1962 Hillman Minx Series IIIC 1600 Rootes For Sale

Hi all,

For sale here is my rather delightful Hillman Minx Series 3C with the more desirable floor change and 1600cc engine.

I have owned and used this car every day for 6 months and have covered thousands of miles without much trouble (whatever has gone wrong, I have upgraded). She has served me well now but it is time for me to move on as I am looking to treat myself to a Jaguar.

When I first laid eyes upon the Audax shape Hillman Minx, it was easy to tell it's 50's American Studebaker design influences and this made me have to have one. She is absolutely lovely to look at, even if the paint is a little aged now. Rust has started to show from it's early 2000's blow over/ semi resto but is a great starting point as it is for the majority solid. I have a list of receipts but originally it appears she is a Scottish lass from Edinburgh. Unfortunately the original registration was lost when they re-registered her and she is now identifiable via Aged Related plates.

In the time I have owned her I have replaced a number of items to begin the tidy up of the car, this includes:

Dynamo for a "Stealth Dynamator" - Basically an alternator in a Dynamo casing and conversion to Negative earth.

Rear Brake shoes re-lined.

Secondhand exhaust - Original snapped on it's trip down South when we picked her up from Edinburgh.

Indicator Relay and assorted wiring.

Speedometer - Still have the original but this seized up after used. Shows the original mileage so please bear this in mind.

Rocker Cover Cork Gasket

Clutch Slave cylinder (Original popped and made a complete mess all over the floor)

Bits previous owners have replaced (From me looking at it)

Headlights for H4 Halogens (Great at night)

Sills and floor pans (It is ridiculously solid underneath)

All new carpets - Interior is a great place to be... Smells nice, looks nice

The bad bits I've tried to picture as well as possible are:

Hole at the top of the rear driver's side inner wheelarch which isn't great but someone has welded a plate over the top for the last MOT.


Rust on both rear wheelarches (You can get replacement panel sections for this)

Rust on passenger side wing at the top (This is quite bad but may be saveable with some savvy welding)

Door Bottoms are starting to go (Could do with lead-loading or new door skins to do a good job)

Some rips in drivers bench seat and rear bench seat.

Rips in headlining (How the hell someone did this I have no idea?)


Nonetheless...

If you're looking for a smart, usable, economical, really bloody reliable car that is cheap and easy to get bits for whilst being mega tasty to look at, look no further.


If I had the money to keep this as well as the car I'm looking for, I would. I would get all those niggles done and you'd have such a lovely car. It gets great comments wherever it goes and most people who get to see it at shows & meets I've been to always say it's a great example. I'm looking for someone for this car who's going to put a little bit of effort into it and make it really worthwhile. It will be a great car for someone.

I'm based in Watford and would love to have you come and see it, if not I am based in Kent during the weekends and you can view there!
My name is Lucas and my mob number is the details below.

I can deliver for the cost of petrol and a train fare home!

Open to offers but starting at £1900.

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