This rare Humber four-wheel drive ambulance, based on a 1938 Humber car chassis, is a new addition to Brian Laker's collection of military vehicles
Military vehicle enthusiast Brian Laker did not buy his Humber four-wheel drive ambulance but instead negotiated a swap for his Dingo armoured car. Brian said he enjoyed owning unusual vehicles so when the opportunity came up to swap the Dingo for the ambulance, he was immediately interested. "I met the previous owner on the XXX Corps run inHolland," he explained. "He had a young son who wanted to participate in the event but was unable to sit in the front of the vehicle because it does not have a front passenger seat. The owner had always wanted a Dingo, and I liked the look of the ambulance.
“On returning to England from the trip to Arnhem he brought his family down and test drove the Dingo in Kent, and we concluded the deal with his family's and especially his son's, hearty approval.”
This Humber has previously seen service with RAF mountain rescue teams after being decommissioned from the army. It was restored by Robin Hickmott who rescued it from being broken up for spare parts to help keep a fleet of Humber Box heavy utility cars roadworthy on a country estate in Kent.
