A little story for you guys. My grandfather in the 70's was a chairman of an important state-run chemistry company in (back then) communist Poland. At one time he went to the UK for a business trip where he bought the beautiful Hunter. When he came back to his homeland it was like driving a Mercedes E Class in a country full of Fiat Pandas. People would always follow it with their eyes on the streets. Unfortunately, he was forced to sell it because of lack of counterparts (at one point the car has broken down) and got a Lada Samara instead. Now he really regrets his decision, and Hillman Hunter still remains in his heart as a brilliant piece of engineering, which brought him a spark of colourful West in boring and grey Eastern European country, which Poland was back then. Now, he's in his late 80s, and had plenty of cars in his life, but he often recalls this vehicle as the best he's ever had. Greetings from Poland!
Never liked the Hillman Hunter myself..... It's ultimately all down to personal preference, and I personally prefer the Lada to the Hunter.....But as they say, everyone's different.....
I was 18 and lived with my parents in Arbroath 1974 and my dad had a hunter 1725 gls gold colour, I loved the car and at every opportunity would pleased when dad let me borrow it as my girlfriend was in dundee it was great going pick her up and often just drove around happy days 😊😊❤
We had one too...Dad bought it span new in Kilkenny in 1976/77 ....A brown Chrysler Hillman Hunter....We had it for over 10 years....... IT WAS THE WORST CAR WE EVER EVER HAD......
We had a hunter super a 72 it was in wardance red you could see us from a mile off lol carried 6 kids mam and dad late 70s era no radio had to sing hits of the day 👍
Ah memories. My Mum had one of these back in 1977, I think it was a 1798cc. We got it secondhand off our neighbour. First car I attempted to drive. I was 10 yrs old and I decided to borrow it while my Mum was out. I got as far as across the road and nearly bunny hopped it into some railings. Me and a mate promptly pushed it back to where it started and I never did that again. Lesson learned.
Let's not forget that this shape of car was not only the Hillman Hunter, there was initially also the Hillman Minx, Singer Gazelle, Singer Vogue and Humber Sceptre, and the Sunbeam Alpine and Rapier were coupe versions.
Spot on! By chance, a couple of years ago, I met Geoff Caverhill, the author of The Rootes Story, a very good book jndeed albeit a little pricey. I do love the audax and arrows ranges, there is something about them which makes them very distinctive against their contemporaries. It's a shame the Hunter featured here doesn't have period wheels, I feel those alloys don't really suit it.
I had one of these as my first car. It originally was my granddads and got me through art school. Strapped paintings to the roof and ferried five people on a regular basis. All through two Australian summers with the terrible air conditioning.
What a great example of this very underrated car. Built during times when this size was a perfect family car. I've PDI'd many new ones, good strong engines and a nice positive gearbox.
So true - very underrated - well made and understated. Somehow always stayed under the radar. A school friend's first car was a green Humber Sceptre - basically the same car but with wood and chrome everywhere. Lovely
@@NapalmBond At the time it was considered as a medium sized family car comparable with the Mk2 Cortina, small compared to the average family brick shaped SUV today.
I had one of these think it was GLS parked it on my employers drive. I never saw it again. He was a rough. Nice car though thank you for uploading. Great video.
My father used to get these every two years. One even broke down on the way back from picking it up new. As a young lad fanatic about cars my dream was for him to have another car, or at the very least one with a 1725cc engine instead of a 1500cc engine. I learnt to drive in it and was then astounded at how pleasant it was to then drive any other car.
Nice Hunter. I own a very early one, registered her in the UK in January 1967. I am having to restore mine, although it is exceptional for its age. I am its third owner, and the first owner had it for 45 years. Whoever buys yours will be lucky. If I did not already have mine, I would have bid for yours!
Philip Glover Does your one have the earlier all chrome grille and the round headlights? I think the '69 model had the long rectangular headlight for that year only, the 1970 model getting the smaller rectangular "sealed beam" headlight. Maybe I'm mistaken, but I certainly learned a lot about cars lying under that Hunter, fond memories indeed.
caffjohn My Hunter does have the all chrome grille and the round headlights, as did the 'new' Minx that had the Hunter body. My Dad owned a 'new' Minx and that was the first car that I drove off-road aged 12. I learned to drive on the road in that same car from my 17th birthday. I have always wished that my Dad had never sold it, so now at least I have a Hunter that is virtually identical at first site.
@@Philip2Sierras Yea.That be the 1500 engine.with the alloy sump? I had a 1970 Singer Vogue,back in a bout the late 70s. Had all the gauges(not the tacho) all the wood grain dash/ door panels..Still the same motor(1725) & same carb as the hunter. Had that car for bout 5 years.
HI, my father has one like yours, the same color, but all chrome grille and round headlights. He gave it to me and my family, but needs to be restored and is very expensive. Love our 1967 Hillman.
My dad had this car back in the 70 s . It was automat same color . What a great car . Hard as coffin nails . I live in the usa for the last 30 years. When I se great engineering and functional design I call that hill man hunter. No planed oblesion in the engineering. A great vehicle
Always a nice looking car, easy to maintain and work on. I like them and I would like one. The values for very tidy ones are creaping up now here in New Zealand. I always take pleasure in seeing them around still. I have a Humber Hawk Series II.
This one is now in the UK. Been wax oiled, and all the brakes rebuild. Clutch master and slave. New exhaust and tires. Light switch repriced. In all £900 just in parts. So a few more little jobs to do and after the summer the bits you see on the body work will get fixed. Most common comment "my dad had one" :-)
I had one identical to this in NZ around eermm 1985ish? Lovely vehicle 'till some ol' boozer turned across my bow and the insurance company wrote her off. Should have bought the wreck.Now have a classic Hillman Husky 1962 so Rootes in the blood. first car? A 1960 Humber 80 (Hillman Minx Audex in UK)
I learned to drive in this car even the colour was the same. My dad's old work car, it was simple to drive everything felt soft and loose. So low geared, we never used first gear, take off in second, it needed an overdrive gear badly. Fond memories though, something special about the old Hillman Hunter.
Brings back memories of my dad who had a Hunter Green one and Foster's School and Fray Bentos pies for some reason (maybe because in Iran they were called the Pie Can)
My old man bought a second hand Hillman Hunter it was brown, and back in those days 70s people tended to buy a Haynes manual for the vehicle to help with repairs. When he got the manual home it was the exact same car on the front cover with the same registration. It was really funny.
This car was in production in Iran from 1967 till 2005 with the name of PEYKAN. Every Iranian has a memory with this car. My dad had a 1980 model ( long after seasing production in UK). Because of its simple design and basic technology it was the best choice to bring the car manufacturing technology to the country. Untill 1985 all the parts were coming from UK when Chrisler the new owner of Talbot seased selling parts to Iran. Gradually domestic production percentage reached to 100percent on the last few years before stopping production .
Masoud J I will be purchasing a 1969 hunter hc tomorrow... I think it’s called a peykan Kar in Iran..... I think it’s missing a couple origional badges and chrome trim around the wheel arches.... do you think it would be best to find these items online in Iran or uk?
This car is a beauty it did very well to survive in such fantastic condition. My Father had an identical model to this one....slightly worse condition..well, more than slightly worse... I wouldn't think there are many '69 Hunters left on this planet, let alone any in near as good nick as this one. I'd love it.
***** Only in my dreams I fear. Do you have the original wheels for it? Do you know its history how many owners etc? It must have been someone's pride and joy for many years to be in such fantastic condition. My father bought his in 1976 and for the times that 1725cc model was considered quite up-market boasting such goodies as an alternator, two speed wipers and reclining seats no less!!
caffjohn Hi Yes, i also have the original wheels complete with tyres. I know some history on this car. It had 2 previous owners, the first one had it for about 2 or 3 years and sadly passed away. the last owner, had it for most of the time, and this was used as a sunday car and always been garaged. No wonder its a low milage and in such a good condition.
Wonderful cars. Possibly my favourite ordinary blokes car ever. The Hillman Hunter GLS is my favourite car of all the cars in the world. By far the fastest GT car of the early mid seventies, and so few people realise that they blew away any Escort or Cortina of that era, Mexico's included.
In addition in the 80s my brothers and I mistook this car for an ATV it wore us out we drove the shite of it and it kept on giving. We as young teens had a blast. For the last 20 years I drove high end vehicles MB jag caddy etc they all lack the hart and soles of this little monster
Ah 80s NZ, first car to drive (blue) 2nd lesson got told to me drive home, got stuck on curb, extra revs and hit brothers holden ute - scratched his bumper, but stoved in dads radiator. 3 hr bike ride to get a new one. Later wrote off body and we found a 2nd hand body at a wreckers yard, (hand painted with a brush, red with blue hood) had 100mm padbolts to hold bonnet down (used like "bonnet pins") planed to replace padbolts and repaint car till everyone said it looked cool. Fun to drive on gravel roads, handled drifting well.
Chrysler Australia manufactured these Hillman Hunter variants for about 2-3 years, (1969-1972) as a 4 cylinder sedan and wagon. After that, the 'Galant' was introduced, made by Mitsubishi Motors, and rebadged by Chrysler Australia. I remember the Arrow, (base model, round headlights) the Hunter (standard, a few extra chrome strips), and the Royal (special hubcaps, ornaments (crest on bonnet)). They were popular, and I think much of the design went back to the days of 'Rootes Group' making the Hillman up to the mid-1960's..
I started at a rootes dealer in cippenham slough Called NORMANS OF SLOUGH..1970 the avenger had just come out.....vividly remember all the cars..imp range..hunters avengers etc
sasancohen یادش بخیر پیکان آونجر موتور تخت ۱۷۲۵ سی سی ، خداییش من خیلی ماشین خوب سوار شدم و داستم اما نمیدونم چرا هنوز لذت رانندگی با پیکان برام یک چیز دیگه هست
I owned an Automatic Minx, the basic version of this car a 1968 model which I bought in 1971 and sold in 1973. It had rotten sills and was rusting through on the front of the wings at 5 years old when I sold it. Not a bad car they all rusted badly in those times.
Fantastic car in its time made in coventry different versions including the singer vogue same shape and made in kit for to send to Iran and assembled there.
Hi, yes its a very nice car,, one owner and all original. Sorry we had to sell it cause we're into old VWs, we love old cars, but focus more on VWs, but now its new owner is enjoying it.
My father had a 69 Singer Gazelle in the same colour. Essentially the same car but a 1500 engine a wood dashboard with round instruments, light brown trim a nd a slightly more blingy nose.
Hello my friends I am from Iran and I was born in 1988 My people have a lot of memories with this car This car is for the people of Iran like Ford Mustang for the American people In the past, many Iranian fathers had Hillman Hunter And this was my generation's hero's car Our fathers traveled with these cars,, or worked with this cars Hillman Hunter is sold in Iran under the name paykan And the "paykan" means the "arrow" However, after years of stopping production of this car in Iran Young people rebuild old models
John Drake because back in the day the colours were the same for all cars: Red: Dynamo / Alternator not charging Orange: No / Low oil pressure Green: Indicators
My dad had a 72 hunter super in war dance red colour here in ireland he bought it in 78 had it till bout 19 84 ah memories i even remember the reg lzm876 lol wonder if its still out there
takes Mr back to my school days Dad had a minx model and he claimed it had the bigger hunter engine in it. no one believed him...till checked and tested it...he was right!.....weird! after that he got hold of a 63 vogue. and to me that was a better car at least inside he said it was better...this one is in good. condition and the wheels go well with it
We have a family here in Pakistan. They have exactly same car like this which can be restored very easily. It is in a good condition. I wonder how much restored Card like this will be worth today and if we want to restore it where we can get those parts mostly we need small things like interior things and lights and stuff engine can be repaired here very easily and even the suspension
in the past I've owned 4 Avengers' 1 Hunter' & must say the Hillman Avenger is much better car to drive than the Hunter. The Avenger had rack & pinion steering were the Hunter had steering box & leaf springs on rear, also front door hinge pins suffered from wear & the doors dropped when opened. Hillman did a works Avenger with Hartwell parts - the GT, it replaced the Tiger Avenger, also the Avenger didn't use the Hunter engine as some people think. The Avenger didn't use any parts from the Hunter unlike the Morris Marina from British Leyland ...
My uncle had one of these in black. It was an ex-army vehicle, possibly used for chaufeuring the military brass around in. It had a paint chip on the bonnet where the small flag had been placed. As far as I remember it was a 'Y' reg, but after a new engine was fitted in the late 1980s or early 1990s it eventually ended up rotting away on his driveway when he got a caravette. What a waste of a classic someone could have made use of.
The Singer models, Gazelle and Vogue, more rare than the Hillman Hunter are more upmarket and have a different fascia. It is the top of the range Humber Sceptre that is most sought after.
A little story for you guys. My grandfather in the 70's was a chairman of an important state-run chemistry company in (back then) communist Poland. At one time he went to the UK for a business trip where he bought the beautiful Hunter. When he came back to his homeland it was like driving a Mercedes E Class in a country full of Fiat Pandas. People would always follow it with their eyes on the streets. Unfortunately, he was forced to sell it because of lack of counterparts (at one point the car has broken down) and got a Lada Samara instead. Now he really regrets his decision, and Hillman Hunter still remains in his heart as a brilliant piece of engineering, which brought him a spark of colourful West in boring and grey Eastern European country, which Poland was back then. Now, he's in his late 80s, and had plenty of cars in his life, but he often recalls this vehicle as the best he's ever had. Greetings from Poland!
Never liked the Hillman Hunter myself..... It's ultimately all down to personal preference, and I personally prefer the Lada to the Hunter.....But as they say, everyone's different.....
I was 18 and lived with my parents in Arbroath 1974 and my dad had a hunter 1725 gls gold colour, I loved the car and at every opportunity would pleased when dad let me borrow it as my girlfriend was in dundee it was great going pick her up and often just drove around happy days 😊😊❤
My father had a golden brown back in 70s in Ireland when we were kids. A great car.
Yes, very popular in Ireland back then. They drove well, too.
We had one too...Dad bought it span new in Kilkenny in 1976/77 ....A brown Chrysler Hillman Hunter....We had it for over 10 years....... IT WAS THE WORST CAR WE EVER EVER HAD......
We had a hunter super a 72 it was in wardance red you could see us from a mile off lol carried 6 kids mam and dad late 70s era no radio had to sing hits of the day 👍
Classic car - childhood memories come flooding back !!
Its very memorial for iranian people
همه ی ایرانیا با این ماشین و پیکان خاطره دارن .
یادش بخیر
As well the Nissan Junior
Do they still make parts for them in Iran?
Ah memories. My Mum had one of these back in 1977, I think it was a 1798cc. We got it secondhand off our neighbour. First car I attempted to drive. I was 10 yrs old and I decided to borrow it while my Mum was out. I got as far as across the road and nearly bunny hopped it into some railings. Me and a mate promptly pushed it back to where it started and I never did that again. Lesson learned.
Mann In Vannin hi , no It was 1927 cc avenger motor
I maintain that the dodge charger is the american version of the hillman hunter. Chrysler obtained rootes, and got design ideas from the iconic hunter
Let's not forget that this shape of car was not only the Hillman Hunter, there was initially also the Hillman Minx, Singer Gazelle, Singer Vogue and Humber Sceptre, and the Sunbeam Alpine and Rapier were coupe versions.
Spot on! By chance, a couple of years ago, I met Geoff Caverhill, the author of The Rootes Story, a very good book jndeed albeit a little pricey. I do love the audax and arrows ranges, there is something about them which makes them very distinctive against their contemporaries. It's a shame the Hunter featured here doesn't have period wheels, I feel those alloys don't really suit it.
I had one of these as my first car. It originally was my granddads and got me through art school. Strapped paintings to the roof and ferried five people on a regular basis. All through two Australian summers with the terrible air conditioning.
What a great example of this very underrated car. Built during times when this size was a perfect family car. I've PDI'd many new ones, good strong engines and a nice positive gearbox.
So true - very underrated - well made and understated. Somehow always stayed under the radar. A school friend's first car was a green Humber Sceptre - basically the same car but with wood and chrome everywhere. Lovely
Dad had one for a couple of days, while a work college borrowed our family car, it was a bit cramped in the back for 3 kids.
@@NapalmBond At the time it was considered as a medium sized family car comparable with the Mk2 Cortina, small compared to the average family brick shaped SUV today.
@@levelcrossing150 in NZ most family cars were 6cylinder, 6 seater sedan or wagon. Needed to tow boats etc!
I had one of these think it was GLS parked it on my employers drive. I never saw it again. He was a rough. Nice car though thank you for uploading. Great video.
My father used to get these every two years. One even broke down on the way back from picking it up new. As a young lad fanatic about cars my dream was for him to have another car, or at the very least one with a 1725cc engine instead of a 1500cc engine. I learnt to drive in it and was then astounded at how pleasant it was to then drive any other car.
I used to pull the rotor arm out of the distributer cap and put it in my pocket so no one could pinch it. Wish I could still do the same these days!
Nice Hunter. I own a very early one, registered her in the UK in January 1967. I am having to restore mine, although it is exceptional for its age. I am its third owner, and the first owner had it for 45 years. Whoever buys yours will be lucky. If I did not already have mine, I would have bid for yours!
Philip Glover Does your one have the earlier all chrome grille and the round headlights? I think the '69 model had the long rectangular headlight for that year only, the 1970 model getting the smaller rectangular "sealed beam" headlight. Maybe I'm mistaken, but I certainly learned a lot about cars lying under that Hunter, fond memories indeed.
caffjohn My Hunter does have the all chrome grille and the round headlights, as did the 'new' Minx that had the Hunter body. My Dad owned a 'new' Minx and that was the first car that I drove off-road aged 12. I learned to drive on the road in that same car from my 17th birthday. I have always wished that my Dad had never sold it, so now at least I have a Hunter that is virtually identical at first site.
@@Philip2Sierras Yea.That be the 1500 engine.with the alloy sump? I had a 1970 Singer Vogue,back in a bout the late 70s. Had all the gauges(not the tacho) all the wood grain dash/ door panels..Still the same motor(1725) & same carb as the hunter. Had that car for bout 5 years.
HI, my father has one like yours, the same color, but all chrome grille and round headlights. He gave it to me and my family, but needs to be restored and is very expensive. Love our 1967 Hillman.
My dad had this car back in the 70 s . It was automat same color . What a great car . Hard as coffin nails . I live in the usa for the last 30 years. When I se great engineering and functional design I call that hill man hunter. No planed oblesion in the engineering. A great vehicle
I also drove this car in Iran for 15 years, now I am going to buy an English Hillman Hunter and rebuild it, I enjoy having this car .
Always a nice looking car, easy to maintain and work on. I like them and I would like one.
The values for very tidy ones are creaping up now here in New Zealand. I always take pleasure in seeing them around still.
I have a Humber Hawk Series II.
My first Car was one like this, Just loved it. Slipping Gears and all.
This one is now in the UK. Been wax oiled, and all the brakes rebuild. Clutch master and slave. New exhaust and tires. Light switch repriced. In all £900 just in parts. So a few more little jobs to do and after the summer the bits you see on the body work will get fixed. Most common comment "my dad had one" :-)
Great to hear it's preservation is on going. That's one amazing Hunter.
Yup, my dad had one. Hunter DL 1972
I had one identical to this in NZ around eermm 1985ish? Lovely vehicle 'till some ol' boozer turned across my bow and the insurance company wrote her off. Should have bought the wreck.Now have a classic Hillman Husky 1962 so Rootes in the blood. first car? A 1960 Humber 80 (Hillman Minx Audex in UK)
Classic 1960s styling. Reminds me a little of a Ford Falcon, we had a 1961 model.
Love the taxi protectors inside covering everything.
A good honest example.
I learned to drive in this car even the colour was the same.
My dad's old work car, it was simple to drive everything felt soft and loose.
So low geared, we never used first gear, take off in second, it needed an overdrive gear badly.
Fond memories though, something special about the old Hillman Hunter.
Yes so true, It did need a 5th gear and not an overdrive they did have which consumes energy and is less efficient.
passed my driving test in one of these back in 76 fond memories of good times
Passed mine in a Hunter in 96.
Passed my test in the Singer Vogue version in 1968.Basically the same car.
از اتومبیل های زمان خودش واقعا عالی بود یادش بخیر
Brings back memories of my dad who had a Hunter Green one and Foster's School and Fray Bentos pies for some reason (maybe because in Iran they were called the Pie Can)
Nice hunter 🌹❤💯👌
My old man bought a second hand Hillman Hunter it was brown, and back in those days 70s people tended to buy a Haynes manual for the vehicle to help with repairs. When he got the manual home it was the exact same car on the front cover with the same registration. It was really funny.
Wow! That's a great story. What are the chances, he?
Wow! Great story. What are the chances, eh?
This car was in production in Iran from 1967 till 2005 with the name of PEYKAN. Every Iranian has a memory with this car. My dad had a 1980 model ( long after seasing production in UK).
Because of its simple design and basic technology it was the best choice to bring the car manufacturing technology to the country.
Untill 1985 all the parts were coming from UK when Chrisler the new owner of Talbot seased selling parts to Iran.
Gradually domestic production percentage reached to 100percent on the last few years before stopping production .
Masoud J I will be purchasing a 1969 hunter hc tomorrow... I think it’s called a peykan Kar in Iran..... I think it’s missing a couple origional badges and chrome trim around the wheel arches.... do you think it would be best to find these items online in Iran or uk?
Frankey purchase it from Iran
@@SuperAmir64 I remember streets of Iran were packed with these cars, somehow most Iranians were mad as I was about this car.
My dad had one, Hunter GT with Holby head and twin strommies and overdrive, ie a switch on the gear lever.
یادش بخیر
هیلمن هانتر انگلیسی
پیکان ایرانی
My dad had a '69 '70 Hillman GT. I think there's 1 left in the UK now !!
This car is a beauty it did very well to survive in such fantastic condition. My Father had an identical model to this one....slightly worse condition..well, more than slightly worse... I wouldn't think there are many '69 Hunters left on this planet, let alone any in near as good nick as this one. I'd love it.
caffjohn Thanks for your comments. looking for a new owner as i need some room in the garage and cash for a restoration of a 1955 oval window beetle.
***** Only in my dreams I fear. Do you have the original wheels for it? Do you know its history how many owners etc? It must have been someone's pride and joy for many years to be in such fantastic condition. My father bought his in 1976 and for the times that 1725cc model was considered quite up-market boasting such goodies as an alternator, two speed wipers and reclining seats no less!!
caffjohn Hi
Yes, i also have the original wheels complete with tyres. I know some history on this car.
It had 2 previous owners, the first one had it for about 2 or 3 years and sadly passed away. the last owner, had it for most of the time, and this was used as a sunday car and always been garaged. No wonder its a low milage and in such a good condition.
Wonderful cars. Possibly my favourite ordinary blokes car ever. The Hillman Hunter GLS is my favourite car of all the cars in the world. By far the fastest GT car of the early mid seventies, and so few people realise that they blew away any Escort or Cortina of that era, Mexico's included.
In addition in the 80s my brothers and I mistook this car for an ATV it wore us out we drove the shite of it and it kept on giving. We as young teens had a blast. For the last 20 years I drove high end vehicles MB jag caddy etc they all lack the hart and soles of this little monster
My grandmother had one of these...quite good for a car with a lawnmower engine in it
Lots of British cars were using this kind of engine during 60-80s , Triumph, MG, Morris, vaxhaul
My father had this car. I learned to drive on it.
Ah 80s NZ, first car to drive (blue) 2nd lesson got told to me drive home, got stuck on curb, extra revs and hit brothers holden ute - scratched his bumper, but stoved in dads radiator. 3 hr bike ride to get a new one. Later wrote off body and we found a 2nd hand body at a wreckers yard, (hand painted with a brush, red with blue hood) had 100mm padbolts to hold bonnet down (used like "bonnet pins") planed to replace padbolts and repaint car till everyone said it looked cool. Fun to drive on gravel roads, handled drifting well.
my second car after a hillman imp was a 69 hunter ..great car (i got it in 1984)
Best car ever my first car
The handbrake on the Hillman Hunter and all the Singer and Humber variants is unusually not in the centre but near the driver's door.
What type of engine is under the bonnet?
We had one in 1971 - am estate. Same colour. Different dash. Circular speedo. Wings would rust behind headlights as no liners.
We had few of these in the family. All of them have the same problem: Water leaks in the leg area while raining!
We had a "H" reg one briefly in the early 80's - but it was on its last legs and lasted about 5 months.
I learnt to drive in this model, hand brake on the right between seat and door.
Chrysler Australia manufactured these Hillman Hunter variants for about 2-3 years, (1969-1972) as a 4 cylinder sedan and wagon. After that, the 'Galant' was introduced, made by Mitsubishi Motors, and rebadged by Chrysler Australia. I remember the Arrow, (base model, round headlights) the Hunter (standard, a few extra chrome strips), and the Royal (special hubcaps, ornaments (crest on bonnet)). They were popular, and I think much of the design went back to the days of 'Rootes Group' making the Hillman up to the mid-1960's..
I started at a rootes dealer in cippenham slough
Called NORMANS OF SLOUGH..1970 the avenger had just come out.....vividly remember all the cars..imp range..hunters avengers etc
My first car was a hunter 1500 dl with the twin raised instrument dash , bonnet opened with the pull at the grill
Wery wery good 👌💯🌹❤❤
I love it .it is my dream
i learned driving with this car and also driving licence exame , very cool car in iran
sasancohen یادش بخیر پیکان آونجر موتور تخت ۱۷۲۵ سی سی ، خداییش من خیلی ماشین خوب سوار شدم و داستم اما نمیدونم چرا هنوز لذت رانندگی با پیکان برام یک چیز دیگه هست
I owned an Automatic Minx, the basic version of this car a 1968 model which I bought in 1971 and sold in 1973. It had rotten sills and was rusting through on the front of the wings at 5 years old when I sold it. Not a bad car they all rusted badly in those times.
do you still have it for sale?
I got pulled over by a Police magenta Hillman Hunter on my pedal moped in 1979, it must have been one of the last police cars with an electric bell.
Fantastic car in its time made in coventry different versions including the singer vogue same shape and made in kit for to send to Iran and assembled there.
I have one '68 model, and it is waiting for restoration :)
Gorgeous
A very nice car, fun to drive!
Hi, yes its a very nice car,, one owner and all original. Sorry we had to sell it cause we're into old VWs, we love old cars, but focus more on VWs, but now its new owner is enjoying it.
My father had a 69 Singer Gazelle in the same colour. Essentially the same car but a 1500 engine a wood dashboard with round instruments, light brown trim a nd a slightly more blingy nose.
my late dad owned one these when i was little he traded it in 1982 for a Morris Marrina Estate 1880 SDL Super
nice slotmags
Fitted in 1972 and they are MOMO.
My great grandfather used to own one of these babies
Based on the chassis number it is a Hillman Hunter Mk2 (the LB numbered ones were produced 1969/70) and it is in Glade Green (colour code 132).
Hello my friends
I am from Iran and I was born in 1988
My people have a lot of memories with this car
This car is for the people of Iran like Ford Mustang for the American people
In the past, many Iranian fathers had Hillman Hunter
And this was my generation's hero's car
Our fathers traveled with these cars,, or worked with this cars
Hillman Hunter is sold in Iran under the name paykan
And the "paykan" means the "arrow"
However, after years of stopping production of this car in Iran
Young people rebuild old models
This was very popular in the UK too. Did you have the Avenger?
I also drove this car in Iran for 15 years, now I am going to buy an English Hillman Hunter and rebuild it, I enjoy having this car .
Nice to see the youth are understanding the value of heritage. The products in their history and the good will of companies of the quality of Rootes.
Thats good stuff mate
Great condition
Why was the hand brake on that side
So how do you know what the yellow and red gauge lights indicate?
John Drake because back in the day the colours were the same for all cars:
Red: Dynamo / Alternator not charging
Orange: No / Low oil pressure
Green: Indicators
This model was popular in South Africa where they were assembled but it was fitted with a Peugeot engine.
Peugeot own the copyright to Hillman and so the Hunter (other did have rights to build), but it was the same again but sold by Peugeot.
My uncle bought an ex-army one back in the late 1970s in jet black.
Very nice until it rotted away.
My dad had a 1972 version and dash looks quite different. rotary speedo.
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Hola , es un hermosa auto , acá en Argentina se vendió como Dodge 1500 desde 1971 hasta 1980 , muy buen video , saludos
Seee... Garpan los Hillman. Este es el Hunter;el que mencionás es el Avenger ó nuestro 'milqui'. Saludos desde CABA 👍
My dad had a 72 hunter super in war dance red colour here in ireland he bought it in 78 had it till bout 19 84 ah memories i even remember the reg lzm876 lol wonder if its still out there
I think that's a Galway reg. Yeah, the Irish loved their Hunters.
Sweet car
Body work on them are strong, one hit my dad's mk one Ford escort and smashed the front wing to bits, and only a scratch on the hunter. Lol
Takes me back etc, etc NBV 702H where are you now?
My brother's godfather had a later model. Red with a black top.
takes Mr back to my school days Dad had a minx model and he claimed it had the bigger hunter engine in it. no one believed him...till checked and tested it...he was right!.....weird! after that he got hold of a 63 vogue. and to me that was a better car at least inside he said it was better...this one is in good. condition and the wheels go well with it
Yes, the last of the minxs did have the 1725
I had one in the 1970's . I thought it was a dreadful car. This is the only car I have driven which made feel sick after going round a few corners
I would love to drive 1 like this... at my car garage have 1 like that same condition
We have a family here in Pakistan. They have exactly same car like this which can be restored very easily. It is in a good condition. I wonder how much restored Card like this will be worth today and if we want to restore it where we can get those parts mostly we need small things like interior things and lights and stuff engine can be repaired here very easily and even the suspension
They still make them under licence in Iran..excellent machine
Stopped making them now but year did for years.
How come some cars don't rust away
Malta is very hot and the people really like there cars. The car is got under 60,000 miles on it and spent most of its life in a garage.
dreaded wing rust I notice. all it would take to sort is wheel arch liner.
Exhaust Blowing?
It was replaced
Is this for sale?
Who’s here after Craig Ferguson’s interview with Larry King?
Ah yeah, there's that whole Hillman Hunter connection going on there.
Looks modern for a 60s car. Headlights help.
Is it for sale,, Johnny Trinidad
in the past I've owned 4 Avengers' 1 Hunter' & must say the Hillman Avenger is much better car to drive than the Hunter. The Avenger had rack & pinion steering were the Hunter had steering box & leaf springs on rear, also front door hinge pins suffered from wear & the doors dropped when opened. Hillman did a works Avenger with Hartwell parts - the GT, it replaced the Tiger Avenger, also the Avenger didn't use the Hunter engine as some people think. The Avenger didn't use any parts from the Hunter unlike the Morris Marina from British Leyland ...
Basic enough that even the Iranians could build them.
my first car Hillman Hustler vitamin c colour
I know the colour and that's a great description of it.
My uncle had one of these in black.
It was an ex-army vehicle, possibly used for chaufeuring the military brass around in.
It had a paint chip on the bonnet where the small flag had been placed.
As far as I remember it was a 'Y' reg, but after a new engine was fitted in the late 1980s or early 1990s it eventually ended up rotting away on his driveway when he got a caravette.
What a waste of a classic someone could have made use of.
my dad had a car like that.tried to learn in one .not easy.handbrake on the right side
this is Hamid from Toronto Canada. I am interested to have such a car like this.
آقا حمید این ماشین اصلش انگلیسیه اگه میخواهی ماشین ایرانی بیاری برو سمند بگیر بیار ماشین طراحی ایران هست مدل روز هم هست.
The Singer models, Gazelle and Vogue, more rare than the Hillman Hunter are more upmarket and have a different fascia. It is the top of the range Humber Sceptre that is most sought after.
My uncle had a Sceptre. Gorgeous car.