My Hillman [WYJ 128]

My Hillman was a Series Minx - Series IIIA, to be precise - Chassis number B1 0711 72H/HSO. It had a two-tone colour scheme, Charcoal Grey (a dark grey) and Powder Blue (a light blue).

It started life at the Rootes factory in Ryton, Coventry, in w/e 22.7.60, and was first registered in Crewe, Cheshire.

At that time it bore the registration number 364 MMA. Much later (1993) this was sold as a cherished number and a new one, appropriate to the year of manufacture, was issued: WYJ 128, a Dundee number, I believe, but I quite liked it!

I bought it (for £300) in September, 1994 - the first classic I had ever owned. It still had a few months MOT, but was in rather poor condition, especially the exterior, and had had some particularly hasty and ugly repair work done in the past. Perfect for my purposes!

I knew very little about cars at that time, but I was pepared to learn! For some inexplicable reason I had decided a long time before that a Series III Minx was exactly what I wanted; I had read up about them, and joined the Hillman Owners Club long before I finally bought the car.

During the first year of ownership I kept a record of work I did on it. People are often interested to read what other people do to their cars, so if you'd like to see what I did with mine, and see a couple more pictures of it, read my Restoration Diary.

Work was never complete, even at the time I sold it in 2008. If you've looked at the picture, you will have seen that it didn't have the correct front bumper. I bought one shortly before I sold it, so was able to pass that on to the new owner.

Andy Murkin August 2009

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