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Originally Posted by Cross
The Humber ‘Box’ Heavy Utility was well known and widely used as the only British 4x4 utility vehicle; it was a forerunner of the modern SUV.
This vehicle had a road speed of 101Kmh. It had the same powerful engine as the Snipe.
Here's some info:
The most important Humber apart from the Snipe was the 4x4 heavy utility. This was a remarkable vehicle, being the only four-wheel-drive machine of its size made in Britain at the time. It was intended for the same type of work as the Ford WOT2 being able to transport staff officers at high speed (maximum 63 mph) over good roads and at the same time to keep going were roads non-existent, on sand or deep mud.
Page 12, G.N. Georgano, World War Two Military Vehicles Transport and Halftracks, Osprey Automotive 1994
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Here's some images of the Humber Utility:
Humber Box (4WD, 101Kmh, prod: 6,500)
Humber Box (desert)
It came in soft-top and hard-top versions:
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