Description Unfinished restoration with much work done; bills for over £75k; engine, gearbox, brakes, steering, suspension all rebuilt; runs and drives; needs final detailing and finishing; extremely rare, one of perhaps 10 surviving Don’t let the looks deceive you – this Humber may appear rather sorry but over the last dozen years it has been treated to a meticulous restoration by some of the best names in the business with bills on file amounting to… [we advise the vendor’s wife to leave the room now] …well over £75,000.

Our vendor originally owned this Vogue 12hp from 1964 – 1968.

In March 2013 it appeared in a Richard Edmonds auction where he bought it back again for £5,264.

At this point it was still in not unreasonable shape, as you can see in photos 49 – 55.

Dreaming of returning it to showroom condition, our vendor then embarked on an epic restoration which soon got wildly out of hand.

The body was removed from the car and sent to Trevor J Hirst Coachwork of Dorset where i...