This now extinct breed of British motor car was swallowed up by the mighty corporations of Chrysler then the French Talbot and intern Peugeot . They are now are rare sight in much of the world but have survived well in Australia, NZ and other British dominions. The Hillman Motor Car Company dates from the late 1800's and was one of the great marquees to come out of Coventry England. Its stablemates in a British tradition of badge engineering where Humber, Sunbeam, Commer, Karrier and later Singer. The umbrella organization ROOTES GROUP was the epitome of all that was British. Its owner was none less than Lord Rootes from the House of Lords. Rootes made steadfastly solid reliable vehicles, with a large helping of engineering stodge and conservatism. The had a patriotic following but like so much else in Britain the modern realities of industrial unrest and the economics of the late 60's and early 70's forced Rootes into bankruptcy and an unenthusiastic buy out by Chrysler that lead slowly to the death of this British icon. This below was the new logo

Hillman "Special" Series 3a - 1959

Hillman Super Minx Mk2 Auto - 1964

Hillman "Special" Series 3a - 1959

Here are the three in my stable today. The 46 Mk 1 Hillman "10" Minx being an extremely rare car now and she is in excellent original condition and is from Victoria. My Series 3a Minx Special has still only cover 80,000 miles one owner from a diceased estate in Tasmania. The Mk 2 Super Minx Automatic came from a barn in northern Victoria. I am sure that there are still many more Hillman years left in me yet - they are all for daily life not for show and they all earn their keep