brains4planes Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Hi all.its been a long time since ive been on as ive been in the garage skinning my knuckles for the last four years or so working on my 39 hillman minx.turning it from the wreck you see into what it is now.its been a long and been worth itbut never again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snort Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 That looks well worth the effort, great looking vehicle, now enjoy it:cheesy: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Ashby Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 That looks very smart indeed. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alixcompo Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 That's fantastic. Do you have early, pre restoration pics?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mungaman Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 That's fantastic. Do you have early, pre restoration pics?? VERY NICE, that grille and the blackout covers > they SPEAK TO ME < SUPERB !!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Super job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_bish Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 looks lovely and finished in time for some Summer driving. Nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RattlesnakeBob Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 What an absolute beauty of a little car You must be very justly, very proud of her ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAFMT Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Very nice. My only (small) piece of criticism would be the proportions of the roundel. These should have the ring diameters on a 1:3:5 ratio. Otherwise a very good looking vehicle, this is what i envisioned the RAF Museum's Minx would look like when finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWMike Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 I've a 37 (first registered Feb 38) Minx in early war RAF (hence Blue) colours,. When restoring yours did you have problems sourcing window regulators and the internal (or infernal!) bakelite window surrounds, or were you fortunate enough to have them with the car? Another question, where did you find out about the serial numbers and application of squadron markings for the vehicle? (I've a picture of my late father driving a wartime Ford with a RAF number on it and thought about using that (but I'd rather mock her up as a real Minx in service!) She came in a box of bits- well several actually, and needed a complete body off restoration, including engine, gearbox and diff strip and rebuild. But it was either this or consign her to a parts stripper or hot rodder.............sacrilige!! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAFMT Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Mike, The roundel on the front wing wasn't introduced officially until 1941, after the fleet was starting to be camouflaged; before then many staff cars had a sign in the window that merely had R.A.F. on. That would be the extent of markings (I'm trying to remember when they stopped painting R.A.F. on the sides of vehicles in white) so I'm afraid the RAF are a bit boring in that respect- so no serial numbers before the war, just the Middlesex registration number. Bryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfy Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Lovely vehicles guys, this and the Austin version are growing in popularity very fast. Great to see more British stuff entering the scene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian95 Posted May 26, 2023 Share Posted May 26, 2023 Hello, Do you still own the Hillman as I have just seen it parked half a mile from where I live. Looks very good and I have just come across your post on here and was very interested to read about it as I am interested in all historic vehicles and work as a volunteer at the local transport museum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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