1960 Hillman Husky Series II

1960 Hillman Husky Series II in Darwin The Friendly City: Australian Diary 125, Documentary, 1964

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sixcyl ◊ 2023-06-14 15:30	Hillman Husky?
dsl ◊ 2023-06-14 19:59	Yes - looks like S2 grille. Haven't got solid evidence of Aus-build, but they were churning out Minxes so a fairly easy step to take. Also an intriguing page here about an Aus S1 survivor - "In 1994 I came across a Hillman Husky Commercial belonging to a little old lady who bought it new in November 1959. She purchased a commercial Husky because it was several pounds cheaper to buy and was cheaper to register due to not having a back seat. Other differences between a domestic Husky and a Commercial were the anodised aluminium grille and no oil filter. You changed the oil every 1000 miles. The domestic Husky had a chrome steel grille and surround, an oil filter and a rear fold down seat. Once Miss Fry had registered the Husk she went back to the dealer and had a rear seat fitted, notified the “rego” branch of the changes to a four seater and saved herself about 30 pounds all up over buying a domestic Husk.". Nice anecdote - UK never made a Husky Commercial, but sounds like a Cob with windows and suggests Aus created their own hybrid, again hinting at local builds.

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sixcyl

◊ 2023-06-14 15:30

Hillman Husky?

dsl

◊ 2023-06-14 19:59

Yes - looks like S2 grille. Haven't got solid evidence of Aus-build, but they were churning out Minxes so a fairly easy step to take. Also an intriguing page here about an Aus S1 survivor - "In 1994 I came across a Hillman Husky Commercial belonging to a little old lady who bought it new in November 1959. She purchased a commercial Husky because it was several pounds cheaper to buy and was cheaper to register due to not having a back seat. Other differences between a domestic Husky and a Commercial were the anodised aluminium grille and no oil filter. You changed the oil every 1000 miles. The domestic Husky had a chrome steel grille and surround, an oil filter and a rear fold down seat. Once Miss Fry had registered the Husk she went back to the dealer and had a rear seat fitted, notified the “rego” branch of the changes to a four seater and saved herself about 30 pounds all up over buying a domestic Husk.".

Nice anecdote - UK never made a Husky Commercial, but sounds like a Cob with windows and suggests Aus created their own hybrid, again hinting at local builds.

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