Rootes1725cc

Recently I had cause to wonder how many Humber Sceptre Estates were left, however my curiosity met a dead end on FB, and the "Howmany Left" website is fine for a rough gauge, but howmany are really left? Soooo....

I know of the following which have either been on the road in the last year or two, or appear save-able. If you know of any others, their reg or their condition and general location I would greatly appreciate if you added to the list!

HGN 40N Blue (last heard of down South)
OCL 602P A gorgeous deep red (up t'north)
NCL 512P Metalic Blue (Southhampton?)
KHJ 366P A nice period lemon yellow (Hertfordshire)
KNS 935N Metalic gold
PKV 493R White (the south!)
KPA 105P A nice light metalic green (Colchester way)

I suspect that of the 1400 or so estate variants, perhaps no more that 12 now survive...but I would like to be proved wrong and there be more!!!

OK, the NCL blue car was a South London car. Owned by the Humber club's Sceptre specialist (he has quite a few, this was probably one of his daily runners) -replaced a lovely Pinewood green Estate he had which had been sadly torched by local idiots. Assume NCL still ok.

There was also a superb black metallic Holbay Sceptre Estate which was around in the late 90s and appeared in a few mags - it went to Scotland, and has not appeared in the press or web since, so not sure if it is OK. I will dig out the Reg. No.

Finally, another show car in Pinewood that was at the ARCC Millenium Rally - saw it some years later and had deteriorated incredibly. Could well be dead now to be honest, which shows how fast they can succumb to the elements.

Can confirm the Holbay Sceptre estate was NUW 146P and it is currently taxed and tested!

And another black one which I thought might be the same car, but isn't, also black and on sorn but with MOT, reg LKK599P. Odd back panel treatment..

Thanks for the info turbinecol.

I knew about the torched pinewood one, and the NCL 512 replacement. So I will adjust the approximate location which I was not sure of.

The other pinewood green one I knew of too I think, was down Southampton way a few years ago and offered for sale in 2013, but as you say it did look as if it needed a bit of work (and money). I can't seem to find the reg just now, but the reg at least may turn up in a picture on tinternet at some point.

And I have added the two black ones to the list of ones whose registration details are at least known, and I came across a new one only today (HLA 396N) so I added this too.

Of course these could all be in various conditions, but when you start adding them up there are still a few out there.

HGN 40N Blue (last heard of down South)
OCL 602P A gorgeous deep red (up t'north)
NCL 512P Metalic Blue (South London)
KHJ 366P A nice period lemon yellow (Hertfordshire)
KNS 935N Metalic gold
PKV 493R White (the south!)
KPA 105P A nice light metalic green (Colchester way)
NUW 146P Black with Holbay engine (location?)
LKK599P Black (location condition?)
HLA 396N Metalic gold (South England?, known on the road 2011).

HGN 40N Blue (last heard of down South)
OCL 602P A gorgeous deep red (up t'north)
NCL 512P Metalic Blue (South London)
KHJ 366P A nice period lemon yellow (Hertfordshire)
KNS 935N Metalic gold
PKV 493R White (the south!)
KPA 105P A nice light metalic green (Colchester way)
NUW 146P Black with Holbay engine (location?)
LKK599P Black (location condition?)
HLA 396N Metalic gold (South England?, known on the road 2011).
JAT 4759 Mid blue (seen at a Wakefield car show July 2016)