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The Hillman Avenger is a rear-wheel drive small family car originally manufactured by the former Rootes division of Chrysler Europe from 1970–1978, badged from 1976 onward as the Chrysler Avenger. Between 1979 and 1981 it was manufactured by PSA Peugeot Citroën and badged as the Talbot Avenger .
The Hillman Avenger was produced between 1970 and 1981. In the early 1970s, with the rise of interest in sub-compact cars, Chrysler offered the Hillman Avenger in North America as the Plymouth Cricket. This attempt was aborted after only two years.
Also launched in 1970 was the Hillman Avenger (1970-81), a medium-sized family car which fitted between the Imp and the Hunter in Chrysler's British range. The model sold well in Britain but was less successful in export markets, where it was sold under a variety of names including Sunbeam/Sunbeam Avenger/Chrysler Sunbeam (Europe) and Plymouth ...
150 [n 8] FRA Simca 1307: 1975 1980 160 / 180 / 2-Litre [n 8] FRA Simca: 1970 1982 Alpine [n 8] FRA Simca 1307: 1975 1980 Avenger [1] UK Hillman Avenger: 1976 1979 Centura [n 9] AUS
On Friday, 1 December 1972 at 19:58 a blue Hillman Avenger, registration number OGX 782 K, exploded at 29 Eden Quay close to Liberty Hall tower block. [23] The blast blew the Avenger apart and what remained of the vehicle was catapulted 18 feet (5.5 m) away to rest outside an optician's office.
Hillman Minx: Successor: Hillman Avenger Talbot Solara : Rootes Arrow was the manufacturer's name for a range of cars produced under several badge ... 1970 Hillman Minx.
Closed 1970s Ryton Assembly: Ryton-on-Dunsmore, Warwickshire: 1964: 1978: Hillman Minx/Super Minx/Husky and derivatives, Sunbeam Rapier, Humber Hawk/Super Snipe, Rootes Arrow range, Hillman Avenger, Chrysler Alpine, also Chrysler-designed Talbot Horizon from 1980: ex Rootes Group 1964, sold to Groupe PSA 1978, closed 2006.
Hillman was a British automobile marque created by the Hillman-Coatalen Company, founded in 1907, renamed the Hillman Motor Car Company in 1910. The company was based in Ryton-on-Dunsmore, near Coventry, England. Before 1907 the company had built bicycles. Newly under the control of the Rootes brothers, the Hillman company was acquired by ...