Update - - - The Humber is in the 'Ham!!
Got the train to Plymouth yesterday morning and picked up the old girl, what a peach, i felt like a king behind the wheel of a Humber again.
Was getting a bit nervous on teh train and before i got there and saw it, but as soon as the garage door opened and the cover came off, i was in love. She fired up and was a bit lumpy from cold balancing the choke something i have not done for years, but when warm she purrs.
Was a bit nervous in Plymouth as i stopped for fuel, bunged in some unleaded + additive and straight onto teh big dual carraigeway motorway out of town going East and was soon in the flow and then i had to pull out to overtake, lordy i thought. I was dead nervous i would hate it when driving, too many years of a modern car, but it was lovely, a real experience, a car you learn, brilliant. Happily sat at 60 - 70 on the big roads, saw 80 at one point and soon backed down, first drive and 4 hours to go and all that.
Cruised along no probs, even through teh exeter rush hour in the heat of yesterday, fan kicked in, no overheating etc and when clear she just pulled.
Stopped before basingstoke for more fuel (fuel guage not working so being cautious) and noticed some coolant under the car so pulled to the side opened teh bonnet and just a bit coming through the expansion pipe nothing too bad. So let her cool off for 20 or so minutes and off we went again. Was a bit of hesitation to begin with, but dipped the clutch and coasted a couple of times and it cleared and was back to cruising speed again with the sun coming down. Pulled onto the driveway just before 9 so all in it took me 4 and a half hours in a 31 year old car bought on a whim from ebay and i hadn't even seen here before yesterday lunchtime.
What an experience, i am over the moon. Well happy and well worth doing and thanks to all for advice and chat on this. Photos of teh trip are here if you wanna butchers
http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/davecollins1974/album?.dir=fc89re2&.src=ph&store=&prodid=&.done=http%3a//uk.photos.yahoo.com/ph//my_photos