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1938 Greatest Value in the History of Motoring .«, *-** <#* .'3S> r^r»,v<:^^ i-f^ /* / z*»m x "r\m V >2S mi** SSsS&SaKSS wsssass ii»^ <3 S - *v\ -■* WSSg iyftf ** oJs"?C *>«£ >V The world's most popular Light Car. leaps right ahead again in COMFORT, SAFETY. PERFORMANCE, PROVED RELIABILITY &- ECONO

:**£ ARMLESS LUGGAGE PLATFORM THE NEW HILLMAN Hawk Made by Humber-Hillman-Commer the great English combine, the Hillman-Hawk 20-80 h.p. is built to the same exacting standards that have made the Hillman Minx to-day's leading 10 h.p. car, the car that topped the sales in the 10 and 12 h.p. field for the 12 months ending August. The Hillman Hawk, like the Minx, Is too, the leading car in its field. Pre-eminent in performance, supremely comfortable, safe, dependable and economical—no wonder they have been tested, approved and chosen by His Majesty's War Office, Royal Air Force, London Metropolitan Police, and other great public services including the Argentine Government. Standard J* 3[ JT 4-door Saloon mm *0 W +0 Family 4-door Saloon £■ «5 + w Both "Standard" and "Family" Models are 5passenger saloons complete with bumpers, spare tyres, luggage compartments and folding rear carriers. (Prices main ports.) *C,LJ fl£4t/ Jecttafce* 1. Magnificent New Design, handsome new frontal appearance. 2. Greater silence, acceleration and power than ever before. 3. NEW and much bigger luggage accommodation, lid of locker on De Luxe Saloon forms "armless" platform, no restriction on size of trunks, exterior or Interior access independent of spare wheel compartment. The only Light Car to carry four bags of golf clubs inside luggage space of all models. 4. NEW ROOMINESS—re-designed "contour correct" seating, easily accommodating four "six footers" and child. 5. NEW " MONOPIECE " Steel roof giving unbroken line even with Sun-Roof, greater safety and ease of cleaning. 6. NEW "Superluxe" Suspension Including automatic adjustment to loads and "Silentbloc" rubber bushes to shackles, eliminating ten greasing points. 7. NEW full width safety spring bumpers, fore and aft. 8. NEW Double Action Draughtless Ventilators on De Luxe models—an expensive luxury not usually found on any Light Car. (Draught preventors on Saloon.) 9. "Natural Rake" Steering with NEW handy controls for self-cancelling trafficators and long beam dimming headlamps. 10. NEW attractive design built-in number plate and tail lamp. 11. NEW and wider range of colour schemes. 12* NEW "Big Car" handbrake operating on all four wheels. 13. NEW FOUR-SPEED ALL SYNCHROMESH GEARBOX-no other Light Car has this easy gear change feature. 14. NEW reliable and really silent screen wipers, dual on De Luxe models. 15. NEW stiffer superbalanced crankshaft 16. NEW steel backed main and big end bearings, precision bored. 17. NEW " Lo-ex" low expansion alloy pistons for oil economy and long life. 18. NEW design steel flywheel for smooth power take-up with hardened starter ring for longer life. 19. NEW exclusive design centre bearing to camshaft for tappet silence. 20. Re-designed "CUSHIONED POWER" engine mounting for smooth running. /? / A 10-33 b-p. 'PLUS POWER' silent engines-low petrol consunjption— owners report over 'J 35 m.p.g.; down draught carburettor giving "easy-starting" and drive-away; automatic ignition; box-girder, anti-twist chassis frame; unusually wide 48" track for stability and body comfort-width; smooth powerful duo-servo brakes; concealed spare wheel and tools always clean and ready for use; "Glolit" instrument panel; giant . i\Aft» uiaauc - low-pressure Dunlop tyres-5.25" on De Luxe Models, 5.00" on other 4-DOOR JAtOUN^Con» P i«t« models—giving double normal light car mileage; adjustable front seats; four wide doors; flush floor entrance; recessed front door handles; generous { parcel spaces including deep shelf, large cubby holes; wide-vision windscreen fully opening—centre point control; patent hydraulic jack, simple and easy to operate. De Luxe Models are fitted with Superior Hide Upholstery, Sunshine Roof, Draughtless _ - Ventilation Panels to front doors, Dual Electric silent screen wipers, Interior two-way SPECIAL MODELS - cStS I3> adjustable Sun-Visor, de luxe Instrument Panel Including Clock. Exteriors haye special Ao4rl Polychromatic finish. DE LUXE MODELS - Awa* Todd Motors Ltd. cordially invite you to visit their factory at Petone. Wellington, and All.completely see the new 1938 HILLMAN Minx being assembled. Telephone 51-003 and arrangements *" W™-SU for your visit will be made. SPECIAL MODELS £313 £332 DE LUXE MODELS - dC»*o«3<* Alt completely equipped with bumpers, spare tyre and luggage compartment and ready lor the road. (Me»* nuJn ports) 3SKSSS3? TODD motors ltd, Christchurch I^LL 5 £?_ OPONj And at Auckland, Wellington, Timaru, Dunedin and Invercargill. j weLUiVgTON. Avon Motors, 65-67 Worcester St., Ch.Ch. Sid. Osborne, Ashburton. | r ' """"* '" J A W. L. Donald, Leeston. P. R. Quinn Motors Ltd., Greymouth. i BROCHURE giving full particulars of the new I R. E. Johnson, Oxford. Todd Motors Ltd., Timaru. { 1938 Hillman Minx. I Fitted with IMPORTED GENUINE HILLMAN ALL-STEEL BODIES !

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Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22240, 3 November 1937, Page 6

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