Hillman Car Club of South Australia

HILLMAN CAR CLUB
OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA INC

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HILLMAN CAR CLUB
OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA INC

About Us – Objectives, history & composition of the club

Events – Calendar of future events

Schedule of Combined Rootes Clubs' Runs

Been there, done that – Stories & pictures of previous events

A Day at the Sunbeam Rally – Germany, Aug. 1999
Rootes Tour of Australia, Stage 3 – April 2001
Kernewek Lowender Cavalcade of Cars & Motorcycles – 20 May 2001
Anlaby Station (via Kapunda) – 7 Sep. 2001
REDD (Rootes Enthusiasts Display Day) at Carrick Hill – 16 Sep. 2001
2002 National Hillman Rally – 29-31 March 2002
Adelaide Motor Show – 10-14 April 2002
Humber Club Invitation Run – 25 August 2002
Rootes Tour of Australia, Stage 3½ – 3-13 May 2003
A weekend with Rootes Club Nederland – 5-7 September 2003
All British Day – 8 February 2004 (one page, 632 KBytes, 15 pictures)
Kernewek Lowender Cavalcade of Cars & Motorcycles – 15 May 2005
All British Day (celebrating 100 years of Hillman) – 11 February 2007
Rootes Group clubs run 2008 – 12 October 2008
Subs and Rego Day 2009 – 21 June 2009
All British Day 2010 – 14 February 2010
Rootes Group clubs run 2010 – 07 November 2010
Christmas Lunch Meeting 2010 – 05 December 2010

Gallery – Our members & their vehicles

Peter & Pauline Ford’s 1913 Hillman 8.9 horsepower
Interesting old photos of Hillman Imps from the family of John Lemm.
Hillman Imp feature article in 1967 Wheel-Spin magazine from the collection of John Lemm.
David & Michele Coatsworth’s 1968 Hillman GT.
Barry Guy's Commer truck
David Watson's 1948 Commer truck
David Watson's 1935 catalog of Hillman cars
David Watson's 1936 catalog of Hillman cars
Ken Kite's 1956 Mk VIII Hillman Ute
Peter and Margaret Tavener's 1937 Minx Magnificent and 1960 Minx Series IIIA
Bill Waite's epic journeys in his 1949 Minx Sedan
Rosslyn & Robert Brown's 1955 Hillman Minx Mk. VIII
Pam and Bruce Harrington's 1963 Hillman Super Minx
Ern and Elva Broughton's Humber Vogue
their previous Hillman: Minx Series IIIC Australian De Luxe
and the one before that: 1938 Minx Magnificent Sedan
Brian Vogt – the full Hillman story
Brian's Minx Series IIIC Australian De Luxe (ADL)
Brian's 1962 Minx sales brochures
Stuart Lisk's Minx series IIIA Custom
and December 2002 update. (Engine description and photo; external changes)
Russell & Beverley Gill's 1966 Hillman Minx Series VI
Ian and Brenda Kitto's 1966 Hillman Gazelle and 1963 Hillman Minx ADL
Barry & Joyce Hall's 1966 Hillman Gazelle
Robert Tavener's 1966 Hillman Gazelle sales brochure
1954 Royal Visit Humber Super Snipes from the souvenir book collection of Brian Vogt

Other interesting vehicles in the Gallery page

1935 Hillman Twenty-70 Limousine owned by Mariano Bianchi in Argentina
1948 Hillman Minx previously owned by Lorraine and Vic Colwell
Commer TS3 Two Stroke Diesel Engine schematic pictures with animation
Commer TS3 Truck and Engine at the Greenock Aviation Museum
1927 Hillman "fourteen" sedan previously owned by Eric Kelly
Neil Yeomans and his 1959 Hillman Husky Series I ("the Husk")
1956 Mk VIII Hillman Ute previously owned by Ken Kite
Spike, the Bond 875 of Chris Levingston and Lesley Dellar-Levingston
Scott Allen's 1972 Hillman Hunter 660 GT
John McRae's Hunters
His personal website is http://www.users.bigpond.com/vk5po/HUNTERS/index.htm
Membership form – Membership application form for you to print
Library inventory – List of books & brochures in our library
- 2 sales brochures presented for online viewing
Links – A very extensive list of links to Hillman & other Rootes websites and parts suppliers
Technical & Special Features
- Hillman Minx maintenance schedule (684 KBytes) – chart from the Owner's Handbook
- Model Identification Parade – Hillman Minx, Gazelle & Husky pictures
- 1966 Rootes Vehicle Identification Schedule – chassis numbers & manual numbers
- Rootes Australia Factory – Fishermans Bend
- Paint Colours – 2 sets of ICI sample cards of original Rootes colours, owned by Glen Davies (USA)
- Paint Codes – Recent availability of original Rootes colours, from the former Wattyl Paints
- ADL & Gazelle Headlight Rims – a comparison
- Movies at You Tube with Hillman or other Rootes content
- Technical Tips – Best tips from the e-mail discussion group
- E-mail discussion about Hillman cars – Join an internet discussion group
- Bidding in eBay – internet auctions
- Wall Calendars featuring Rootes Group cars from around the world
- Postage Stamps featuring Rootes Group vehicles
Change Log – What's new or significantly changed on this website

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