* Hillman Husky 1954 – 63

Six family saloon cars ; Ford Consul ( 200 / 200M ), Austin A50 Cambridge ( 201 / 201M ), Morris Cowley ( 202 / 202M ), Vauxhall Velox ( 203 / 203M ), Rover 90 ( 204 / 204M ), Riley Pathfinder ( 205 / 205M ) and Hillman Husky ( 206 / 206M ), and two sports cars ; Austin-Healey 100 ( 300 ) and Triumph TR2 ( 301 ).

A small van, the Commer Imp, was introduced in November 1965 and an estate version, using most of the same panels but with side windows behind the b-pillar, known as the Hillman Husky was produced from 1967.

The van's pressings were later used to create an estate, badged as a Hillman Husky, which came out in 1967.

The " Hillman Husky " name was resurrected in 1967 for an Imp based estate car

* Hillman Husky ( estate version of the Imp from 1967 )

The Commer Cob is a 7 cwt delivery van which was was introduced in early 1956 and was based upon the Hillman Husky, itself a derivative of the Hillman Minx Mark VIII.

In 1958 new Cob and Husky models were introduced, based on the ' Audax ' Hillman Minx.

The Hillman Husky estate car, which was introduced in July 1967, was based on the Imp Van.

Throughout the life of the Minx there was usually an estate version, and from 1954 to 1965 there was also a short-wheelbase estate, the Hillman Husky, and additionally a van derivative of that, known as the Commer Cob.

The Squire competed in the same market segment as the Hillman Husky and the Austin A30 / A35 based estate: these were significantly more popular in the UK than longer estates at the time.

The car made extensive use of components from other Rootes Group vehicles and was built on a modified floorpan from the Hillman Husky estate car.

The Hillman Husky was a line of British passenger vehicles manufactured between 1954 and 1970 by the Rootes Group, under their Hillman marque.

The first ( or " Mark 1 ") Hillman Husky, introduced in 1954, was a small estate based on the contemporary " Mark VIII " Hillman Minx.

File: Hillman Husky Audax S3 registered 1966 1390 cc. JPG | Series III

The final iteration of the " Audax " Hillman Husky, the " Series III ", made its debut in 1963, along with a face-lift for the whole Minx range ( and its badge-engineered derivatives ).

File: Hillman_Husky_rear. jpg | Hillman Husky ( 1967-1970 )

File: S_Hillman_Husky_side. jpg | Hillman Husky ( 1967-1970 )

Hillman Husky

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In South Africa, the car — like the larger Hunter assembled there — used Peugeot engines and was badged as a Dodge rather than a Hillman, while in New Zealand the car, assembled from CKD kits by importer Todd Motors ( later Mitsubishi Motors NZ ), was available initially in 4-door and, later, 5-door estate forms.

Rapier running gear ( though not the estate chassis ) was also used in the Humber Sceptre, Hillman GT and Hillman Hunter GT models from the Arrow range.

At first he drives an old Hillman Hunter, when this is destroyed it is replaced with a bright orange Ford Cortina estate.

* The Californian, a coupe version of the British Hillman Imp automobile

Its engines and suspension were used in later models of the Paykan, the Iranian version of the Hillman Hunter.

Following the 1967 acquisition of Rootes by Chrysler, the Arrow derivatives were rationalised until only the Hillman Hunter version was left by 1976, at which time it was re-badged as a Chrysler, which it was to be for the remaining 3 years of its life.

The first models, launched on the domestic market in October 1966 with a 1725 cc engine, were given the Hillman Hunter name with the respected name Hillman Minx ( for the cheaper 1496 cc version ), following in January 1967.

The new Ford cab was used again in April 1966 with a new version of the Carrimore Car Transporter ( 1138 ) which had been re-designed to carry up to six Corgi cars, and which also featured in Gift Set 41 along with six cars ; Ford Cortina Estate ( 440 ), Rover 2000 ( 252 ), Hillman Imp ( 251 ), Mini Cooper De-Luxe ( 249 ), Austin Seven ( 225 ) and Mini Cooper Monte Carlo 1966 ( 321 ).

* Hillman Imp Californian ( coupé / fastback saloon version )

The final version of the Minx was the " New Minx " launched in 1967, which was part of the " Arrow " family and essentially a basic version of the Hillman Hunter.

The New Minx was introduced in 1967 as a stripped version of the Hillman Hunter.

Hillman Avenger Saloon: a two-door version was offered from 1973.

The 80 used the Hillman Minx based engine with ohv and the 90 utilised a modified version of the Humber Hawk with ohv.

The Avenger's wheelbase was shortened by, and some modifications were made to accommodate the small 928 cc Coventry Climax engine, a version of the unit inherited from the little Hillman Imp also made in Linwood.

The Gazelle was the first Singer to be produced following the take-over of the Singer company by the Rootes Group in 1956 and was a version of the mainstream Hillman Minx differing mainly in retaining the Singer overhead cam engine.

The original Humber Sceptre, appearing in 1964, was an upmarket version of the Hillman Super Minx.

#" Old John Robertson " version ( Chris Hillman, Roger McGuinn ) – 1: 49

Additionally, The Byrds ' bass player, Chris Hillman, recorded an acoustic version of " Eight Miles High " as part of his 2005 album, The Other Side.

After absorbing Bond Cars in 1969, which had also been a maker of three-wheeler cars ( though in their case with Hillman Imp 875 cc rear engines ) Reliant used the Bond name for the iconic 1970s Bond Bug, a sporty three-wheeler designed by the Ogle designer Tom Karen.

Many " conventional " cars are in the collection, including an Austin Allegro, an Austin Metro previously owned by Lady Diana Spencer, a Ford Escort MK2, Hillman Imp, Triumph Acclaim, Talbot Sunbeam, Talbot Horizon, Peugeot 206, Peugeot 405 and a DeLorean DMC-12 car made famous by the Back to The Future films.

Rosemary Smith ( Hillman Imp ) was also disqualified from sixth place, after winning the Coupe des Dames, the ladies ' class.

Construction of the car factory began in 1961 to produce the Hillman Imp, a revolutionary small car which went into production when the factory was opened on 2 May 1963, and was not discontinued until 1976.

The engines tested was Volvo B18, Ford V4, Triumph 1300, Lancia V4 engine, Opel, Volkswagen and Hillman Imp.

Rhisiart Jones said his brother loves to travel and that after college Ieuan " organised a ' rite of passage ' trip across Europe in his Hillman Imp.

The Linwood car plant manufactured the Hillman Imp, a competitor to BMC's Mini, and provided up to 9, 000 jobs during peak production but was closed by Peugeot-Citroen in 1981.

The rear-engine Hillman Imp never caught on with the buying public.

In 1963, Rootes introduced the Hillman Imp, a compact rear engined saloon with an innovative all-aluminium OHC engine, based on a Coventry Climax engine design ( originally used for a fire pump ).

Chrysler UK soldiered on with a range of worthy but increasingly outmoded rear-wheel drive family cars like the Hillman Avenger ( introduced in 1970 ) and Hillman Hunter ( introduced in 1966 ), while the Imp – which by now had most of its teething problems ironed out – was largely ignored by the new management.

A complete departure in 1963 was the Hillman Imp using a Coventry Climax all alloy, 875 cc rear engine and built in a brand new factory in Linwood, Scotland.

* Hillman Imp 1963 – 76

Following the Hillman Imp, consideration was given to developing a larger rear-engined car, but this concept was dismissed, and the engineering settled on for the new car was more conventional and closer to the layout of the existing Audax series ( which included the previous Hillman Minx ).

A Hillman Imp was also issued as a Monte Carlo Rally car ( 328 ), finished in blue with a white flash along the sides and two jewelled rally lamps, and was driven by an all female team of Rosemary Smith and Valerie Domleo in the 1966 event.

Hillman Imp, with the engine cover and the rear window lifted

' Coupe ' variants badged respectively as the Hillman Imp Californian, the Sunbeam Stiletto and ( as here ) the Singer Chamois coupe featured a more steeply raked rear window which could not be opened.

The Hillman Imp is a compact, rear-engined saloon car that was manufactured under the Hillman marque by the Rootes Group ( later Chrysler Europe ) from 1963 to 1976.