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Rootes75 · Posted: Mon Jun 24, 2024 9:26 pm Post subject: Another Lovely Original Hillman

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/256552750109?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=UXwhmlGlQD-&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=lmTWeFx4TGy&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
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bjacko · Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2024 5:01 am Post subject: Hillman Minx

A friend of my father bought one new in 1938 and it was laid up throughout the war in a dry warm garage alongside her sisters Standard. After the war it was restarted like it had been run the day before which was a surprise and she ran it for several years then rust came through the paint all over. Her sisters Standard never had a spot of rust. She took it to a panel beater/body shop and they resprayed it, in my opinion very poorly, and within a year the rust was showing again so she traded it on a new Standard 10 in 1955.
I saw many others with rust problems and always kept away from Hillmans.
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Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22791 Location: UK

A great old survivor, a late friend of mine had one just like that, very original and with an HLM registration which was all very appropriate. Last heard of sold to a TV production company I believe.

RJ
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Rootes75 · Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2024 11:50 am Post subject:

She made 3k which I think is rather good considering the current market and her condition.
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