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William Hillman started manufacturing cars in Coventry in 1907 before selling his company to the Rootes Brothers in 1928. Three years later came the Hillman Minx, the first of a line that would endure in multiple forms for nearly half a century, even after the remarkable Imp arrived in 1963 to claim a slice of the market opened by the BMC Mini. Rarely revolutionary, Hillman cars nevertheless carved out a special place in the hearts of the British people as well as many overseas customers. This beautifully illustrated introduction to a classic British marque traces Hillman’s history from its first cars at the turn of the century until, weakened by industrial disputes, it disappeared in the mid-1970s.

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Hillman’s Early Days The Large Hillmans of the 1930s The Hillman Minx, 1932–48 Cars for Everyman Dependable Transport with Style Decline and Fall Further Reading Places to Visit List of Hillman Models Index

Hillman Cars

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      Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
      Published 19 April 2018
      ISBN-13 9781784422752
      978-1784422752
      ISBN-10 1784422754
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      History Travel & Transport Motor cars: general interest Transport: general interest Books by James Taylor

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      William Hillman started manufacturing cars in Coventry in 1907 before selling his company to the Rootes Brothers in 1928. Three years later came the Hillman Minx, the first of a line that would endure in multiple forms for nearly half a century, even after the remarkable Imp arrived in 1963 to claim a slice of the market opened by the BMC Mini. Rarely revolutionary, Hillman cars nevertheless carved out a special place in the hearts of the British people as well as many overseas customers. This beautifully illustrated introduction to a classic British marque traces Hillman’s history from its first cars at the turn of the century until, weakened by industrial disputes, it disappeared in the mid-1970s.

      Table of Contents
      Hillman’s Early Days The Large Hillmans of the 1930s The Hillman Minx, 1932–48 Cars for Everyman Dependable Transport with Style Decline and Fall Further Reading Places to Visit List of Hillman Models Index

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