One of the pioneering British
automobile manufacturers. Started out making bicycles
in 1867, amoung them the Pennington 3-wheeler.
Released their own single cylinder car in 1899,
then experimented with front-wheel-drive and shaft-driven
DeDion powered cars. Took control of truck manufacturer
Commer in 1926 and Hillman two years later. Introduced
the larger 6 cylinder Humbers in 1930, but was
taken over by the
Rootes Group in 1932.
The wonderful
unitary constructed 4 cylinder Hawk was released
in 1957, alongside the similarly bodied 6 cylinder
Super Snipe. The Humber identity was lost during
the 1960's as the cars became rebadged Hillman's.
When Chrysler took control of Rootes they allowed
the marque to fade into obscurity.
