Nothing wrong with the original Land Rover, Austin Trucks or Humber cars . All were very popular in rural Australia in 1940s , 50s and 60s . The original Land Rover motor was from the Standard Vanguard car and was also used in Massey Ferguson TE 20 tractors . We had an old TE 20 for use around farm house / garden . Had 2 tanks - start it on petrol and switch to Kerosene once warm . Had a Kero fridge in the house too . Had an old 6 cylinder Austin horse/ cattle truck . That engine was provided to Nissan in 1960s and became the 4.2 litre Nissan Patrol engine . Completely interchangeable with the Austin . I breakable but thirsty . Chevrolet did the same thing with Toyota . The Chevy 6 became Land Cruiser engine for years . As for Humber cars dad had a top of the line Humber Super Snipe Pullman . Like a cheap Rolls Royce . Often used by the Queen . Absolutely unstoppable . General Montgomery used a Humber Super Snipe staff car all through the North African campaign . My family always had a mix of British and American cars and trucks - Bedford trucks ( a British Chev) in 50s - 70s followed by a new Chev truck in mid 1970s. Dad’s cars were Vauxhalls , Humbers , Chev Impala , Dodge Phoenix and Buick Roadmaster and a Wildcat. Tractors included Massey Fergusons , David Brown , Deutz and Deere . All were great machines and highly individual .
Yes the Humber Imperial Pullman - a seriously big car and we kids loved it . Could put the whole rugby team in the back section . The Triumph Heralds were popular here in OZ . They were a bit cheaper than MGs. Going from a Standard 8 to a Super Snipe would be like going from the out house to the penthouse .
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