Jon,
What about a Talbot?
Oh and then you'll need a Tilling-Stevens. How about a Vulcan? :-)
Russ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jon A." <humbersnipe@cox.net>
To: <alpines@autox.team.net>; <hillman@can-inc.com>;
<humber@smartgroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 10:53 AM
Subject: Humber for sale
> Hello, fellow Rootes-philes,
>
> I've had a goal for my collection of cars for some time - I want
one
> vehicle from each marque in the Rootes Group. With my current collection,
I
> have too many multiples, and it's time for me to work in earnest to get my
> final 6.
>
> I have 2 Humbers; a 1961 Series III saloon, and a 1966 Series V
> estate. I like both cars, but I have a bit of a soft spot for the estate,
so
> I'll be selling my saloon. It's Embassy Black with red leather, Reutter
> reclining front seats, automatic, power steering. For those in the UK, it
> was delivered there new, and shipped over a year later, making it suitable
> for duty-free re-import, if I'm not mistaken. (I have a photocopy of the
> original registration papers.)
>
> Anyone who attended the Sunbeam Invasion last summer in Ohio, the
> car was there, and happily made a round trip of about 700 miles. Brakes
are
> good, tires are wide whitewalls only a couple years old. The trans has
been
> rebuilt, not that it needed it, but because the shop that worked on it
> didn't know how to adjust the linkages. (long story)
>
> It's not without it's flaws, it's not a "restored" car, but it's a
> respectable, driveable car.
>
> Anyone who's interested can email for more info and photos. I'm
> asking US$3000.00.
>
> Jon Arzt
> Omaha, NE USA
>
> "Rootes Group Refuge"
> 1957 Hillman Minx (needs a new home - rather rusty)
> 1958 Hillman Minx convertible
> 1961 Humber Super Snipe (looking for a new home)
> 1966 Humber Super Snipe estate
> 1966 Sunbeam Alpine
> 1967 Sunbeam Funwagon (may wind up looking for a new home)
> 1974 Commer AutoSleeper
> Future list:
> Karrier Bantam
> Singer Chamois (preferably a Coupe)
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