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hillmanseeker
Joined: 17 Nov 2012 Posts: 54
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Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2014 3:08 pm Post subject: CALLING ALL MINX OWNERS WITH THE KNOLEDGE!!!! |
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HI EVERYBODY,
NEED SOME HELP WITH SOME KNOLEDGE.
CAN ANYONE TELL ME ANYTHING ABOUT THE HILLMAN MINX MK 6?
IVE BOUGHT A BLACK MK 6, BUT THINK IT MIGHT BE A SPECIAL EDITION CAR? WOULD LIKE TO KNOW PRODUCTION HISTORY ETC IT WAS MADE IN 1953 (CORONATION SPECIAL?) HAS A CHROME MASCOT WITH THE LETTER C ON THE SIDES?
ANY IDEAS ANYONE?
THANKS, DAVE. |
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Rootes75
Joined: 30 Apr 2013 Posts: 3785 Location: The Somerset Levels
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Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2014 3:09 pm Post subject: |
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Any photos of it Dave? |
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Penman
Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4750 Location: Swindon, Wilts.
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Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2014 5:58 pm Post subject: |
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Hi
Does it by any chance have a retractable B post? _________________ Bristols should always come in pairs.
Any 2 from:-
Straight 6
V8 V10 |
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Minxy
Joined: 22 Sep 2010 Posts: 272 Location: West Northants
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Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2014 10:10 am Post subject: |
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Penman wrote: | Hi
Does it by any chance have a retractable B post? |
That would be the Californian. I think Dave has just got rid of one of those ( or has he still got it)
Could be coronation but also in 53 hillman were celebrating 21 years of something or another?! Achievements springs to mind, there was certainly a lot of specials that year to celebrate the 21 years. |
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Minxy
Joined: 22 Sep 2010 Posts: 272 Location: West Northants
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Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2014 7:40 pm Post subject: |
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update
There was a Minx produced in 54 ish (MkV - IV) that was a special/limited edition. All were black and it was in fact a lesser model produced by Hillman to appeal to the rep of the day. it used a lesser old stock engine (side valve) and was very basic i.e no chrome, no carpets etc etc.
Allegedly dealers struggled to shift them and tried to tart them up to appeal, same as they came round second hand dealers had to tart them up to try to temp folk to buy what was a very basic vehicle |
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