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Humber Hawk Series I to V

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Humber Hawk Series II - badge on door	Humber Hawk Series IV - bonnet ornament	Humber Hawk Series I Estate.	Humber Hawk Series II. The 1929 Hillman 14 had a 1954cc 4-cylinder sidevalve engine. This was used in the postwar Humber Hawk Mark I to VIA, being enlarged to 2267cc and given an aluminium head in 1950. The unitary bodied Hawk Series I to VA gained the same engine.	Humber Hawk Series IV	Humber Hawk Series I Estate. The Hawk (and Super Snipe) were available with a large Estate Car body to make a very capacious load carrier.
Humber Hawk Series I Estate. With a 2piece tailgate, the Hawk Estate made a very spacious carrier and was built on the Hawk mechanicals. The Super Snipe could also be ordered as an estate with the 6cylinder engine.	Humber Hawk Series I. Launched in 1957, the Series I Humber Hawk brought a new unitary body shell designed by Rootes	Humber Hawk Series I. The Series I Hawks had drum brakes on all four wheels, and the wraparound rear screen only existed on Series I, 1A and II	Humber Hawk Series II. In 1960 the Series II was introduced with only minor alterations. It retained the 2267cc 4-cylinder engine which dated back to the Hillman 12 of 1930.	Humber Hawk Series II. Launched in 1960, the Series II was given front disc brakes. The wraparound rear window was retained, but changed for Series III models.	Humber Hawk Series II
Humber Hawk Series III. The Series III was introduced in 1962 gaining a larger fuel tank and a deeper rear window	Humber Hawk Series III. A revised roofline and deeper rear window were the main changes opf the Series III Hawk.	Humber Hawk Series IV, the final version of the Hawk with new non-wraparound rear window, new quarter windows, and suspension. 5500 produced 1964 to 1967	Humber Hawk Series IV. The six-light design (for Hawk and Super Snipe) was also done to the Hillman Super Minx and Singer Vogue	Humber Hawk Series I Estate lamp	Humber Hawk Series IV - tail lights
Humber Hawk Series II. This wraparound front screen was a Transatlantic motif for the Humber Hawk	Humber Hawk Series IV - a taller front screen was the hallmark of the Series IV	Humber Hawk Series II. The Hawk (and Super Snipe) were the largest bodied British cars at their launch.	Humber Hawk Series I Estate. Lift-up rear window and drop-down lid to make a versatile estate car out of a large saloon Humber.	Humber Hawk Series IV	Humber Cars of the 1940s
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