Hillman Hunter GLS

[danoli777]

I've been looking for one of these as a retirement present for my father. He owned Hunters for many years and always wanted a GLS but never managed to get one.

I have joined the owner's club, placed "wanted" adverts etc to no avail. I have come close a couple of times but working abroad meant I could not get back in time to do a deal.

Any leads would be greatly appreciated (from basketcase to concourse) as time is running out and I am starting to get a little desperate!

Thanks,
Dan

[E31Shrew]

A Deluxe here http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C308386

Are you the chap in Scotland with loads of 'Wanted' posts on Gumtree?

Edited by E31Shrew on Sunday 8th July 01:34

[Travis Mcgee]

Arhh the Hunter GLS. Had a 73 model many years ago. Lovely car, Holbay engine, twin webbers i seem to recall. Even rarer these is the GT version 1969/70. Came with high back seats and a dash mounted POD rev counter. I had two of them. Happy days!. I would look on ebay classic cars from time to time and all the usual classic car mags. There are GLS's out there. Happy hunting! (excuse the the pun)

[CapriV6S]

Drive one before buying mate and then have serious think about it. Some good driving memories are best kept that way, things have moved on. All the best . .

[LuS1fer]

Does he actually want one?

I always wistfully scour ads for old cars I had back in the day but the inevitable conclusion is that I wouldn't actually want one again. My father has passed on but his favourite car in the universe was a bright red Cortina Mk II GT but I'm not convinced that he would want another.

[stuttgartmetal]

CapriV6S said:

Drive one before buying mate and then have serious think about it. Some good driving memories are best kept that way, things have moved on. All the best . .

This, oh so true.
However, this kind of ownership is more about ownership.
The pleasure of loving something for what it is.

[danoli777]

stuttgartmetal said:

This, oh so true.
However, this kind of ownership is more about ownership.
The pleasure of loving something for what it is.

Very true.

This is just a trip down memory lane. I do realise things have moved on but the car is not for me, he won't be ragging it around Silverstone or the like.

To answer the other questions I am not the chap in Scotland and I have no doubt that if I did manage to find one it would make this particular "old man" very happy.

[2slo]

Here's a last resort suggestion for you. If you can't find a decent Hunter in the UK and you're absolutely set on buying one, there are thousands of them in Iran built as Paykans after Hillman ceased production. I travel through Iran quite often and some of those you can see there are immaculate.

[E31Shrew]

danoli777 said:

stuttgartmetal said:

This, oh so true.
However, this kind of ownership is more about ownership.
The pleasure of loving something for what it is.

Very true.

This is just a trip down memory lane. I do realise things have moved on but the car is not for me, he won't be ragging it around Silverstone or the like.

To answer the other questions I am not the chap in Scotland and I have no doubt that if I did manage to find one it would make this particular "old man" very happy.

Good luck! Just noticed a massive batch of WANTED ads on Gumtree for the exact model

[Upatdawn]

So many "specials" back in the 70's and 80's, like:-

Avenger tiger
Dolomite sprint
Viva 2300
Viva HB Brabham
Chevette HS(?)
Escort Mexico
Cortina GT/1600E
Corsair 2000E
MG Maestro turbo

and so on, pity I didnt keep a few, or buy them in the gap between "old" and "classic", when they go up in value

[Carsie]

There's a chap two miles up the road who started to collect Hillmans after Andrew Cowan won the London to Sidney Marathon.

Now somewhat in the later years of his life he laughs about having a field of over 50/60 Rootes products that he thought might serve as his pension.

The majority are slowly rusting away and sinking in the brambles but I have seen two or three Holbays and there are innumerable Hunters and Minx's.

I once follwed him back from my local town; my attention was drawn to him because it was an older car (Dk Green Hunter) and it wasn't hanging about and secondly becasue of the line he was taking through the corners- he was a good driver.

I'm not really too sure how approachable he might be about the spares etc I do often wonder when I cycle past.

[danoli777]

Carsie said:

There's a chap two miles up the road who started to collect Hillmans after Andrew Cowan won the London to Sidney Marathon.

Now somewhat in the later years of his life he laughs about having a field of over 50/60 Rootes products that he thought might serve as his pension.

The majority are slowly rusting away and sinking in the brambles but I have seen two or three Holbays and there are innumerable Hunters and Minx's.

I once follwed him back from my local town; my attention was drawn to him because it was an older car (Dk Green Hunter) and it wasn't hanging about and secondly becasue of the line he was taking through the corners- he was a good driver.

I'm not really too sure how approachable he might be about the spares etc I do often wonder when I cycle past.

Finder's fee (or danger money!) available.

[B Huey]

How about a Sunbeam Rapier? If your old man liked the Hunters this would be a good alternative.

Probably survive in bigger numbers too.

[Upatdawn]

Not quite but close!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Humber-Sceptre-classic-1...

[graemel]

Good luck with your search Dan.
My third car was a 1970 Hunter. I wanted to upgrade to a GLS Hunter back in must be 1979. I looked at maybe four cars and they were all rotten underneath. Must be quite a task to find a decent car now

[velocemitch]

Judging by this there's only likely to be about 3 left, one serviceable two stored.

http://howmanyleft.co.uk/?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=Hil...

[Huntsman]

CapriV6S said:

Drive one before buying mate and then have serious think about it. Some good driving memories are best kept that way, things have moved on. All the best . .

You can't just come charging into this quiet corner of pistonheads with your common sense, we're all dewey eyed looking through our rose tinted spectacle (when we can find them) in here.

[Upatdawn]

yeah, 4 (or 3) speed manuals, ignition points, drum brakes all round, ball steering, "one key fits all" ignition locks, no power steering, trafficators, vacuum operated wipers, dynamos........ehhh, them were t'days

[roscobbc]

Carsie said:

There's a chap two miles up the road who started to collect Hillmans after Andrew Cowan won the London to Sidney Marathon.

Now somewhat in the later years of his life he laughs about having a field of over 50/60 Rootes products that he thought might serve as his pension.

The majority are slowly rusting away and sinking in the brambles but I have seen two or three Holbays and there are innumerable Hunters and Minx's.

I once follwed him back from my local town; my attention was drawn to him because it was an older car (Dk Green Hunter) and it wasn't hanging about and secondly becasue of the line he was taking through the corners- he was a good driver.

I'm not really too sure how approachable he might be about the spares etc I do often wonder when I cycle past.

If the person you are talking about is near Haverhill then I know who you are talking about - and yes he has a field of Rootes and other stuff that has been rusting away for many years!

[Carsie]

Same chap Rosco