1952 Humber Shooting Brake

(Woodie Estate Wagon)

History

    The name Shooting Brake comes from how the car was used.  Estate wagons were commissioned by the elite and used to carry tables, linens, silver, and food for the hunters and their guests to the hunting field during their breaks
    The 1952 Pullman Mark III limousine cowl and chassis was first manufactured by Humber Motor Company in Coventry, England and purchased in 5/9/51 from a distributor Holmes and Smith in Westcliff-on-sea.
    The chassis was taken to Tillies Coach Works in Dorchester where the wagon body was fitted to the limo chassis.

    The car was first registered in the town of Bournemouth and issued the license number FJT 535. 
    While not knowing who originally commissioned it, we have the history of the car traced back to the late 60’s.  Brian Midgley, The Wilderness, of Southwell Notts, owned it a number of years.  

This document was to prove this historical value of the car so it could retain the original license plate. The brown document was the post card setting up the inspection.

Chrysler gained majority of the Rootes Group which humber was a part of in the late 60s.  This document shows when and where the chassis was shipped.

We have the Department of Transport Test Certificates (MOTs) dating back to 1976 when the car had 5291 miles.  It was only driven an average of 55 miles per year and some years as little as 22 miles.

Links:

Alan Marshall's Humber Collection

Post Vintage Humber Car Club