Hillman Hunter GLS
Discussion
Good on yer. My dad always wanted a silver Sumbeam Rapier fastback (he worked on the dashboard design when at Rootes), but could not afford one when they were around. I eventually bought him one in the early 2000s. He loved it and kept it for several years. It was a right old sheep in wolf's clothing (it was not a Holbay), but it was fun and groovy.
What a small world this is.
I read this thread on Weds - piqued as my gran used to have one and I remember being shuttled around Scotland in one (c/w with obligatory tartan rugs!) as a kid.
Then yesterday I came across a contemporary Workshop Manual for the Hillman Hunter in a charity shop!
It's in a charity shop in Ripon and is in good nick. It is not a Haynes version. Couple of quid I think it was. I am unlikely to be passing through there before the end of next week but if anyone wants me to pop in and see if still there when I do just let me know and I'll pick it up and send it on.
I read this thread on Weds - piqued as my gran used to have one and I remember being shuttled around Scotland in one (c/w with obligatory tartan rugs!) as a kid.
Then yesterday I came across a contemporary Workshop Manual for the Hillman Hunter in a charity shop!
It's in a charity shop in Ripon and is in good nick. It is not a Haynes version. Couple of quid I think it was. I am unlikely to be passing through there before the end of next week but if anyone wants me to pop in and see if still there when I do just let me know and I'll pick it up and send it on.
Superb stuff mate! Looks like it wasn't too bad in the bodywork stakes, that one. How did you come by it in the end?
I had a 1725 Hunter - not a GLS - just a bog standard 1725. This was over 30 years ago so memories are distant, but it went well from what I remember. Had the usual old car problems, starting in the damp, awful lights, etc. ANd the brakes were drums I think and goddamn bad!
LDO 585G - sold in 1982 for £200 when I spent the contents of my bank account on a K reg MGB (£750) and untaxed since 1984.
I had a 1725 Hunter - not a GLS - just a bog standard 1725. This was over 30 years ago so memories are distant, but it went well from what I remember. Had the usual old car problems, starting in the damp, awful lights, etc. ANd the brakes were drums I think and goddamn bad!
LDO 585G - sold in 1982 for £200 when I spent the contents of my bank account on a K reg MGB (£750) and untaxed since 1984.
Legacywr said:
Read the Q and A's on there.Hilarious.
stuttgartmetal said:
Legacywr said:
Read the Q and A's on there.Hilarious.
Legacywr said:
stuttgartmetal said:
Legacywr said:
Read the Q and A's on there.Hilarious.
J
jith said:
Legacywr said:
stuttgartmetal said:
Legacywr said:
Read the Q and A's on there.Hilarious.
J
I was contacted about another GLS via a "wanted ad" I had forgotten to remove. It turned out the car was only 30 minutes up the road so I went for a look, and ended up buying it!
It's a 1974 with 38,000 on the clock . It is currently "Sundance Yellow" but according to the chassis plate it was originally "Sunflower Yellow"
It runs and drives surprisingly well considering it has been AWOL since 1999 and everything seems to work. It also has overdrive which my 1972 GLS does not. I think it looks fantastic with the black vinyl roof and black interior.
At the moment the plan is to restore both cars and sell one.
It's a 1974 with 38,000 on the clock . It is currently "Sundance Yellow" but according to the chassis plate it was originally "Sunflower Yellow"
It runs and drives surprisingly well considering it has been AWOL since 1999 and everything seems to work. It also has overdrive which my 1972 GLS does not. I think it looks fantastic with the black vinyl roof and black interior.
At the moment the plan is to restore both cars and sell one.
Good call, and lovely cars both. It is always a sensible rule with an old car to pay a fair chunk of cash, and not go looking for bargains. Buying the very best example of a type that you can find has to be the sensible thing. That way you get a car that some other dude has blinged all the money on already. As you say, even then you may still meet some big yikes every now and then. These heaps (I mean all heaps) were not intended to last so long, and we ask a lot of the old things.
I have broken this rule with one of my current heaps, but so far am getting away with it...
I have broken this rule with one of my current heaps, but so far am getting away with it...
Time for an update. Paint is almost done so just the small matter of putting everything back together....
More pictures here.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/45986505@N07/
More pictures here.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/45986505@N07/
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