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[DaveL]

What a time warp classic, by the way if any of you out there buy it i, have a brand new pair of front lights for it in my shed.
 8-)
DaveL

[Martin_1962]

Why not a Tiger

[Tony H]

Had the use of a Hillman Minx 1725 yonks ago drove well for its era, a mate Had a gls with the Holbay engine fitted as standard good performance family saloon

[Pete Elite]

 An Avenger was only the second car i ever drove, a 72 Kreg. 1250 Super that my Brother bought which drove really well for what it was.

 A mate of mine in the late seventies took me for a spin in his Hunter with the holbay engine and for a 4/5 seater saloon was bl**dy quick and if i remember rightly sounded pretty good to 8-).

 Arrrr the seventies, they were the days .

[Baron Von Spongebob]

I started some thing with this link for the Hillman Avenger didnt i.  

Never liked them myself, although my first car was a Hillman Minx Super.

But the second car was a good old Vauxhall Victor 2000cc.

Lets not go there about what cars weve all had its been done, I for one would be here all day listing mine.  
Im with STMO123 sulking because weve have not got Bose sytem in the Omega.

[x25xe]

 A mate of mine in the late seventies took me for a spin in his Hunter with the holbay engine and for a 4/5 seater saloon was bl**dy quick and if i remember rightly sounded pretty good to 8-).

Very nice - the Holbay engine was the one to have.  Just wish I was old enough to drive when these cars were in production!

[omegadan2.2i]

My Grandad had one of these (2 door though), but got wrote off in 1982 after a nasty smash!

Shame that this 'timewarp' motor was not a Mk1 Granada (or Consul), now that would have me really DROOLING!!!!

Dan

[Baz006]

I had one of these as one of my early cars. It was a 1972 car on a J-reg. Had 12k from new and drove superbly. Great old car.

This one has got to be heading for a show or something. You just wouldn't want to drive it now would you?

No I wouldnt.......lol. I wonder if it comes with the original 1973 balaclava??            

[HI2DVY]

The Hillman Avenger - Amazing. I've had 4 of these in the past. Yonks ago certainly but wow, what a car. You could strip the engine down to individual components and rebuild it overnight.... problem was, you had too... regularly! Great fun though.

Would love to buy this one but nowhere to put it..  

[Martin_1962]

The Hillman Avenger - Amazing. I've had 4 of these in the past. Yonks ago certainly but wow, what a car. You could strip the engine down to individual components and rebuild it overnight.... problem was, you had too... regularly! Great fun though.

Would love to buy this one but nowhere to put it..  

I put 50,000 on a 1.6 with only one strip down

[HI2DVY]

The Hillman Avenger - Amazing. I've had 4 of these in the past. Yonks ago certainly but wow, what a car. You could strip the engine down to individual components and rebuild it overnight.... problem was, you had too... regularly! Great fun though.

Would love to buy this one but nowhere to put it..  

I put 50,000 on a 1.6 with only one strip down

You were lucky. I always seemed to have problems with the chain tensioners going. Timing gear was chain driven and when the chain tensioner went it rattled like a diesel - for about 10 miles - then the chain slipped or broke and the valves met the pistons. A doddle to repair though,

[Martin_1962]

The Hillman Avenger - Amazing. I've had 4 of these in the past. Yonks ago certainly but wow, what a car. You could strip the engine down to individual components and rebuild it overnight.... problem was, you had too... regularly! Great fun though.

Would love to buy this one but nowhere to put it..  

I put 50,000 on a 1.6 with only one strip down

You were lucky. I always seemed to have problems with the chain tensioners going. Timing gear was chain driven and when the chain tensioner went it rattled like a diesel - for about 10 miles - then the chain slipped or broke and the valves met the pistons. A doddle to repair though,

Had a rebore - had to replace pistons though as they supplied 7.8:1 rather than 8.8:1, after this only dismantled for tuning!!!! Had a 60 thou head skim, the plug threads were slightly ground into.

[amigov6]

Museum job, or suitable as a shell donor for a Tiger.

I bet a Tiger would be over £5000 by now!

If I had it it would need a new engine, the smaller 4s are rubbish, the 1500/1600 are 10x better!

:)I agree with one you pick up as a resto project but to change anything on a car that original, a total one off nowadays, would be a hanging offence, probably with torture beforehand!!!
      I did have a K reg 1500dl yrs ago so know the 1300 was feeble but it would be sacreledge to bastardise this particular car, you'll never find another like that.

[Martin_1962]

Museum job, or suitable as a shell donor for a Tiger.

I bet a Tiger would be over £5000 by now!

If I had it it would need a new engine, the smaller 4s are rubbish, the 1500/1600 are 10x better!

:)I agree with one you pick up as a resto project but to change anything on a car that original, a total one off nowadays, would be a hanging offence, probably with torture beforehand!!!
      I did have a K reg 1500dl yrs ago so know the 1300 was feeble but it would be sacreledge to bastardise this particular car, you'll never find another like that.

It is a museum exhibit, even the enthusiasts would not be too interested as daily driving would take away its uniqueness

[amigov6]

 A mate of mine in the late seventies took me for a spin in his Hunter with the holbay engine and for a 4/5 seater saloon was bl**dy quick and if i remember rightly sounded pretty good to 8-).

Very nice - the Holbay engine was the one to have.  Just wish I was old enough to drive when these cars were in production!

:(Sadly i'm old enough to remember a few rootes group cars including hunters. The holbay was a right mover in it's day & much loved but the handling was awful. I know all cars of that era were vague to say the least but equivelant cortinas,vivas etc were a little more sure footed.
       Still, cracking nostalgia, i drove these type cars as a teenager so happy memories