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Saturday, 27 April 2019

1962 HILLMAN MINX 1600 SERIES 3C - WEST END CLASSICS High Street Somersham PE28 3EN

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1962 HILLMAN MINX 1600 SERIES 3C

First time on the market in 55 years and with just 27,000 recorded miles, we are pleased to be able to offer this splendid Hillman Minx Series 3c in that lovely pastel green with oatmeal upholstery, a combination that works so well together. This one has the full-length front bench seat with floor gear change First sold new in May 1962 it then changed hands again one year later in May 1963 to Mr Rookard who retained the car up until 1990. The car was then sold as part of his estate by the executors in a sealed bid envelope type of auction and won by a main dealer garage proprietor. He retained the car but not registering it in his name, it would occasionally be used as a showroom exhibit (not for sale) but spent most of its years tucked up in bed in his own private garage. He did manage to put around 800miles on the clock in the first few years of ownership ‘odd local show etc’ evidence of four old mot cert’s, but after that, it was just a case of keeping the car up and running with a little maintenance thrown in when required

Naturally having the car squirrelled away for all this time has played a big part in the lovely unrestored and well-preserved condition we find it in today. The doors virtually close shut with your breath, panels all straight with a beautiful fit all round, upholstery is again a testimony to the mileage, and the underside shows no signs of rot or past repairs. Chrome still sparkles well but door handles are a little pitted if one wanted to be really picky. These curvy Hillmen are very easy on the eye and a real flashback to the 50s, that charming wraparound rear windscreen and the centre instrument panel looks like it was just removed from an aircraft. We have the original owners manual, BP service/ lubrication from Levittown garage in Cambridge, few old mots and the original brown buff log book along with Mr Rs driving licence from 1949. Front seat belts appear to have been installed from day one and the tool kit along with the spare wheel are all concealed in the boot. DEBIT / Credit / Cards taken along with other forms of payment. ( Delivery Service Available)

SOURCE: http://www.westendclassics.co.uk/car_for_sale/275/Hillman_Minx_1600cc_Series_3c_1962_Manual_27,000_Miles

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Tuesday, 18 September 2018

1928 HILLMAN FOURTEEN SIX LIGHT - Bridge Classic Cars The Nursery Main Road Pettistree Woodbridge Suffolk IP13 0HH

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1928 HILLMAN FOURTEEN SIX LIGHT

Built in late 1928 and first registered on the 9th January 1929. This car has a 1954cc, 4 cylinder engine and was one of the first models produced by Hillman, after Rootes Brothers purchased the company from William Hillman in 1928.

‘Henry’ still sports it’s original blue leather interior and has a right-hand gear change and handbrake levers obstructing the driver’s door. Entry/Exit should be from passenger side and then sliding across (very elegant)

This particular car was originally purchased by a gentleman in Chadwell Heather, Essex for the princely sum of £375.

Comes with a copy of the original owner’s handbook presented nicely in a leather bound folder.

‘Features of the new Fourteen’

Low to the ground. With its wide track and low centre of gravity, the new ‘Fourteen’ has remarkable stability and cornering qualities at all speeds; a result that has been obtained without any sacrifice of clearance, which is ample for all conditions, either at home or abroad . The lowering of the frame and flattening of the springs have allowed the mounting of body-work which, besides being unusually spacious, has that graceful low outline which stamps it as of the most modern design.

Good to drive and ride in. Hillman performance has always been outstanding. In the new model it is even better than before. A number of detail modifications have made the engine even more durably efficient, quieter and smoother at all speeds. There are improvements in the transmission; the radiator is bigger and deeper; the controls are neater; the instrument board is more attractive and is indirectly lighted; the four wheel brakes have been increased in power; the seats are wide; and the running boards are lower. Shock absorbers are fitted all round. To the many to whom comfort is of primary importance, the new Hillman will make and instant appeal. never before has such accommodation have achieved with so moderate a wheelbase.

Good to look at. The pride an owner takes in his car depends not a little on appearance. the Hillman looks what it is, the very best and most advanced examples its type. In all new Hillman bodies (other than Fabric models), pressed steel panels with integral mouldings are used throughout and form a perfect base for the cellulose finish. The new colour-schemes are particularly attractive – they are dignified and in every way appropriate to a product of exclusive quality. The fabric saloon and Segrave models are of genuine Weymann construction, which is admittedly the finest body of its type. The appearance of the Hillman Fourteen pleases they as much as its comfort and performance please its occupants on the road.

Viewing by appointment only, please note; the car is not stored in our Woodbridge workshops. Finance can be arranged by a third party. Office hours are Monday to Friday (Saturdays and Sundays can be arranged) 8am to 5pm. If you would like to know more then please call Craig on 01473 742038.

ORIGINAL SOURCE: http://www.bridgeclassiccars.co.uk/product/1928-hillman-fourteen/

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Friday, 2 February 2018

1973 HILLMAN AVENGER TIGER Mk II - Park Lane (UK) Ltd Omega Park, Alton, Hampshire GU34 2YU

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1973 HILLMAN AVENGER TIGER Mk II

As an accompanying Heritage Certificate confirms, this stunning condition Tiger Mk2 dates from 1972 and comes in the classic Sundance Yellow and matt black colour scheme.

Between 2009 and 2011 the car was treated to a total nut-and-bolt restoration which is fully documented by a file full of bills and photographs. In sound condition at the outset, the car remains original in terms of its chassis and bodywork with the original inner wings still date stamped and intact. Mechanically it has been somewhat upgraded but using parts that were available in period.

The engine was built around a genuine 'new old stock' factory 1600 block to Group N specification with Skip Brown polished con rods, +30 flat top pistons and an MSM fast road cam. Other upgrades include a factory competition 4036 head, Aldon distributor, Skip Brown competition manifolds, Ashley exhaust and rebuilt Weber 70/71 carbs. A brand new quick shift 5-speed competition gearbox with a Skip Brown alloy bellhousing has also been fitted. Other features include uprated brakes and suspension, competition steering rack and limited slip differential. Inside the car benefits from a Springalex steering wheel, Butlers map light and high back sports seats.

Since the restoration was completed the car has only covered some 2,400 miles (the odometer being re-set to zero) while the Skip Brown engine has only done some 600 miles.

The car comes with a large history file from new including various original sales brochures, handbooks and servicing literature. In outstanding condition throughout, this exceptionally rare car (it is believed only about 40 survive) is far more exclusive than a comparable Ford Escort RS or Mexico.

Original Source: https://www.parklaneuk.com/cars-for-sale/7633331-hillman-avenger-tiger-mk2/

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Thursday, 18 September 2014

1963 HILLMAN ZIMP by ZAGATO - BRIGHTWELLS AUCTIONS

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Over the next week we will be looking at some lots from Brightwells Auction to be held at Easters Court, Leominster.

With over 200 lots comprising of Cars, Tractors & Motorbikes there is a lot of tempting vehicles including a selection of restoration projects to keep you busy over the coming Winter months.

We kick off today with an interesting little vehicle in the shape of a
Hillman Zimp.

1963 HILLMAN ZIMP by ZAGATO

Lot number	83
Estimate	£20,000 - £25,000
Description	Hillman Zimp by Zagato
Registration	9053 PG
Year	1963
Colour	Red
Engine size	875 cc
Chassis No.	B411007821
Engine No.	411007821

One of the most revered of all the Italian coachbuilders, the Milanese firm of Zagato is also one of the most idiosyncratic with designs that range from the sublime to the (er, how shall we put this?) difficult.
While cars don’t get much more beautiful than Zagato’s renderings of the Aston Martin DB4 and the Bristol 406, they also don’t get much more challenging than their reworking of the Aston Martin V8 and the Bristol Beaufighter. What all their designs have in common though, is an unfaltering commitment to light weight and aerodynamic efficiency.
The Zimp concept was born 50 years ago when Zagato saw the potential for an aluminium-bodied GT based on Rootes Group's impressive new Hillman Imp – a brilliant rear-engined coupe that could have been Britain’s answer to the Porsche 911 if only Rootes had been allowed to develop it. Keen to boost sales and sprinkle some Italian glamour on the Imp, Rootes gave Zagato the thumbs up and supplied them with three second-hand Imp Deluxe models sourced by Rootes marketing man, Peter Thomas.
Zagato transformed them into Zimps in just nine months so they could be exhibited at the 1964 Earl's Court Motor Show. While the floorpan and running gear were all standard Imp, the aluminium coachwork was designed by Ercole Spada (of Aston Martin DB4, Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint, Giulia TZ and Junior Zagato fame) and was pleasingly light and airy with an almost push-me-pull-you symmetry when viewed from the side thanks to the droop-snoot nose and tail.
Weighing just 630kg and powered by the fantastic free-revving 875cc all-alloy Coventry Climax FWMA-based Imp engine, the Zimp had a top speed of 87mph. A 'Small Car' road test from January 1965 (copy on file) praised the Zimp for its "splendid driving position, well-padded seats and very good handling" which "never gave us a moment's anxiety even on unexpected bends." They also praised the elegant looks and the aerodynamics, noting how quickly and thoroughly the bodywork shed rain, and how it seemed "to cut through the air rather than elbow it aside."
Unfortunately, shortly after the prototypes were shown (with a projected retail price of £1,200), Rootes fell prey to the industrial unrest that was to plague Britain for the next decade. With losses mounting by the month, there were no funds to spare for such a frivolous exotic and by the time Chrysler came to the rescue, the Zimp project had been consigned to the scrapheap.
All three prototypes were given away to Rootes employees engaged on the project in lieu of wages and, remarkably, all three still survive to this day: two in the hands of an owner in Hampshire and this one, which the vendor acquired in the mid-1970s.
The first of the three prototypes to be made, 9053 PG is unique in having adjustable 'eyebrows' over the headlamps (operated via a dasboard lever), although the reasoning behind these has been lost in the mists of time. The vendor, a noted Zagato enthusiast, a personal friend of the Zagato family and a frequent visitor to the Milanese workshops, has questioned many people involved in the development of the car, including Ercole Spada himself, but none can recall just how these eyebrows came about.
When acquired the car had spent several years in a chicken coop on a farm in Bedfordshire but was then dumped outside when the farmer's son, whose car it was, went to university (dad clearly believing that chickens came before Zagato prototypes where accommodation was concerned!).
Luckily the Zimp had not deteriorated too badly and the vendor embarked on a leisurely restoration which eventually saw the car returned to the road in 1995 looking exactly as it had when it left the Zagato works in 1964 and also benefitting from a rebuilt engine and gearbox.
With less than 1,000 miles under its wheels since the restoration was completed, the car remains in very good order throughout and is said to run and drive well although it has not been used on the road since its last MOT expired in 2006. It comes with a few spares including a new water pump, new clutch assembly, new headlamps and new aluminium door kick plates.
A very well-known car that has been featured in numerous magazine articles over the years (several of which are included in the history file), this intriguing prototype also comes with original black-and-white photographs showing it being built at the Zagato works in 1964 and a copy of a sketch of the car that Ercole Spada dashed off in a matter of seconds while at a dinner party with the vendor just a few years ago.
A fascinating machine from the ‘what might have been’ drawer of motoring history, this unique prototype has excellent provenance, would grace any collection and is sure to be of interest to all Zagato aficionados.