Cars and bikes I’ve come across in my travels

Nice motor that Humber. There can't be many Hawks left nowadays.
There definitely won't be many estate versions kicking about. A rare sight indeed, it certainly brightens up that car park!

The Holden looks very similar to the same era Opel Rekord model.
Both makes were under the GM umbrella at the time, so understandable I guess. Vauxhall were too, of course.

I remember reading old articles about Horopito Motors mind boggling parts yards in N.Z.
Lots of Vauxhall (and Ford) parts were repatriated to the UK from there, over the years.
A few complete cars here and there as well I believe. What a place.....
 
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Speaking of Humbers, I owned a 1952 Humber Super Snipe; now that is an outstanding name for a car. The one I owned, well, to be honest, I went looking for a cheap Holden ute and came back with a non-runner 'Super Snipe', that name again! Never go shopping for a vehicle after smoking weed extrordinaire, as it may impair judgment, and money may change hands; it did, and I bought a car.
The 'Snipe' arrived on a flatbed truck and, a year or so later, departed on another flatbed at the landlord's suggestion. The 'Snipe' only left the driveway once under its own power, power, haha, I looked up performance statistics, 0-60 in 19.6 seconds, and the quarter mile in 22 seconds, hang on to your hats.
A quick (haha) spin put an end to any future aspiration to make this 'Snipe' a daily runner. We, my mate Hobbs and I, finally got it running, and of course, we immediately departed the driveway, hit the road, and floored the pedal. A mile up the road, there was nothing, not even hair in the wind to gauge our speed, but we ran out of road, only sand and black boys (not racist) in front, standing on the brakes, it became surprisingly, or not, that the 'Snipe' would take as long to stop as it did to reach max forward movement (speed). We ran out of road, so we went bush, splintering a black boy or two and groaning to a halt.
'Super Snipe' fittingly was retired to the driveway, where it was repurposed as a place of respite; several Laverda riders on this forum luxuriated in the 'Snipe's rich leather seating, wool carpets, and walnut trim, whilst sheltering from the rain.
My 52 Super Snipe, sadly, while the same model as the one in the photo, was a piece of crap, a 1771116347743.png young man's expensive folly. Live and learn.
 
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