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Hillman Husky Estate.

Another olde worlde photo from Peter, this time showing his brother stood alongside their father's Hillman Husky. In the background is another 1950s estate car, this time a Morris Minor Traveller.

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Hillman Husky
The Hillman Husky was one of several cars sold by Rootes that were based on the Minx saloon variants in the 50s. Various vehicles were made, including the stylish 2 door Hillman Californian, the Commer Cob van, the Husky Estate/Station Wagon (similar to the Cob, but with extra seats, side windows etc), and the Minx convertible. The final Husky was based on the rear engined Imp saloon.

In 2007 Les sent over this interesting little snippet, which shows an earlier Hillman estate car taking part in a 3-car marathon adventure in Africa. Note the garage/general store in the background, a mixture of old petrol pumps complete with Shell globes.

"The Hillman Estate was one of three that did a 600 mile treck across Africa to Nairobi in the late 1950s, aside from punctures as seen here, and some overheating the Hillman ran well."

Hillman estate car

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