Avenger Youtube videos

[Paddy75]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNpbaUoyZOk

I forgot, about 9:00 minutes in, yep thats the lock an Avenger door knack/routine and sound! Looks like a basic LS one! Don't think much of the color either!

[Paddy75]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNbVwyVVHsg

47 seconds in. I see the eastate is the same colour as mine!

[oldschool]

From 1976 as they're going on about the Montreal Olympics.
That Avenger Estate is the same burgundy colour as my Super too!!
How about that Imp..is that purple of blue???
1976 was their last year wasn't it Paddy?
Imps seem to be worth more than Avengers, is that because there's hardly any good ones left??!!

[oldschool]

Here's a Dodge 1500 ad from Argentina....maybe better in the joke section...LOL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdzj10TBbnE

[Paddy75]

September 1976 Linwood started churning out the MK2. As far as I know the MK1 was still in limited production at Ryton as they ironed out the Chrysler Alpine (Simca based thing - crud) new production problems, so there were a few 1977 Hillman Avengers. Of course all Avenger fans wish that they kept the Hillman shape in production and left the late '70s styling to the Sunbeam.

The Imp was the car that bankrupted Rootes, the warranty cost was insane. I've been told by the mechanics of old that ''..it was well named for it was one Imp alright..'' they had mad overheating, clutch and transmission problems. All alloy OHC, high compression engine - bear in mind this was in the early 1960's!
If you managed to keep one running right they were very good on fuel though.

Anyhow like the light blue 1300DL currently on ebay the GB 'R' registration (01/Aug 1976 - 30/July 1977) would be the youngest Hillman Avenger you could find.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1977-HILLMAN-AVENGER-1300-DELUXE-BLUE-/220997108711?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item33747443e7

[Paddy75]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Chrysler-Avenger-1600-Special-2-dr-Limited-Edition-1978-UK-Market-Brochure-/180864387337?pt=UK_CarParts_Vehicles_Manuals_Litterature_ET&hash=item2a1c5b8909

I see the MK2 got the half vinyl roof too! I wonder were the Specials running out the stocks of points distributors and link-bar throttles, and drum brakes on the 1300cc's also no doubt!

[Paddy75]

You really gotta see this, I'll not spoil it for you, brilliant sequence here.

http://www.gamefront.com/files/service/thankyou?id=21661975

Thanks to Colin at ASOC

[Paddy75]

Or on youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gig53e6tXtw

[Paddy75]

Just noticed there is an Avenger in the opening sequence of The Sweeny
4:09mins
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqTAUzO2pT8&feature=related

[Paddy75]

Duh no 4:09 is total lengh

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqTAUzO2pT8&feature=related

3:41 in a DL or a Super

[JoKer]

lol

pro-tip : you can pause vids and right click and "copy vid url at current time"

good hunting tho!

[avenga]

haha, go the Avenger parked on the side of the road!!

Took me a while to spot it. Good spotting Paddy

[Paddy75]

I think there was one in Cool Runnings I saw, they are seen here and there. Was a recent BBC2 documentary series about the 1970's and there were a lot of them, including a guy being interviewed about the price of petrol in a white one.
What would be really good to find is clips of Wurzel Gummige sitting on the Avenger.

[Paddy75]

Hahahaha

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=ZC7GGusuk_A#t=140s

hahahahahaha just watch

[kierbear]

haha way to talk up the avenger!