? Also maybe unusual the curving lower edge for the rear side window - most UK things as I've flicked through some picture books had straight lines.
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2019-05-02 10:05	The wheels might have some relevance, but since this looks to me to be a coachbuilt car, the body design is not likely to be any clue to the manufacturer of the chassis. The swept tail had only a short period in vogue, (thankfully) but could be found on many designs from Singer Ten up to Rolls-Royce Phantom. An example of curved windows and a swept tail.... Link to "www.prewarcar.com" Swept tails... A PII.... http://car-from-uk.com/sale.php?id=150628&country=uk And a Vauxhall.... Link to "commons.m.wikimedia.org" And the Singer.... http://www.simoncars.co.uk/singer/superten.html -- Last edit: 2019-05-02 12:04:37
Dmitry_P ◊ 2019-05-02 13:12	The mascot is of Singer chrome leaping gazelle type
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2019-05-02 15:55	How about Snipe? https://www.humber.org.uk/NewGallery.htm Scroll down to 1939 Humber Pullman, Special body.
Baube ◊ 2019-05-02 16:02	if its not that, its incredibly close..
dsl ◊ 2019-05-02 16:05	johnfromstaffs wrote ... 1939 Humber Pullman, Special body. I think you may have got it - 1939 Humber Pullman Special Limousine by Thrupp & Maberley from here. Wheel covers, curving rear side window shape, and thick B-pillars look good.
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2019-05-02 16:14	A note for Dmitry, Singer did not make a car as big as the subject vehicle, their largest ever being the 18 horsepower Silent Six, I had been wondering about that radiator mascot and your comment made me start searching big Humbers for inspiration. Maybe we’ve got it.
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2019-05-02 16:26	dsl, looks OK to me, you did have the information then. You would wonder about the profitability of offering such a range of coachwork on the Humber chassis, even allowing for the choice of wheelbase. I have no recollection of ever seeing that dhc anywhere, all of the Humbers I recall from the prewar era being taxi/funeral followers.
dsl ◊ 2019-05-02 16:31	^ I may have had the info but I didn't understand what it meant ....... Now wondering if we've got the Landaulette version here - see bodyline in 1st thumb??
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2019-05-02 16:36	I can’t see the join. Perhaps best to leave as is.
dsl ◊ 2019-05-02 19:38	Noted also that the 1937 and 1938 catalogue pages on that website show the centrally logo'd wheel covers which I think are seen on our car and that the logo seems to have been removed for 1939 wheels, but there's only the 1939 mention of the T&P Special Limousine. Both 1937 and 1938 pages also have more pics of the Foursome DHC.
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2019-05-02 19:55	I don’t think that wheel trims would be the sort of thing to follow strict dates anyway, if the coachbuilder had half a dozen sets in the stores he’d probably try to use them unless the customer complained.

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