Editing Rootes Arrow (section)

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{{Infobox automobile
| image = File:Hillman Hunter with second of the four fronts 1725cc first registered October 1967.JPG
| caption = 1967 Hillman Hunter Saloon
| name = Rootes Group "Arrow" series
| aka = Hillman Hunter<br />Hillman Hustler<br />Dodge Husky<br />Sunbeam Alpine<br />Sunbeam Sceptre<br />Chrysler Vogue<br />Chrysler Hunter<br />[[Sunbeam Rapier]]<br />[[Singer Vogue]]<br />[[Hillman Minx]]<br />[[Singer Gazelle]]<br />[[Humber Sceptre]]<br />[[Peykan]]
| manufacturer = [[Rootes Group]] (1966–1970)<br>[[Chrysler Europe]] (1970–1979)<br>[[Iran Khodro]] (1971–2005)
| assembly = [[Ryton-on-Dunsmore]], [[United Kingdom]]<br>[[Linwood, Renfrewshire|Linwood]], [[United Kingdom]]<br>[[Santry]], [[Republic of Ireland]]<br>[[Marsa, Malta]] (Car Assembly)<br>[[Tehran]], [[Iran]]<br>[[Port Melbourne]], [[Australia]]<br>[[Petone]] and (from 1975) [[Porirua]], [[New Zealand]]<br>[[Malaysia]] (CKD)<br>[[Philippines]] (CKD: from 1969)
| production = 1966–1979 (Europe & Australasia)<br>1967–2005 (Iran)<br>1967–2015 (Iran; pick-up truck)
| predecessor = [[Hillman Minx]]
| successor = [[Hillman Avenger]] ([[C-segment|C]]) [[Talbot Solara]] ([[D-segment|D]])
| class = Small family car ([[C-segment|C]])
| layout = [[FR layout]]
| body_style = 4-door [[sedan (car)|saloon]] <br>5-door [[station wagon|estate]]<br>2-door [[coupé]]<br>2-door [[coupe utility]] (pick up)
| engine = {{unbulleted list | 1496&nbsp;cc Hillman [[Inline-four engine|I4]] | 1725&nbsp;cc Hillman I4 | 1796&nbsp;cc XM [[PSA Group]] (Iran: 1991–1997)}}
| transmission = 4 speed manual<br>4-speed manual + D-type Laycock Overdrive (1966–1972)<br>4-speed manual + J-type Laycock Overdrive (1972 on)<br>Borg-Warner 35/65 automatic
| length = {{convert|4333|mm|in|1|abbr=on|order=flip}} (saloon)
| width = {{convert|1613|mm|in|1|abbr=on|order=flip}}  (saloon)
| height = {{convert|1422|mm|in|1|abbr=on|order=flip}}  (saloon)
| weight = {{convert|2100|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} (saloon)
| wheelbase = {{convert|2500|mm|in|1|abbr=on|order=flip}} (saloon)
| related = See article for list of Arrow marques<br>[[Paykan]]
| designer = Rex Fleming (overall)<br>[[Roy Axe]] (estate and coupé)
}}
'''Rootes Arrow''' was the manufacturer's name for a range of [[automobile|cars]] produced under several [[badge engineering|badge-engineered]] [[marque]]s by the [[Rootes Group]] (later [[Chrysler Europe]]) from 1966 to 1979 in Europe, and continuing on until 2005 in [[Iran]]. It is amongst the last Rootes designs, developed with no influence from future owner Chrysler. The range is almost always referred to by the name of the most prolific model, the '''Hillman Hunter'''.

A substantial number of separate marque and model names were applied to this single car platform. Some were given different model names to justify trim differences (Hillman GT, Hillman Estate Car) and, from time to time, models were sold in some European markets under the Sunbeam marque (Sunbeam Sceptre for instance), and at other times used UK marque/model names. Singer Gazelle and Vogue models were also sold in the UK for one season badged as Sunbeams after the Singer brand was withdrawn.

The models sold – not all concurrently – were, alphabetically by marque:
* Chrysler Hunter, Chrysler Vogue<ref name=AllparZA>{{cite web | url = http://www.allpar.com/world/south-africa.html | last = Nassar | first = Troy | title = Chrysler Corporation lineup in South Africa, 1968-1976 | work = Allpar.com | access-date = 2015-07-22 }}</ref>
* Dodge Husky
* Hillman Arrow, Hillman Break de Chasse, Hillman Estate Car,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HILLMAN-Estate-Car-Minx-Hunter-shape-Brochure-/161282046387 |title=HILLMAN Estate Car (Minx / Hunter shape) Brochure - eBay |date=25 April 2015 |access-date=12 April 2017 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150425053957/http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HILLMAN-Estate-Car-Minx-Hunter-shape-Brochure-/161282046387 |archive-date=25 April 2015 }}</ref> Hillman GT, Hillman Hunter, Hillman Hustler, [[Hillman Minx]], Hillman Vogue<ref>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/7709455@N05/4517818365 ''Hillman Vogue 1969 South Africa brochure'', www.flickr.com] Retrieved on 21 February 2015</ref>
* [[Humber Sceptre]]
* [[Iran Khodro|Iran National]] [[Paykan]]
* [[Singer Gazelle]] and [[Singer Vogue]]
* [[Sunbeam Alpine#Alpine "Fastback"|Sunbeam Alpine]] and [[Sunbeam Rapier#Sunbeam Rapier Fastback coupé|Sunbeam Rapier]] fastback coupés
* Sunbeam Arrow, Sunbeam Break de Chasse, Sunbeam Hunter, Sunbeam Minx, Sunbeam Sceptre, and Sunbeam Vogue

The most prolific model within the Arrow range, the Hillman Hunter, was the [[Coventry]]-based company's major competitor in the small [[family car]] segment. In its 13-year production run, its UK market contemporaries included the [[Ford Cortina]], [[Vauxhall Victor]], [[BMC ADO17|Austin/Morris 1800]], and [[Morris Marina]]. The sports-orientated Sunbeam Rapier occupied a segment contested by the [[Ford Capri]], [[MG MGB|MGB GT]], [[Vauxhall Firenza]], and to an extent the [[Triumph Dolomite]], while the more upmarket Humber Sceptre competed with other premium-specification cars based on conventional saloons, such as the [[BMC ADO16|Vanden Plas 1300]] and [[Austin Allegro|1500]], the [[BMC ADO17|Wolseley 18/85]], and the [[Ford Cortina]] 1600E and 2000E.

The Arrow range extended to several body styles: [[sedan (car)|saloon]], [[station wagon|estate]], [[fastback]] [[coupé]] and a two different [[coupe utility|coupe utilities]] (pick-ups) (the Dodge Husky from South Africa and the Paykan Pick-Up in Iran, each model had a unique body). Depending on the model, they had two doors or four doors. Not all marques were represented in all body styles, with the coupés being reserved for Sunbeam.