Humber: Album 244

The ancestry of Humber goes back as far as any in the British motor industry, to 1868 when Thomas Humber began to make French-style forerunners to the bicycle, in Nottingham. The first Humber cars were also of French design, but Humber soon became a wholly British car made in two factories, cheaper models at Coventry and more expensive ones at Beeston. Humbers were among the most respected British cars of the 1920s, moving up-market in the 1930s when they became part of the Rootes Group. Humbers retained their reputation for quality up to the end of the line in 1976. About the author Nick Georgano is a full-time writer and editor. He is the author of The Complete Encyclopedia of Motorcars and has written more than twenty other books. Other titles for Shire by this author are: Electric Vehicles The Bentley (currently out of print) The London TaxiGeorgano, Nick is the author of 'Humber: Album 244' with ISBN 9780747800576 and ISBN 074780057X.