When I see a car like this I wonder how much real progress has been made in car design. The interior is so light and airy, the space under the bonnet is vast, there's not much in the way of electronic complexity. It somehow suits my personality, priorities and preferences. I like it a lot 🙂.
Well Joseph back in the 60s and early 70s Minx Scepters and Vouges were common place Rootes build good cars very enjoyable to watch thank you Andy Allen
My late fathers favouite car was a later arrows Singer Gazelle. Our neighbours at the same time had a 1725cc Super Minx Estate which I really liked. They make great classics in my opinion especially the more upmarket ones. Speedy Spares in Brighton is the place to go for spares and I believe they are still very good.
The Audi driver that overtook you was an idiot. Probably got the hump because the Hillman was much more interesting.
My parents owned a Humber Sceptre of this era. They said it was one of the best cars they ever owned. This was back in the late 1960s so roughly a decade before I was born.
People see an old car, assume it is driving slow, over take it, and then revert to the speed limit again which happens to be the speed the old car was driving at in the first place
Brakes are fine on my 1725 1966 version just remember to change down to 3rd. You just have think further ahead than the instructors teach these days but that is the way we drove then.