Avengers for sale around the world...

[Paddy75]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HILLMAN-AVENGER-BLUE-TAX-EXEMPT-/121168125111?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item1c362edcb7

A 1500 Super which has had a GL dashboard fitted. The seats and trim are pre Oct'73 Super pattern. Groovy carpet and whats with the steering wheel boss? Is that a cocaine centre or boss thing that has been chopped?
A bendix drive starter and does it have a genny? I don't see the regulator box and the heater by-pass Z is at the front which was later - OKokokok woha! Whatever! A 40 year old car will have 40 years of mod's!

Seems like everybody is spraying the rear vents!

Anyhow the main thing is it sounds like a good dose of waxoil was applied at some point. The reg rings a bell NEK 980K

[Paddy75]

A showroom Sunbeam. Check out the green trim!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Chrysler-Sunbeam-1-6-S-excellent-condition-classic-car-show-winner-/130984062592?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item1e7f422e80

[Paddy75]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1976-CHRYSLER-HILLMAN-AVENGER-1300-SUPER-YELLOW-/161106745061?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item2582b5d6e5

That series 7 load lugger again.

Has an electric fan, that must have been an upgrade. Looks like a waterboard Avenger and the rust could be bad around the jack boxes.

[Paddy75]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/talbot-sunbeam-ti-/251339809505?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item3a850522e1

Ti is it!

1981, I guess the seller modified the front to the series 1 or did they still have the Avenger headlights on the Ti? Anyhow the Ti's were a wanted car then and now. Pity PSA closed Linwood, both the Avenger & Sunbeam had a few years left in them.

[JoKer]

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C423713

(might be repost but I dont look in this section often)

This specialist car was originally built by team Hartwell in Bournemouth in 1970 as a demonstrator for their sprint conversion clubman's competition cars. This included big valve head, highlift cam, twin 40 webbers, exhaust manifold & system, lightened & balance bottom end, Koni suspension with team Hartwell springs front & rear, minilite magnesium alloys & Goodyear Rally specials, competition seat.

Car is rebuilt to exactly the same original specification except for an upgraded 1600 engine also lightened & balanced, cam, TI pistons, ported & polished big valve head & 40's etc. etc.

This original demonstrator has been used mainly, as such, for demonstrations in its early years. It was featured as a test car in Motor Magazine under the heading of 112mph In An Avenger !!

It was hibernated for approx 18 years and with only 4 loving owners after Hartwell days to present day it shows in the condition.

You will not be disappointed !

The Maconochies car shown won the first ever car event a Rally Cross at Knockhill back in 1975 as featured in the book History of East Ayrshire Car Club. It was 8th overall in the Circuit of Ireland in 1975 drove by Ian G, 3rd in group 1 in the British Rally Championship behind 2 "works drivers" also in 1975.

The car was driven by a young Colin McRae on his first ever rally held at Kames. He was given a loan of the car for which at the time he had to supply a gearbox which had to stay with the car after the event as a payment for the loan of the car. This car is now up for sale ?POA, please ask for full details on spec.
Price:    ?14500 Or near offer
Advert Type:    For Sale
Category:    Classic Cars
Make:    Hillman
Model:    Avenger
Model (alt):    Hartwell Avenger
Year:    1970
Country:    UK
Region:    Scotland
Town:    Netherburn
Telephone:    07043 241854  (Privacy Service)
Status:    Private
E-mail:    Contact Advertiser via Email
Listing Date:    14-Sep-2013
Ref:    C423713

[oldschool]

He's a red 'Tiger' on eBay at a reasonable price...low back seats and no rev counter is a bit unusual, along with the later grille badge!
It doesn't have the remote brake booster either, maybe it's been rebodied or was a GLS?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MKII-Hillman-Avenger-Tiger-/221286097607?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item3385ade2c7

[Paddy75]

Yeh the wardance Tiger2 looks a bit wrong here and there has been heavily restored but its at a brave price already. That Hartwell Avenger looks to be some piece of kit, a Tiger before Tigers.

This Tiger1 in sundance seems to be the real McCoy though.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hillman-Avenger-Tiger-Mk-1-/130996233425?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item1e7ffbe4d1

And back down to earth with a good resto project.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HILLMAN-AVENGER-BEIGE-/281172263168?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item41772c4100

[Paddy75]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/classic-hillman-avenger-car-1600-deluxe-/300973122997?pt=UK_CarParts_Vehicles_Manuals_Litterature_ET&hash=item46136565b5#ht_102wt_1311

A series 6, the strutmounts are the later type. Looks good and a load of spares. I see he has fixed a strenghening plate to the bulkhead/firewall for the clutch cable.
One of Grandas Avengers had a pair of vise grips doing that job!

& BTW this is the grille badge for the square plinth blue thing the 1250/1500's had.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HILLMAN-AVENGER-small-chrome-badge-/161113037000?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item258315d8c8#ht_769wt_1091

Looks good on the ditch side wing id you line the 'A' up with the wheel ring.

[oldschool]

Needs a strengthening plate in the roof too Paddy...that sunroof has halved it's value!

[Paddy75]

Me Escort rally nut uncle-in-law told me the MK2 Avenger had roof bars, aves are a wee bit on the light side and I noticed the MK2 feels more solid. If it was me I'd try to fill the sunroof hole and brace/bar the roof. Could even be worth the while reskinning the roof but while respraying mine I seen that the front windshield pillars are brazed, which makes for a very strong weld but breaking that weld means a lot of bother.

Mind you that Series 6, which means 3.7 diff and better strut mounting would be a good practical driver. Looks like the owner was thinking of putting a round clock dashboard into it, that I have experience of and it requires a grinder. Nothing wrong with a strip dashboard. Oh and see the lack of a temperature gauge?! They really tried to price the DL as low as possible! So thats why there are so many strip clocks temperature gauges floating about on Ebay and Speedys.
There are two types, Smiths and later on Veglia, that looks like a Veglia which had no voltage regulator using a more expensive double coil blahblahblah me and 1pound ebay madness!

[JoKer]

http://www.nettiauto.com/sunbeam/1600/5962031

[Paddy75]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1979-TALBOT-AVENGER-GL-RED-/300990618523#ht_82wt_1091

One of the Talbot wagons with the roof rails, looks like a good one.

BTW, ''..very very rare..'' aye right, I have three of them I got for a pound! Gave one of them to the guy with the three Avengers.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hillman-Avenger-Badge-new-Genuine-Chrysler-/370919174876?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item565c8172dc#ht_367wt_1328

ABTW, never seen these wheel rings, turbo slot I think this pattern is called must be an aftermarket design I guess.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hillman-Avenger-NOS-Wheel-Trim-x-4-Reduced-to-Clear-/331045270245?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item4d13d5f2e5#ht_1871wt_1207

[Paddy75]

There is always a Tiger around! This one looks like its seen a good few races in its time.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HILLMAN-AVENGER-TIGER-/321230346594?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item4acad21962#ht_222wt_1328

Whats with the colour of the grille? They were either black or matte black (GLS) I believe.

[oldschool]

Looks like it has an early GLS grey grille fitted Paddy, can see a photo here....

http://www.simoncars.co.uk/hillman/slides/Hillman%20Avenger%201973%20GLS%20front.jpg

[Paddy75]

Oh no! Sweet fekin' temptation!

I told myself if I bought another Avenger it should be a MK2 to dieselize and use as a daily driver. Oh s**** a MK1 GL, the pull of the round lights! If this yoke was manual, hmmm I have a pedal box from a Sunbeam, and David has a couple of gearboxes, as well as every wee bit you'd need to manual-ize the GL.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1972-HILLMAN-AVENGER-1500-G-LUXE-BRONZE-/181241640537?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item2a32d7f659#ht_22wt_1141

Strange colour, ASOC reckons that was an option at the time just that metallic maroon/bronze was not so popular in the early '70s while manys a late MK2 was that colour.
Are the seats GL seats? Looks like the DL pattern to me and the seller is a wee bit shy about showing the interior.
EDIT: Sold for L2,000 (not me) looks like a good buy for someone.

BTW so the grille on the Tiger2 was as was, never seen a MK1 round front with that sorta shiny grille before.