Sold | The Blue Peter car,1928 Humber 14/40hp Tourer Registration no. ZV 7069 Chassis no. 15351 Engine no. 15359

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The Blue Peter car,1928 Humber 14/40hp Tourer Registration no. ZV 7069 Chassis no. 15351 Engine no. 15359

United Kingdom • 10 Sept 2011

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This is a 1928 Humber 14/40hp Tourer, known as 'The Blue Peter Car,' due to its restoration being featured on the BBC show. The car is finished in blue with a brown leather interior and is reported to be in good condition, especially the chassis and engine, with some restoration invoices included.

Condition

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The car is described as being in generally good condition, with a very good chassis and engine, according to the private vendor. It was restored at the Coventry Museum of Transport and featured on BBC's 'Blue Peter' before being sold at auction in 1978.

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Transmission:

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Chassis No:

15351

Odometer:

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Reg Number:

ZV 7069

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The year 1923 was a significant one for Humber, marking as it did the adoption across the range of new inlet-over-exhaust engines (replacing the earlier sidevalve units).

Introduced in 1926 as replacement for the 12/25, the 14/40 was powered by a 2,050cc four-cylinder engine closely related to the 20/55's six, whose bore/stroke dimensions it shared.

Although progressive in its choice of engine, the company was more conservative when it came to chassis design, only beginning to offer front-wheel brakes as an option in the mid-1920s.

Three regular body styles were available on the 14/40 chassis, the most popular of which was the four-seater tourer costing £460, a considerable sum at the time and one that reflected Humber's policy of producing cars of high quality for a discerning clientele.

For their money they got one of the most comfortable of Vintage-era touring cars, featuring Humber's typically superior weather equipment including a generous hood and side screens that wound down...