The World Australia Bookshop 4WD Links Toys Contact Us Return to the main 4WD page Humber. The Humber 4WD dates from 1941 onwards and continued in service with the British Army until the late 1950's. The payload is nominally rated at 1 ton.
Suspension is quite sophisticated, being independent at both ends.
This design was surprisingly long lived and Humber Pigs were still seen patrolling trouble spots in Northern Ireland in the 1990s. 4770kg empty, Rolls Royce B60, 6-cyl, 120hp at 3700. Humber Pedal Cycle Works opened by Thomas Humber, matching the beginnings of many other car companies such as Rover . Humber Car Company formed and builds the Sociable motor trike, and a four wheeled car a year later. 5hp Humberette on sale.