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HUMBER IMPERIAL- 83K MLS-WONDERFULL ALL ROUND CONDITION- "THRUPP & MABERLY " OF LONDON COACH BUILD. TT
A FINELY CRAFTED, RELIABLE & SUPER SMOOTH EXECUTIVE CAR
“FULL RESTORATION DURING 2005 AT A COST OF £20, 000. 00 EVIDENCED BY INVOICE.”
THE HUMBER IMPERIAL WAS A FITTING RANGE-TOPPER PRIMED FOR TRANSPORTING IMPORTANT EXECUTIVES AND DIPLOMATS, WITH OPULENCE AND DIGNITY, COMBINED WITH A MILD DASHING AIR.
THE THEN NEW CONCEPTION OF EXECUTIVE LUXURY PROVED ONE OF THE STAR ATTRACTIONS OF THE EARLS COURT MOTOR SHOW." ROOTES" HAD PREVIOUSLY USED THE" IMPERIAL" NAME IN 1954 AS A SALOON VERSION OF THE PULLMAN LIMOUSINE. THE NEW MODEL FOLLOWED IN ITS TRADITION OF FORMAL TRANSPORT FOR THE WELL-HEELED OWNER WHO DID NOT MIND GIVING THE CHAUFFEUR THE OCCASIONAL EVENING OFF.
THE IMPERIAL'S BODYWORK IS BY" THRUPP & MABERLY", THE LONDON COACH-BUILDER. THEY ALTERED THE SERIES V AND APPLIED EXTRAS. THE EQUIPMENT LIST INCLUDED A VINYL ROOF, CHOICE OF WEST OF ENGLAND CLOTH OR LEATHER UPHOLSTERY. THE SPECIFICATION FURTHER INCLUDED POWER-ASSISTED STEERING, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, FOG AND SPOT LAMPS, AND THREE CIGAR LIGHTERS. MEANWHILE, THE REAR PASSENGERS BENEFITED FROM PICNIC TABLES, A SECOND HEATER UNIT, RUG COVERING THE PILE CARPETS, AND ADJUSTABLE READING LAMPS.
THE IMPERIAL ALSO BOASTS A MW/ LW RADIO WITH SPEAKER BALANCE FOR THE OCCUPANTS ENJOYMENT OF THE BBC HOME SERVICE IN COMFORT. AT THE SAME TIME, THE DRIVER IS ABLE TO VARY THE RIDE QUALITY VIA THE "SELECTARIDE" ADJUSTABLE REAR DAMPERS CONTROLLED BY A DASHBOARD-MOUNTED ROTARY CONTROL. THE OWNER/ DRIVER ALSO REVELS IN THE RED WARNING LAMPS FOR WHEN THE DOORS OPEN, THE RECLINING FRONT SEATS, AND THE REAR SCREEN DEMISTER OPERATED BY A SWITCH MOUNTED BY THE DRIVER'S DOOR. IN SHORT, THE IMPERIAL MORE THAN FULFILLED HUMBER'S CLAIMS OF PROVIDING SUPREME LUXURY AND WAS WORTH EVERY SHILLING OF THE £200 PRICE INCREASE OVER THE SUPER SNIPE.
FOR THE PERSON WHO WANTS DISTINCTION AND NEEDS TO CARRY SEVERAL PASSENGERS IN REAL COMFORT AND QUIETNESS AT HIGH CRUISING SPEEDS, THE HUMBER IMPERIAL WAS THE COMPLETE ANSWER.
INDEED. ROOTES GAINED INVALUABLE PUBLICITY WHEN HAROLD WILSON USED THE ULTIMATE HUMBER DURING HIS FIRST TERM AS PRIME MINISTER, PLUS YOU COULD VIEW THE IMPERIAL GUEST-STARRING IN THE 1968 LAURENCE HARVEY SPY THRILLER " A DANDY IN ASPIC " AT YOUR LOCAL CINEMA.
THE MARVELOUS HUMBER IMPERIAL OFFERED HERE UNDERWENT AN EXTENSIVE FULL RESTORATION DURING 2005 AT A COST OF £20. 000. 00 (EVIDENCED BY INVOICE) AND REMAINS VERY IMPRESSIVE IN ALL RESPECTS TODAY. THE GLEAMING SILVER METALLIC PAINT WORK IS OF A SHADE OF SILVER RESEMBLING POLISHED STAINLESS STEEL. THERE ARE NO DENTS, SCRATCHES, SCUFFS OR BLEMISHES TO BE FOUND AND NO EVIDENCE OF RUST/ ROT. THE CHROME WORK IS VERY GOOD AS IS THE VINYL ROOF. THE ORIGINAL WHEELS AND CHROME HUB CAPS SIT ON MATCHING TYRES WITH PLENTY TREAD. SINCE THE SAID RESTORATION, THE CAR HAS COVERED A MERE 12K OR SO MILES. THE "IMPERIAL" IS PART OF A COLLECTION OF CLASSICS KEPT AND MAINTAINED IN A HEATED & FULLY ENCLOSED WATER TIGHT ENVIRONMENT.
AS STATED THIS STUNNING AND RARE EXECUTIVE VEHICLE IS IN SUPER ALL ROUND ORIGINAL CONDITION. THE HUMBER DRIVES AND STOPS GREAT, AND SUCH A PLEASURE, TURNING HEADS WHEREVER IT TRAVELS AND NO WONDER GIVEN THE VERY FEW EXAMPLES EXAMPLES OUT THERE AND THE CAR HAVING RETAINED IT'S ORIGINAL BEAUTIFUL APPEARANCE/ CONDITION.
THE INTERIOR IS ALSO IN EXTREMELY GOOD ORDER, OF ORIGINAL STYLE AND LAYOUT, CLEAN AND UNCLUTTERED. THERE ARE NO TEARS, UNSIGHTLY SCUFFS OR MARKS, SIGNS OF WEAR OR DISCOLORATION. ALL IS IN TACT, FUNCTIONING AS INTENDED, COMFORTABLE AND VERY PLEASANT TO THE EYE.
THE CHASSIS AND UNDERCARRIAGE IS CLEAN AND SOLID IN ALL AREAS, AS ARE THE FLOOR PANS ETC. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF ROT/ RUST ANYWHERE.
THE BOOT - AGAIN VERY CLEAN, SOLID AND UN-CLUTTERED.
ENGINE BAY - AS PER THE BOOT.
ENGINE - THE ENGINE IS RELIABLE, AGILE AND RESPONSIVE, STARTS FIRST TIME OF ASKING EVERY TIME. IT SOUNDS AND PERFORMS JUST AS IT WOULD HAVE ON LEAVING THE FACTORY, QUIET AND SMOOTH THROUGH THE AUTOMATIC GEARBOX..
TRANSMISSION - AS STATED THE COLUMN CHANGE AUTOMATIC GEAR BOX IS LIKE THE ENGINE, AGILE, RESPONSIVE AND SMOOTH TO THE CHANGE.
BRAKES - SPOT ON !
ALL IN ALL, THIS IS A EXCEPTIONAL LUXURY EXECUTIVE SALOON FROM YESTER-YEAR WHICH IS MUCH ADMIRED AND AS SAID, SUCH A PLEASURE TO DRIVE. ALWAYS BRINGS AN INSTANT AND ENDURING SMILE OF PRIDE AND SATISFACTION. THE CAR ALSO REPRESENTS A PIECE OF GENUINE BRITISH MOTORING HISTORY.
THE IMPERIAL BEING A 60 YEAR OLD HISTORIC REGISTERED CLASSIC VEHICLE IS THEREFORE MOT, ULEZ, CONGESTION AND TAX EXEMPT.
THIS GEM OF EXECUTIVE MOTORING WAS FIRST REGISTERED IN THE UK ON 21 MARCH 1967 AND HAS HAD MERELY 6 KEEPERS IN ITS 60 YEAR HISTORY. THE CAR IS PART OF A PRIVATE COLLECTION AND ONLY USED SPARINGLY IN DRY/ WARM WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE IMPERIAL AS IT PRESENTS TODAY, IS A CREDIT TO IT'S KEEPERS AND THE MARQUE. IT IS ALSO A CLEAR INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY ALIGNED TO IN-EXPENSIVE CLASSIC CAR OWNERSHIP, ENJOYMENT WITH NATURAL PRIDE OF OWNERSHIP AND AS STATED A PIECE OF SCULPTURED BRITISH MOTORING CRAFTSMANSHIP AND HISTORY.
CURRENT TOTAL MILEAGE IS JUST SHORT OF 83K MILES WHICH EQUATES TO MERELY 1383 MILES OR SO MILES FOR EACH OF THE CAR'S YEARS.
THE "IMPERIAL'S" HISTORY FILE IS MADE UP OF THE CURRENT AND PAST V5c, OWNERS MANUAL, FULLY ILLUSTRATED WORKSHOP MANUAL, LARGE BUNDLE OF MOT CERTIFICATES STRETCHING BACK THROUGH THE YEARS AND SAID INVOICE RELATIVE TO 2005 RESTORATION TO THE VALUE OF £20, 000. 00.
THE HUMBER ALSO COMES WITH 2 SETS OF KEYS.
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