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Rootes Arrow was the manufacturer's name for a range of cars produced under several badge-engineered marques by the Rootes Group (later Chrysler Europe) from 1966 to 1979 in Europe, and continuing on until 2005 in Iran.
Rapier running gear (though not the estate chassis) was also used in the Humber Sceptre MkIII, Hillman GT and Hillman Hunter GT models from the Arrow range. Between 1967 and 1969, the Rapier was built at Ryton-on-Dunsmore, but from 1969 until its demise in 1976, it was built at Rootes' Hillman Imp factory at Linwood in Scotland. In all, 46,204 ...
The Paykan (Persian: پيکان, romanized: Peykân meaning Arrow) is the first Iranian-made car produced by Iran Khodro, between 1967 and 2005. The car, formerly called "Iran National", is a licensed version of the British Rootes Arrow (Hillman Hunter) and was very popular in Iran from its introduction until its discontinuation.
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Seems to be a regional variation. In the "home" market of the UK, the Hillman GT was very definitely an Arrow. The Imp article refers to the Hillman GT as an Australian variant of the Imp, built from CKD kits based on either (the article mentions both) the Sunbeam Imp Sport or the Singer Chamois Sport. – Kieran T (talk) 09:54, 16 April 2021 (UTC)
The Rootes Group is a now-defunct British automobile manufacturer. Rootes was the parent company of many famous British marques, including Hillman , Humber , Singer , Sunbeam , Commer and Karrier .
Rootes was founded in Hawkhurst, Kent, in 1913 by William Rootes as a car sales agency independent from his father's Hawkhurst motor business. Rootes had moved his operations to Maidstone by 1914 and there he contracted to repair aero engines. In 1917 he formed Rootes Limited to buy the Maidstone branch of his father's motor business, founded ...