My uncle bought one exactly like this but left hand drive and took it on board in Ipswitch (he was a captain) really fast for 1967....he used to teach me driving.....soon he replaced it for a Mersedes 200 after being promoted to superintendent but I had good memories ...seats were confy as well ......the scene I remember the most abt this car was when he overtook a train and managed to cross the rails a few seconds sooner ( then there were still some unbarred junctions here in country roads......of course I was thrilled feelling like a 007 movie but my auntie scorned him hahaha
I was an apprentice electrician in 1965 and I saw these models being made on the assembly line at Humber Ryton Works in Coventry, England. I fancied one in red with black basket-weave upholstery. Cutting-edge for the times.
I love all these old British cars....my favourite is the Armstrong Siddelly star sapphire Mk3.....but I have a new favourite every week because their are so many great ones.
Dad had a 1964 Singer Vogue, beautiful car! Two tone blue and white with blue trim. Was a Humber Spectre mark1A between the mark1 & mark2, not sure what the differences were. The Humber Spectre was very rare in NZ, only recall seeing 1or2 as a kid. NZ never got the later Arrow series Humber Spectre or the Hillman New Minx.
I had a '66 mk2 with three speed auto. It had Girling vacuum servo brakes and three times sucked brake fluid res dry, burned it and sent a huge white cloud out exhaust, leaving no brakes at all!! Anyone else had this problem? Was advised by local Humber owner it was a valve in servo that would stick open time to time and suck fluid through pipe from res, into manifold. Cured it by fitting Lockheed servo, no more problems. As for parts, can't remember the name but an outfit from Coulsdon, near Croydon bought masses of spares when Ryton on Dunsmore closed. They were located behind Coulsdon railway station. Nothing you couldn't get from them, brand new engines sealed and banded on pallets, body trim, you name it. This was late '80s so maybe gone now. Great car, loved it.
That would have been RJ Grimes - I bought a brand new set of hubcaps and lower grill trim from them for my Mk1 Sceptre back in the late 80's, still wrapped in the oiled brown paper.
Here in the US, we got mostly Hillmans and Sunbeams, and a few Humber Snipes through the '50s and '60s. I've only seen one Scepter, at a local wrecking-yard in 1984. It contributed an upper suspension wishbone and a spare wheel for my newly-purchased '67 Sunbeam Alpine. Scepters had the Alpine-spec engine and overdrive as standard equipment. I was also hoping to get the overdrive-gearbox to 'upgrade' my Alpine, but someone beat me to it! And yes, I soon had the same Girling brake servo fail in my Alpine - fortunately at very low speed, and I had a good handbrake! The first option I tried was a servo bypass coupling, but I hated driving without brake assist, as the brakes were otherwise just about perfect on my Alpine. But the bypass gave me time to find a Girling servo repair kit. One was available through Tigers East/Alpines East, a US Sunbeam Club, but would have taken several days. However, Volvo used the same Girling servo on their early P1800, and a local dealer still had a repair kit in stock for about $10 more. So I was able to pick one up right away!
Where did you bring it to ? I actually am more interested in the MkIII Sceptre, as my dad had a Hillman GT many years ago but was interested what the earlier Sceptres were like.
You were right the first time, totally unrecognisable, I've never heard of this, but would kill for it, amazing looking car, thanks for sharing :). Shame you are not near me, I've love too collar on these vids :o)
TheMrBennito what’s a hood?.....I’m afraid a Humber Sceptre was never fitted with a hood. Also....I’m afraid we have opening up the request service yet...
You should also put it over a pit in a workshop, to show viewers the underneath isn't rusty And it would be a good idea to show the engine compartment, so people can see if that is ad well kept as the exterior.And finally, you should show people inside the BOOT, so they can see how much shopping it would take!
Thank you for your constructive critique.....however I’m currently not offering the opportunity for my viewers to direct my walk around videos......as the name suggests, walk around videos tend to be walk around videos. The videos are made for the purpose of allowing prospective buyers see the condition of the car’s we sell. For interior views we suggest our prospective buyers view the test drive videos we film....obviously these films tend to mainly feature the inside of the car and how the car performs on the road. Not everyone manages to see both videos, however thankfully enough of my inside/outside films are viewed by people interested in buying a classic car. Future comments are sadly now switched off on our video walk arounds as we found that far too many people just would leave negative petty comments about the wonderful cars we prep, clean, drive and offer for sale. We put our heart and soul into making these cars as good as we can....we like the thought of them lasting as long as possible and finding good homes. It’s a shame really....we miss the interaction with the nice people out there. However ultimately we mainly benefit from not having to feel sickened by the negativity that lots You Tube viewers feel they need to bring up. I’ve never understood why that should be. So comments are turned off now and this way the negativity can stay with the viewer who looks for issues rather than beauty. This is a beautiful car that was loved for decades and is one of a handful left in this condition in the world. Personally i think it deserves a nice comment......let’s be nice? Have a great day.....life is short and being nice costs nothing.
HaHa , that really is not a very professional video, taken on the cheap ( where is the wind -resistant Mic ?) you have to strain to hear what you are saying. Followed up by too many "Err's - Mmh's & repeats of dialogue. Learn a script & practice it before hand until it is second nature before finalizing a sell video !!! If you a professional Classic Car sales company you should be ashamed to produce a sale video like that !
Barry Jones - thank you for your positive feedback. I have decided to take your advise and move to Hollywood and see if I can get a job as a film star. In the meantime I’ll carry on selling some classic cars and creating videos for the grateful masses....you sound a nice chap. Is there a reason you were unloved as a child?
I use to love the clocks and dials on the sceptre
My uncle bought one exactly like this but left hand drive and took it on board in Ipswitch (he was a captain) really fast for 1967....he used to teach me driving.....soon he replaced it for a Mersedes 200 after being promoted to superintendent but I had good memories ...seats were confy as well ......the scene I remember the most abt this car was when he overtook a train and managed to cross the rails a few seconds sooner ( then there were still some unbarred junctions here in country roads......of course I was thrilled feelling like a 007 movie but my auntie scorned him hahaha
Beautiful looking car in excellent condition.
We agree!
I was an apprentice electrician in 1965 and I saw these models being made on the assembly line at Humber Ryton Works in Coventry, England. I fancied one in red with black basket-weave upholstery. Cutting-edge for the times.
My Grand Dad bought this car new in 1964, he's got loads of proud photos with it at the time
AAron Thom - wonderful!
I love all these old British cars....my favourite is the Armstrong Siddelly star sapphire Mk3.....but I have a new favourite every week because their are so many great ones.
Everybody loves these old British cars. Trouble is, when they were new, we couldn't sell them.
beautiful car, my dad had a super minx in the early 70's which broke down on the M1 once as i recall!
Dad had a 1964 Singer Vogue, beautiful car! Two tone blue and white with blue trim.
Was a Humber Spectre mark1A between the mark1 & mark2, not sure what the differences were.
The Humber Spectre was very rare in NZ, only recall seeing 1or2 as a kid. NZ never got the later Arrow series Humber Spectre or the Hillman New Minx.
HUMBER & SINGER = BROTHERS !!!
They just don’t make them like this anymore! Look at the detail in the chrome and paint work.
Lovely car I just sold the identical one
Wonderful looking car very desirable then as it is now.
I had a '66 mk2 with three speed auto. It had Girling vacuum servo brakes and three times sucked brake fluid res dry, burned it and sent a huge white cloud out exhaust, leaving no brakes at all!! Anyone else had this problem? Was advised by local Humber owner it was a valve in servo that would stick open time to time and suck fluid through pipe from res, into manifold. Cured it by fitting Lockheed servo, no more problems. As for parts, can't remember the name but an outfit from Coulsdon, near Croydon bought masses of spares when Ryton on Dunsmore closed. They were located behind Coulsdon railway station. Nothing you couldn't get from them, brand new engines sealed and banded on pallets, body trim, you name it. This was late '80s so maybe gone now. Great car, loved it.
That would have been RJ Grimes - I bought a brand new set of hubcaps and lower grill trim from them for my Mk1 Sceptre back in the late 80's, still wrapped in the oiled brown paper.
Here in the US, we got mostly Hillmans and Sunbeams, and a few Humber Snipes through the '50s and '60s.
I've only seen one Scepter, at a local wrecking-yard in 1984. It contributed an upper suspension wishbone and a spare wheel for my newly-purchased '67 Sunbeam Alpine. Scepters had the Alpine-spec engine and overdrive as standard equipment. I was also hoping to get the overdrive-gearbox to 'upgrade' my Alpine, but someone beat me to it!
And yes, I soon had the same Girling brake servo fail in my Alpine - fortunately at very low speed, and I had a good handbrake! The first option I tried was a servo bypass coupling, but I hated driving without brake assist, as the brakes were otherwise just about perfect on my Alpine. But the bypass gave me time to find a Girling servo repair kit. One was available through Tigers East/Alpines East, a US Sunbeam Club, but would have taken several days. However, Volvo used the same Girling servo on their early P1800, and a local dealer still had a repair kit in stock for about $10 more. So I was able to pick one up right away!
You should maybe invest in a wind-resistant mic !
Lewis72 - I brought one.....glad you liked the car
Where did you bring it to ?
I actually am more interested in the MkIII Sceptre, as my dad had a Hillman GT many years ago but was interested what the earlier Sceptres were like.
Lewis72 - let me assure you.....these cars were much nicer than the later MK3.....but opinions vary :-)
I'm sure they are but a big part of classic car ownership is nostalgia. Why else would people pay so much for Mk1 & Mk2 Escorts ?
You were right the first time, totally unrecognisable, I've never heard of this, but would kill for it, amazing looking car, thanks for sharing :). Shame you are not near me, I've love too collar on these vids :o)
What a beautiful car i love it. What were Humber thinking of to rebadge these as posh Hillman Hunters.
You need to record the commentary again because the wind noise is too great. Great car, by the way.
Robin Brace - sadly she is long gone and I’ve since brought a furry thing which covers the mic!....lovely old girl she was :-)
Difficult to hear you over the wind noise!
What's it like to get parts fro a defunct manufacturer like this?
RetroGamerVX good owners clubs and specialist parts suppliers are a great help with old cars generally
Very easy
Same age as me!
How much?
Bob Eden Sorry Bob she is long gone now
I heard the police coming for you for no tax lol
RetroGamerVX dont need road tax for this age of car
@@brain8484 it wad probably a joke, therefore!
always open the hood and show the running engine.
TheMrBennito what’s a hood?.....I’m afraid a Humber Sceptre was never fitted with a hood.
Also....I’m afraid we have opening up the request service yet...
You should also put it over a pit in a workshop, to show viewers the underneath isn't rusty
And it would be a good idea to show the engine compartment, so people can see if that is ad well kept as the exterior.And finally, you should show people inside the BOOT, so they can see how much shopping it would take!
I think the engine is 1492cc.
Peter Edwards 1592cc actually....slightly more powerful version of the mind engine of the era.
@@bradleyjamesclassics Thank you! Mark l Sceptre was the first car I drove-loved it !Passed my test in it too!
1592 cc--80 hp-- 131 Nm-- 5 speed+overdrive-- 148 (151) Klm-- 9,4/12 ltº--- and very nice!
You need a furry cover over the microphone, to stop it picking up noise from the wind!
Bailed, can't make it through the wind noise - what a shame.
I’ll do my best to cope with the disappointment
What's wrong with showing us under the bonnet ? Instead of making us nauseous by going round in circles !!!
kevin mason - Sorry no engine in this one.....
You say it starts on the button then you comment that there's no engine in this one, sarcastic knobhead
Edward Kennedy - are you always so tough?....no I thought not
Actually, going round in circles so much made me SEASICK
But perhaps it was an attempt to hypnotist us, and make us buy the car!
Well i am and i am NOT Edward Kennedy !! You KNOB HEAD. !!!
Instead of walking around the car for almost the entire video,couldn't you have spent half the time showing us inside in detail?
Thank you for your constructive critique.....however I’m currently not offering the opportunity for my viewers to direct my walk around videos......as the name suggests, walk around videos tend to be walk around videos. The videos are made for the purpose of allowing prospective buyers see the condition of the car’s we sell. For interior views we suggest our prospective buyers view the test drive videos we film....obviously these films tend to mainly feature the inside of the car and how the car performs on the road. Not everyone manages to see both videos, however thankfully enough of my inside/outside films are viewed by people interested in buying a classic car.
Future comments are sadly now switched off on our video walk arounds as we found that far too many people just would leave negative petty comments about the wonderful cars we prep, clean, drive and offer for sale. We put our heart and soul into making these cars as good as we can....we like the thought of them lasting as long as possible and finding good homes.
It’s a shame really....we miss the interaction with the nice people out there. However ultimately we mainly benefit from not having to feel sickened by the negativity that lots You Tube viewers feel they need to bring up. I’ve never understood why that should be. So comments are turned off now and this way the negativity can stay with the viewer who looks for issues rather than beauty. This is a beautiful car that was loved for decades and is one of a handful left in this condition in the world. Personally i think it deserves a nice comment......let’s be nice?
Have a great day.....life is short and being nice costs nothing.
Definitely the best car shown on any of these videos. Yep if I was back home it is the car I would be glad to own again
I like the car but the wind is unbearable - 'bye
Odd bird.....
terrible camera work , slow it down
Colonel Mustard - what a nice chap you sound!...perhaps stick to playing Cluedo and amateur film directing elsewhere.
HaHa , that really is not a very professional video, taken on the cheap ( where is the wind -resistant Mic ?) you have to strain to hear what you are saying. Followed up by too many "Err's - Mmh's & repeats of dialogue.
Learn a script & practice it before hand until it is second nature before finalizing a sell video !!!
If you a professional Classic Car sales company you should be ashamed to produce a sale video like that !
Barry Jones - thank you for your positive feedback. I have decided to take your advise and move to Hollywood and see if I can get a job as a film star.
In the meantime I’ll carry on selling some classic cars and creating videos for the grateful masses....you sound a nice chap. Is there a reason you were unloved as a child?
Actually I thought the narration had its good points, because nothing about this magnificent car's styling got past you.
A lot of wind noise and nothing about interior make new video
Were you a loved child?…..no?…..ah, that makes sense
Mine bought new in 1964 was just 640 pounds
Lucky you!
That was the year I left school on £4 a week
I raced and beat an MG