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FV 1611 Mark I & II Humber "Pig"

1-Ton Armored Personnel Carrier

 

 


Statistics

Country of Origin/Used by: UK
First Produced/Service Dates: 1950's
Manufactured by: Rootes Limited
Crew: 2+6
Armament: None
Engine: 6 Cylinder
Miscellaneous Info: Based on the chassis of the Humber FV 1600 4x4 1-Ton C.T. Cargo Truck.
Data Sheet Available: None Available

Photos

Reference Source/Provider
FV 1609 Humber Pig Prototype Photos (2005) David Green - Oxfordshire, UK
FV 1609 Humber Pig Prototype Photos Clive Elliott - Salisbury, UK
  FV 1611 Humber Pig Mark I APC which has been nicely restored to depict an FV 1613 Humber Ambulance Truck (Taken at the War & Peace Show - Beltring, UK) David Green
  FV 1611 Humber Pig Mark I APC Photos Dave Haugh - Content Editor
  FV 1611 Humber Pig Mark I APC Photo British Ministry of Defence via Dave Haugh - Content Editor
FV 1611 Humber Pig Mark II APC Photo British Ministry of Defence via Dave Haugh - Content Editor
  FV 1611 Humber Pig Mark II APC Photo Peter Brown via Dave Haugh - Content Editor
FV 1611 Humber Pig Mark II APC Photos Keith Paget - Northampton, UK
  FV 1611 Humber Pig Mark II APC Photo Armando Ross via Dave Haugh - Content Editor
FV 1611 Mark II Humber Pig "Squirt" Interior Photos from Military Vehicle Show - Kemble, UK (2005) Clive Elliott - Salisbury, UK
FV 1611 Mark II Humber Pig "Squirt" Exterior Photos from Military Vehicle Show - Kemble, UK (2005) David Green
   FV 1612 Humber Pig Mark I FFW/FFR Truck Clive Elliot
FV 1612 Humber Pig FFW/FFR Truck Photos Erik Johansen - South Shields, Tyne & Wear UK
  Humber "Kremlin Pig" Mk 2 APC (Belfast, N. Ireland - 1984) Murdo - Scotland
Photos of Various Versions of the Humber Pig APC Photos from Military Vehicle Show - Kemble, UK (2005) Dennis Trowbridge - Bristol, UK
Photos of Various Versions/Modifications of the Humber Pig APC (Including the APC, EOD version, "Flying Pig" and the "Foaming Pig") Ian Young - Military Machines International Magazine

References Available

Online

Reference Source/Provider
"FV1620 Hornet: A British Pig with an Australian Sting"  By Andrew Moores Armored Car - The Wheeled Fighting Vehicle Journal (Issue #30)
Humber Pig APC Photo and Information Aldershot Military Museum
Humber Pig APC Photo and Information Royal Arsenal Woolwich
Humber Pig APC Photos (Interesting Photos but German Text) Andreas Richter's Panzerbaer Website
A Photo of the Humber Pig APC with Turret and Appliqué Armor David Joseph's (Vehicle Sales) Website. 
A Photo of the Humber "Flying Pig" APC The Classic Military Vehicle Pages Website
"A Reference Page: A Humber Pig Interior"  By Jochen Vollert Armored Car - The Wheeled Fighting Vehicle Journal (Issue #19)

Printed

Reference Author
"British Army Vehicles In Ulster" (January 1996 Issue of Military In Scale Magazine) Bob Morrison
Encyclopedia of Armoured Cars Duncan Crow & Robert J. Icks
"Humber FV 1600 Series: A Unique British Family of Combat Range Trucks" Wheels & Tracks: The International Review of Military Vehicles - Issue #6
The Humber 1600 Series (Truck 1 Ton 4x4 C.T.) Jochen Vollert
Jane's AFV Recognition Handbook (2nd Edition) Christopher F. Foss
"Mother of Invention" (April 2009 Issue of Military Machines International Magazine) James Lyle
"On Patrol: Part 2" (April 2008 Issue of Military Machines International Magazine) Geoff Fletcher
Wheeled Armoured Fighting Vehicles In Service B.T. White

Hobby Modeling

Kits and Accessories

Kit Manufacturer Scale Other Information
Humber Pig Mark I APC Accurate Armour 1/35 Multi-Media
Humber Pig Mark II APC Kit Form Services 1/24 Multi-Media
Humber Pig APC (MM103) Mountford Model Miniatures, Ltd. 1/43 Metal and Resin

Model Photos

Reference Source/Provider
1/35 Humber "Flying Pig" APC (Accurate Armour with Modifications Roy Kinsella - Dublin, Ireland