Condition Continued: After that I found only two or three spots over the entirety of the book which runs 88 pages. There is no foxing. There is a spot of soiling on the middle page edge. However, it has no effect on the actual pages. The pages are also in solid condition. There is a light top corner crease over the latter pages, due to the aforementioned bump/crease at the top corner of the rear cover. I'm not seeing any turned-down or placeholder corner creases. I found two tiny edge tears, far from the print. There are no markings. No attachments. And no one has written their name or anything else anywhere in the handbook. As would be expected there are a good many illustrations throughout the book. They are all in excellent condition.
Rootes Limited, North Kensington, England, 1959. Apparent First Edition (NAP)
'The Humber Super Snipe is a car which was produced from 1938 to 1967 by British-based Humber Limited.
In October 1959 the Series II entered production with its engine enlarged to 3 litres, 2,965 cc, by increasing the bore to 87.2 mm (3.4 in). A new Zenith carburettor was fitted and the engine's output was raised to 129 bhp at 4800 rpm. A new eight-bladed fan improved engine cooling. Girling 11.5 in (292 mm) disc brakes were introduced on the front wheels with 11 in (279 mm) drums on the rear axle. A stiffer anti-roll bar was fitted to the front suspension.
A Series II with overdrive and power steering was tested by The Motor in 1960 and had a top speed of 94.7 mph (152.4 km/h) and could accelerate from 0-60 mph (97 km/h) in 16.5 seconds. A fuel consumption of 24.6 miles per imperial gallon (11.5 L/100 km; 20.5 mpg-US) was recorded. The test car cost £1,601 including taxes. The basic car cost £1453.'