Hillman models

Hillman was a British car maker founded by William Hillman together with the designer Louis Coatalen. It started in 1907 as Hillman-Coatalen and was renamed the Hillman Motor Car Company in 1910; its factory was at Ryton-on-Dunsmore, near Coventry. The Rootes brothers gained control in 1928 and merged Hillman with Humber.

Hillman's best-known car was the Minx, sold in many versions from 1932 to 1970. In 1963 came the Hillman Imp, a rear-engined small car built until 1976 at a new plant in Linwood, Scotland, chosen partly to bring jobs to the region. The Hunter of 1966 and the Avenger of 1970 completed the late Hillman range. Chrysler bought Rootes and took full control in 1967, and the Hillman marque was used until 1976. After that the Avenger and Hunter were sold as Chryslers until 1979, and the Avenger was badged as a Talbot until 1981. See also Sunbeam and Talbot.