Hs anoune ever driven a 1960s humber sceptre..if so what are they like to drive,speed,handling,acceleration et?

Jun 05, 2009 by Tharg's Future Shock's.. | Posted in Other - Cars & Transportation

What is the best oil for my Humber Sceptre MK3, 10w-40 or 20w-50?

Feb 07, 3222 by shnabati77 | Posted in Maintenance & Repairs

The engine is fully repaired recently but after driving 30-40 miles oil pressure drops from 40 to 20. which makes me worry. Is there any other point should I check?

Your engine was designed to run on 20/50 to run it on less grades will sooner or later cause wear on bearings etc ,

Yes we all know modern super oils are good , but they were designed for the modern engines ,not the older with less tolerances

humber sceptre custom built stainless steel exhaust system from styledynamics.co.uk / ...

classic humber that we have built the full stainless steel exhaust system for, the guys had owned this car from new with aprox 34k on the clock ...

Classic Car Hillman Minx | Sixties Britain

by mikeasadmin

The basic model was adapted as an estate called the Hillman Husky, a van as the Commer Cob and also used as the base for many other cars from Rootes Group (who then owned Hillman) like the Sunbeam Rapier, the Humber Sceptre and the Singer Gazelle... The original Minx began as long ago as 1932 as a pressed steel body on a separate chassis and with an 1185cc side valve engine (I haven’t seen a side valve engine for a long time. In that time it is a model that must rank of one of the most successful of motor cars and of car designs having sold many models to satisfied customers both in Britain and around the world.  Commer was the name used for Hillman commercial vehicles and even in the mid 1930s there was a Commer version....

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by marknotgeorge.

A Mk2 Jag (with a number plate that was supposed to allude to "Quid" meaning it's value was £500 ) an NSU Ro80, Austin Metropolitan (I let the owners club know at a show, don't know if they ever got in touch) , early (maybe Cyclops) Rover P4 and a... Immediate memories include Rows of P5B and XJ6/12/S kept ready for a run at Bovingdon and Wimbledon, of course, but also a clean Standard Vanguard Six, Fiat 124 Coupe(s), a Lancia Gamma on a B-plate (a four year old car) fresh in but thrown......

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