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'Audax' Hillman Minx, Husky, Singer Gazelle and Sunbeam Rapier

'Audax': The Rootes Group commissioned Raymond Loewy to help with the design of their all new Hillman Minx. Launched first as a 2-door coupe model badged 'Sunbeam Rapier' at the 1955 London Motor Show, this car was most similar to Loewy's Studebaker designs. Mechanically the same the Hillman Minx gave a 4-door saloon body to the range and later an Estate car. Rootes acquired Singer in 1956 and quickly placed the singer engine into the Minx bodyshell and created the Singer Gazelle. Gazelle, Minx and Rapier were all available as 2-door convertibles, and both Hillman and Singer came as Estate cars too. A shorter 3-door Hillman Minx was sold as the Hillman Husky and was also available as the van version Commer Cob. Audax models were continually changed until 1967 when they were replaced by the Arrow cars such as the Hillman Hunter.

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Hillman Minx Series IIIC. The Series IIIC Hillman Minx still had a 'Minx' badge on the bootlid, but no longer on the doors.	Singer Gazelle III - boot badge	Sunbeam Rapier Series IIIA Convertible	Hillman Minx Series IIIC. The '1600' badge on the door identified the Series IIIC Minx	Hillman Husky Series III - grille badge	Commer Cob Series III Van - bonnet badge
Hillman Minx Series II	Hillman Minx Series IIIC. This grille was Anodised aluminium whereas the earlier Series IIIA was chromed metal.	Hillman Minx Series VI	Commer Cob Series III Van. The Series III was visibly revised but not mechanically changed when launched in 1963.	Singer Gazelle III was produced from 1959 to 1963 with 1494cc engine shared with the Hillman Minx Series III and the Sunbeam Rapier Series III.	Sunbeam Rapier Series IIIA Convertible
Hillman Husky Series I. The Husky had a single side-hinged rear door ata a time when most Estate cars had split upper and lower rear doors.	Hillman Husky Series II.	Hillman Minx Series IIIA Estate. As was common with estates of this period, the rear door was split into a lift-up rear window and a drop-down bootlid. Long loads could be carried with just the top or bottom left open.	Hillman Minx Series III, showing the long number plate and rolled-over wings that were introduced on the Series IIIA	Singer Gazelle Series IIIA was produced from 1959 to 1963.	Sunbeam Rapier Series III Convertible.
Singer Gazelle	Hillman Husky	Hillman Minx Series I to VI 1956-67	Sunbeam Rapier	Commer Vans	Hillman Super Minx, Humber Sceptre and Singer Vogue
Hillman Minx Mark III to VIII 1948-56	Hillman Hunter, Humber Sceptre, Singer Vogue and Sunbeam Rapier	Rootes Group

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