The British automobile company that made the Super Snipe was Humber. The model was produced by Humber Limited from 1938 to 1967 and later became part of the Rootes Group.
The first Super Snipe combined the four-litre, six-cylinder engine from the larger Humber Pullman with the chassis and body of the smaller Humber Snipe. This gave buyers a relatively fast, spacious luxury saloon without requiring them to move up to the Pullman.
Its history also connects it to World War II. The Super Snipe continued in production as a British military staff car, while its chassis was adapted for the Humber Light Reconnaissance Car, an armoured vehicle used by British forces.
A common mix-up is confusing the Super Snipe with the Humber Snipe. They were related models, but the Super Snipe was the more powerful version. The name also refers to the Humber marque, rather than Rootes itself, which was the parent group that later owned Humber.