Humble & Sons

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Humble & Sons Pty Ltd was an Australian company and manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The Geelong company originally manufactured machines for agriculture and mining. In 1903 the production of buses and commercial vehicles began . In 1904 an automobile was created. The brand name was Humble . In 1933 Buckingham & Ward Motors took over the company.

Automobiles

The only vehicle was presented at the Melbourne Road Show in 1904 . A single-cylinder engine of De Dion-Bouton drove the vehicle. The open tonneau body with rear door offered space for four people.

literature

  • George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 2: G – O. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 736. (English)
  • Tony Davis: Aussie Cars. A Pedr Davis Production . Marque Publishing Company, Hurstville 1987, ISBN 0-947079-01-7 , pp. 31 (English).

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 736. (English)
  2. ↑ Tony Davis: Aussie Cars. A Pedr Davis Production . Marque Publishing Company, Hurstville 1987, ISBN 0-947079-01-7 , pp. 31 (English).