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The Audax Minx was also built in Japan by Isuzu Motors as the Isuzu Hillman Minx, under licence from Rootes, between September 1956 and June 1964. [16] Isuzu produced their own unique estate car version, the Isuzu Hillman Express, from 1958 to 1964.
The Hillman Minx was the first and most popular Rootes Australia vehicle. This is a 1956 Mark VIII Gaylook De Luxe Saloon [6] Hillman, Humber and Singer models were assembled successfully for a number of years. The company also produced models which were hybrids of the three makes. [2]
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.
A car with overdrive was tested by the British magazine The Motor in 1957. It had a top speed of 78.0 mph (125.5 km/h) and could accelerate from 0-60 mph (97 km/h) in 24.8 seconds. A fuel consumption of 33.5 miles per imperial gallon (8.4 L/100 km; 27.9 mpg ‑US) was recorded. The test car cost £1016 including taxes of £332.
This category is for vehicles made by the Hillman car company. Pages in category "Hillman vehicles" ... Hillman Super Minx; T. Hillman 20; Hillman 20 8-cylinder;
The Commer Light Pick-Up was a pickup truck based on the Hillman Minx saloon and produced by Commer during the 1950s; [23] a similar Hillman-badged model was also produced. [24] The Mark III was powered by a 1,184 cc (72.3 cu in) four-cylinder engine , the Mark VI by a 1,265 cc (77.2 cu in) unit and the Mark VIII by a 1,390 cc (85 cu in) engine ...
Hillman-Humber cars, 1936. The 1930s saw a return to side valves with a 6-cylinder Wizard first produced in April 1931 and, in 1932, inspired by the Rootes brothers, the first car to carry the Minx name. This had a 1185 cc four-cylinder engine and went through a series of updates in body style and construction until the end of the Second World War.
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.