It was purchased in Madeira by the current owner, over 35 years ago. The car didn't require much intervention, although it did undergo some improvements.
The Hillman Minx is a mid-size family car which the British Hillman factory produced from 1931 to 1970. There were many versions of the Minx in that period as well as badge-engineered variants sold by Humber, Singer and Sunbeam.
From the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s, the Minx and its derivatives were the highest volume sellers of the Rootes' "Audax" cars, which also included the Singer Gazelle and Sunbeam Rapier. The final version of the Minx was the "New Minx", released in 1967, which was part of the "Arrow" family and essentially a basic version of the Hillman Hunter. Generally, the Minx was available in saloon and four-door station wagon forms, with a 1496 cc engine. The Hillman Super Minx was a slightly larger model offered during the Audax era.
Throughout the life of the Minx, there was usually a station wagon version: from 1954 to 1965, a short wheelbase station wagon, the Hillman Husky, and a derived station wagon known as the Commer Cob.
The Minx model name was briefly revived - along with the name "Rapier" applied to the Sunbeam Rapier version of the Audax family - as an end-of-life special edition of the Talbot Alpine/Talbot Solara cars, produced by Chrysler Europe after its acquisition from the Rootes Group.
Datasheet Year: 1949 Brand: Hillman Model: Minx Sallon Country: England License plate: MA-24-78 Engine: 1.184 Cc Gearbox ...