Humber Hawk

The Humber Hawk is a midsize sedan that was manufactured by the British Rootes Group, under the brand Humber. It was released in 1945 as a successor to the 1937 set 12 hp Humber and produced after multiple revisions until 1968.

The Hawk Mark I was a classic sedan with four front -hinged doors, which had been developed from the prewar Model Snipe. She had a 2.0-liter four -cylinder engine with side valves and a power of 56 bhp (41 kW). The heavy car reached a top speed of 103 km / h By 1950, two more stages of development ( Mark II and Mark III) were made ​​with small changes. The same time brought out 6- cylinder models Snipe and Super Snipe had the same body.

The new Hawk Mark IV had an engine with larger cylinder bore and a displacement of 2.3 liters. Output has increased only marginally by 2 bhp. From the Hawk Mark V appeared in 1952 an extended Pullman version. In 1954, the Hawk Mark VI a completely new engine. Displacement and cylinder dimensions were adopted from its predecessor, however, overhead valves were now installed. The power rose to 70 bhp (51 kW). Besides sedan and five-door station wagon was offered a Pullman from 1956.

In 1957 appeared the Hawk Series I with slightly uprated engine (78 bhp, 57 kW) and a new unibody construction with panoramic windscreen. First, the vehicle was available as a four-door sedan manufactured by the different stages of development ( Series II - IV). From Series III (1962 ), a five-door station wagon was available. In 1968, the series was replaced by the Humber Sceptre.

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  • Culshaw, David & Horrobin, Peter. The Complete Catalogue of British Cars 1895 - 1975 Veloce Publishing plc, Dorchester 1997, ISBN 1-874105-93-6
  • Nick Walker: AZ of British Coachbuilders, 1919-1960; Bay View Books, Bideford, Devon, England ( 1997), ISBN 1 870 979 93 1 ( English )
  • Humber
  • Rootes
  • Car model
  • Size car
  • Limousine
  • Pullman limousine
  • Station wagon
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