1961 Hillman Minx Series IIIb

1961 Hillman Minx Series IIIb in Wings to Great Britain, Documentary, 1966

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sixcyl ◊ 2024-02-01 13:19	I would say a Series IIIb by the grill.
dsl ◊ 2024-02-01 13:57	There was no S3b Special - Special was the poverty trim with bench seat and replaced by Standard when S3b launched. S3a-c all had same grille design and are impossible to split in distant views - however there was a subtle difference that S3a had chromed metal, while S3b/c had stainless steel pressing which looked flimsier; sometimes I think I can tell the difference in clear close-up views, helped by a few years experience when I was a nipper of washing the family Husky S2 every weekend with a sponge - my dad let me do the grille, bumpers and hubcaps because I used to like getting them clean and shiny. Otherwise splitting S3a-c is difficult - S3c had slimmer side trim than b/c, but was the most common phase for single colour paint - most 3a/b had 2-tone. Looks thick side trim here, so maybe S3b works.

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sixcyl

◊ 2024-02-01 13:19

I would say a Series IIIb by the grill.

dsl

◊ 2024-02-01 13:57

There was no S3b Special - Special was the poverty trim with bench seat and replaced by Standard when S3b launched. S3a-c all had same grille design and are impossible to split in distant views - however there was a subtle difference that S3a had chromed metal, while S3b/c had stainless steel pressing which looked flimsier; sometimes I think I can tell the difference in clear close-up views, helped by a few years experience when I was a nipper of washing the family Husky S2 every weekend with a sponge - my dad let me do the grille, bumpers and hubcaps because I used to like getting them clean and shiny.

Otherwise splitting S3a-c is difficult - S3c had slimmer side trim than b/c, but was the most common phase for single colour paint - most 3a/b had 2-tone. Looks thick side trim here, so maybe S3b works.

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