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The Hillman Collection
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Hillman Imp Mk1 1963 -1965 |
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Rear mounted alloy engine of 875cc. 75-80 mph with 45mpg. All Imps were manufactured at a purpose built factory in Linwood near Glasgow, Scotland. Under-rated Mini alternative with a useful rear hatch. Entertaining in the wet! |
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Hillman Imp Mk2 1965 - 1968 |
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A 'Spot the difference' facelift! Cute little cars with bags of character. |
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Hillman Imp Mk3 1968 - 76 |
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Final run-out model... and a final face-lift! A pity it wasn't developed further by Chrysler. All Imp production 440,000 |
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Hillman Imp Californian 1968 - 1970 |
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A nice little car with a sloping roof coupe style top. Came along when all the Imp's worst gremlins had been truly sorted. Alas, less head room, less luggage room and no rear hatch; but a collectable motor today. |
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Hillman Hunter mkI 1966 - 1968 |
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The Arrow Range. Rootes answer to the competition in the medium family market that was dominated by Ford. Designed by Rex Fleming, the Hunter bore a striking resemblance to the Ford Corsair. Pinnacle of its career was winning the prestigious London - Sydney Marathon Rally in 1968 when driven by Andrew Cowans. The Hunter had a long life with more facelifts than a film star and continued in UK production until 1979. 5 bearing alloy headed powerplant of 1725cc with 74bhp on tap. Nice cars to drive for the time! |
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Hillman Hunter mkII 1968 - 1972 |
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Facelift number 1 and square headlamps were fast becoming the in vogue design feature
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Hillman Hunter mkIII 1972 - 1975 |
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Facelift number 2 and
Detroit's 'coke-bottle' styling was on its way in however which made the Hunter seem a tad conservative for the 70's. They offered good value for money though for basic family motoring and it found 470,000 homes throughout its life. |
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Hillman Hunter GLS |
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Facelift number 3! The posh Hunter with double headlamp grille, a bit more
chrome and a plusher interior. A rare beast these days! |
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Hillman Hunter mkIV 1975 - 1979 |
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Just when you thought there could be no more... along comes facelift number 4. Well off the pace by now in both design and technology... at last the final run-out model that ended it's days as a Chrysler before being sold off to Iran... where it still survives as the Paykan! |
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