Hillman
The Hillman company grew from its cycle business origins, starting with car manufacturing in 1907 when Louis Coatalen (later to move to the Sunbeam) was responsible for the Hillman-Coatalen. By the late 1920's the Roots brothers had control of the Hillman company and introduced the Minx which was highly successful. Modernised post war and were continually uprated, and with overhead valves in their engines by 1954. By 1956 the Minx was enlarged and lowered. The arrival of the Mini led to the rear mounted Coventry Climax all alloy engined Imp. The Minx evolved into the Super Minx, and subsequent models were the Hunter in 1970 and the Avenger. The Hunter carried on being sold for decades to the Iranians as the Peykan.
