Thursday, April 23, 2009
The Seven-Ups
A 1969 Sunbeam Arrow in the 1973 movie The Seven-Ups starring Roy Scheider, you can watch the awesome 10min car chase here on YouTube. This movie was shot in New York City.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
71 Hillman Hunter Estate
A nice example of the Hillman Hunter estate (Station Wagon). I believe this has to be a custom paint job, I don't think Rootes offered any two-tone colors. This car is an Automatic, very rare in the UK.
Friday, April 17, 2009
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Sunbeam Arrow In Canada
Another Automatic Sunbeam Arrow spotted in California.
Correction: it appears that this car actually located in BC, not Caly.
Hillman Hunter GT In Australia
Aston Martin Vantage's Tail-Lamps
Yes it is true, these Tail-Lamps on the Aston Martin Vantage are indeed from the Hillman Hunter. It was very common back in the seventies, specially on British & Italian Cars, to share exterior parts with each other instead of tooling up new ones.
Sunbeam Arrow In Toronto, Canada
This is an Automatic Sunbeam Arrow, the exported version of Hillman Hunter for North American market, it is currently owned by an Iranian in Toronto, Canada. Notice that he has already replaced the badges with the Iran Khodro's logo.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Monday, April 13, 2009
Paykan Scissor Door!
Ah Yes! This was a very popular option offered by Iran Khodro... I'm just kidding.
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Paykan 1347
Celebrating the birth of Paykan. The car got ridiculed at the beginning, Iranians used to drive much bigger cars in the 50s and 60s. This picture is from 1967 (1347 Iranian Calender), the first year of production in Iran.
Correction: The photo is a promotional photo. The laughing lady is Elaheh Azodi, she was the Miss Iran of 1968, and she was given a Paykan as a gift. First year of Paykan production was 1967, May of 1967 to be exact, and the above photo was taken in 1968.
Paykan Limo!
Out-Hunters Hunter
Amir-Abbas Hoveida
Amir-Abbas Hoveida the Prime Minister of Iran from 65-77 was rumored to drove himself to work and around town in a Paykan.
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Mansour #1
This is an old photo of my friend Kamyar standing next to his Paykan nicknamed Mansour. We can write a book about Mansour, poor car went through a lot back then. More about this car later...
Hillman Vogue
This is an advert for the Australian version of Hillman Hunter, called Hillman Arrow.
Oct12th 2011 Update: This advert is actually for the South African version of the Rootes Arrow series. It shows the top of the rang Hillman Vogue version, they also sold Hillman Hunter, and Hillman Safari versions. For more details check this post.
Oct12th 2011 Update: This advert is actually for the South African version of the Rootes Arrow series. It shows the top of the rang Hillman Vogue version, they also sold Hillman Hunter, and Hillman Safari versions. For more details check this post.