The conservatively boxy 4 or 6 light saloon body with spare wheels mounted on the front wings incorporated rear-hinged doors for back passengers.

With the success of the Snipe, Humber was seen to be succeeding, "where many had failed, in marketing large cars at competitive prices".

[2] There were several minor body updates for 1933 including windscreen wipers mounted below rather than above the screen, recessed direction indicators and two tone paint on the 4-light sports saloon.

[4] The car now featured a side-valve 6-cylinder engine of 4086 cc with a stated output of 100 hp which was later used in the post war Super Snipe.

The six-cylinder side-valve engine of 3180 cc propelled the car to a claimed top speed of 79 mph (127 km/h), reflecting a power-output reduction to 75 hp (56 kW).

The Snipe and its sister model become more firmly differentiated from one another, since the Humber Pullman continued to be offered with the older, more powerful 4086-cc engine.

[4] Civilian availability ended in 1940 when the factory was largely given over to production of the Humber Light Reconnaissance Car, also known as the 'Ironside' or 'Humberette'.

The militarised Super Snipe was given increased ground clearance, wider track (5 ft 1 inch at the front) and lower pressure 9x13 Dunlop tyres.

[5] Humber produced the "heavy utiility" a 2 ton 7cwt 4x4 drive staff car comparable to the Ford WOT2.

As well as two staff officer body types it was built as an ambulance and a 8-cwt General Service (GS) truck.

The other three models shared a body which, while smaller than that of the Pullman, nevertheless sustained the Humber tradition of offering a lot of car for the money.