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The Hillman Minx was a mid-sized family car that British car maker Hillman produced from 1931 to 1970. There were many versions of the Minx over that period, as well as badge engineered variants sold by Humber , Singer , and Sunbeam .
The Isuzu Hillman Minx was a series of middle-sized family cars produced by Isuzu in Japan under licence from the Rootes Group, between 1953 and 1964.The models were broadly equivalent to the Hillman Minx Mark VI to Mk VIII and Series 1 to Series 3A produced at the same time in the UK, although some notable divergence occurred in the later years as production became localised in Japan.
In 1946, it began assembling Hillman Minx vehicles at Port Melbourne, Victoria. [3] This was the first instance of a British motor manufacturer establishing a production line in Australia. [4] [5] By 1954, the company had gained a 5.4% share of the local market and subsequently announced plans to create a full local manufacturing facility. [1]
Cars introduced in 1952 (42 P) Cars introduced in 1953 (62 P) Cars introduced in 1954 (50 P) ... Hillman Minx; Hirohata Merc; Holden 48-215; Hotchkiss Anjou; Hudson ...
The first (or "Mark 1") Hillman Husky, introduced in 1954, was a small estate car based on the contemporary "Mark VIII" Hillman Minx. The two-door Husky entered the range alongside an existing Minx estate car, which had a 9-inch (230 mm) longer wheelbase. The Husky was not a hatchback, having instead a single side-hinged rear door.
This led to an official Rootes team Hillman Minx in the 1951 Monte Carlo rally. Her first major success was the Ladies' Prize in the 1952 Motor Cycling Club rally driving a Sunbeam Talbot.
The next Singer car, the Gazelle, was a more up-market Hillman Minx. [25] which retained the pre-war designed Singer OHV engine for the I and II versions until 1958, [25] when the IIA was given the Minx pushrod engine. The Vogue, which ran alongside the Minx/Gazelle from 1961, was based on the Hillman Super Minx with differing front end styling ...
1949 Hillman Minx; 1952 Vanguard Overland custom rebodied off-roader; 1952 Edith 197cc Villiers (unrestored shell) 1956 Land Rover Series 1 LWB Station Wagon (one of two driven by the Leyland brothers in the film Wheels Across a Wilderness [8]) 1956 Rover Model 75; 1958 Holden FC Special Station Sedan; 1958 Land Rover Series 1 short wheelbase ...