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===Hillman=== {{Multiple image | align = right | direction = vertical | width = 220 | image1 = Hillman Minx Arrow type near Biggleswade.JPG | caption1 = 1970 Hillman Minx | image2 = 1968 Hillman Minx Estate 1.5 Front.jpg | image3 = 1968 Hillman Minx Estate 1.5 Rear.jpg | caption3 = 1968 Hillman Minx Estate | image4 = Hillman GT (1969) - 53263445809.jpg | caption4 = 1969 Hillman GT | image5 = Hillman Hunter London to Sydney Rally Winner (2) (21310731842).jpg | caption5 = The Hillman Hunter which [[Andrew Cowan]] drove to victory in the [[1968 London-Sydney Marathon]] }} The first models, launched on the domestic market in October 1966 with a 1725 cc engine, were given the Hillman Hunter name with the respected name Hillman Minx (for the cheaper 1496 cc version), following in January 1967.<ref name=Autocar1968>{{cite magazine| title =Rootes Review: The range reviewed|magazine=[[Autocar (magazine)|Autocar]] | volume = 129 (nbr 3798)|page=65 |date = 28 November 1968}}</ref> Hillman would remain the British group's most prolific marque. The Hunter model name was not in fact entirely new for a Rootes-related car, having been used for one year's production of the [[Singer SM1500]]. Sports models included the Hillman GT, which was based on the Minx trim, but was a model in its own right (not a "Hillman Minx GT" nor "Hillman Hunter GT"). It featured a twin Zenith Stromberg CD150 carburettor version of the 1725 engine developing {{cvt|94|bhp|kW}} and [[Rostyle wheel|Ro-Style]] wheels. in 1972 came the Hillman Hunter GLS with a specially tuned twin-Weber-[[carburettor]] engine (by Holbay) shared with the Sunbeam Rapier H120 model, as well as close-ratio gearbox and quad headlights. The estate version, announced in April 1967,<ref name=Autocar196704>{{cite magazine| title =New! Hillman Hunter and Singer Vogue Estate Cars|magazine=[[Autocar (magazine)|Autocar]] | volume = 126 (nbr 3714)| pages =20β21 |date = 20 April 1967}}</ref> was originally launched as the "Hillman Estate Car" without either Hunter or Minx badging. It came with a one-piece tailgate which was much cheaper to produce than the horizontally split two piece tailgate featured on the [[Hillman Super Minx|car it replaced]], but the change nevertheless drew some unfavourable press comment.<ref name=Autocar196908>{{cite magazine| title =Autocar Road Test: Hillman Estate Car|magazine=[[Autocar (magazine)|Autocar]] | volume = 127 (nbr 3732)| pages =17β21 |date = 24 August 1968}}</ref> The car's image was boosted when a Hunter driven by [[Andrew Cowan]] won the [[1968 London-Sydney Marathon]]. The range was soon simplified with trim levels and varying engine specifications: the Hillman Hunter DeLuxe or DL replaced the Minx and retained the Minx 1496 cc engine; the 1725 cc engine with an iron cylinder head being an option on these entry-level models. Above that were the Hunter Super and Hunter GL, both with the higher specification alloy headed engine and two different trim levels. The twin carburettor engined "Hillman Hunter GT" eventually replaced the Hillman GT, and the Holbay-engined GLS was positioned at the top of the range. For the 1975 Motor Show, a limited edition Hillman Hunter Topaz was produced. This was largely based on the Hunter Super and equipped with overdrive, radio, vinyl roof, Rostyle wheels and a special half cloth upholstery as standard. This car was only available in a unique metallic bronze paint finish. The price was less than that of the standard Hunter Super when fitted with the optional overdrive. A Hillman Break de Chasse was sold in French-speaking markets, based on the Minx specification. (Also offered was a similar Sunbeam Break de Chasse; "break" being a French term for an estate, and the phrase ''break de chasse'' translating roughly as [[shooting-brake]].)
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