engine humber scout car

[jpk]

Originally Posted by Richard Farrant

OK

Humber described it, in their wartime adverts showing armoured vehicles, as the Super Snipe engine. It was originally made for the Super Snipe car, then adapted for use in Commer and Karrier trucks, Humber Scout and Armoured cars as wll as the smaller Humbers, like the 4x4 utility, recce, staff cars, ambulances, etc. Not normally refered to as a Rootes engine though.

thanks
that's a confirmation of what I already started to believe that they used the engine from there car the super snipe.
I must say that in many sources the engine is alway's refered as a roots engine, witch is in facq is the industriele group where humber was part off, but humber did use there proper engines
greeting

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by jpk

thanks
that's a confirmation of what I already started to believe that they used the engine from there car the super snipe.
I must say that in many sources the engine is alway's refered as a roots engine, witch is in facq is the industriele group where humber was part off, but humber did use there proper engines
greeting

Just to confirm, it is spelt Rootes. The engine was generally known as the 27h.p. , this was a rating for tax purposes, it was actually about 90 b.h.p.