Oxford Diecast 76HST003

Humber Snipe Tourer Old Faithful - Tripoli 1943

Manufacturer catalogue image - please note that pre-release images may be CAD renders or CGI images rather than photographs

Prototype Eras
Era 3 (1923 to 1947) The Big Four (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR)
Era 4 (1948 to 1956) British Railways Early Crest
Era 5 (1957 to 1966) British Railways Late Crest
Era 6 (1967 to 1972) British Rail Blue (Pre-TOPS)

Manufacturer description

General Montgomery used this Humber Snipe Tourer, familiarly known as 'Old Faithful', to visit his troops in North Africa and Italy during his command of The British Eighth Army in the region. He had a personal chauffeur to drive the 3498 cc six-cylinder engine car, which had a top speed of between 65 and 72 mph. For its third campaign outing, the open topped Humber Snipe Tourer comes in a desert beige colour scheme with darker green beige seating and hood. The RAF roundel is printed on the bonnet and the car has the military identity number M239459 printed on each side of the bonnet. We might imagine that 'Monty' came across the crew of our Churchill Mk III tank during his tours.

 

Catalogue listing