Hillman Model History

United Kingdom · founded 1907

A British marque from Coventry (1907–1976) — a Rootes Group, then Chrysler, stalwart best known for the Minx, the rear-engined Imp, and the rally-winning Hunter.

Models

Minx

Hillman's mainstream family car for nearly four decades — the volume backbone of the Rootes range from 1931 to 1970.

Saloon · 1931–1970
Imp

Hillman's rear-engined small car — a technically ambitious Mini rival built at a new factory in Linwood, Scotland.

Economy car · 1963–1976
Hunter

Hillman's mid-size 'Arrow' saloon — a conventional, durable family car that famously won the 1968 London–Sydney Marathon.

Saloon · 1966–1979
Avenger

Hillman's last all-new model — a compact, conventional Escort/Viva rival, the first and only car fully developed under Chrysler ownership.

Saloon · 1970–1981
Husky

Hillman's compact estate/utility — a short-wheelbase Minx-based wagon, later revived as an Imp-based estate.

Estate · 1954–1970
Super Minx

A larger companion to the Minx — a slightly bigger, more upmarket Rootes family car of the 1960s.

Saloon · 1961–1967
Wizard

An ambitious early-1930s six-cylinder Hillman that arrived just as the Depression squeezed its market.

Saloon · 1931–1933

Other makes