That Gazelle estate in the photo was the last one I saw in the metal and that was twenty one years ago. There was a chap the other end of Essex to me (at that time) who had two,one of which being the only one I ever saw which wasn't two tone green. Another was raced at Hednesford pre-68 a few years ...

Other rotten old Rootes estates I had mad thoughts of buying..

IMAG0915.jpg That's grand, just wants a set of slot mags and I would be happy to daily that. Got so much character compared to modern stuff. That was pretty much the idea I'd had when I heard about it, albeit intending to fit P5B Rostyles because I could get a set locally. But it was pretty crusty ...

Well, I never..I only took two pictures of it at the time,it was languishing on a driveway near Little Clacton about ten or twelve years ago and disappeared not so long after.

Take it that's a minx and that's sort of m shape on the badge? Yes Minx, Series II....The badge is just the mock-heraldic badge of Hillman with three vertical lozenges. images.jpg I could just do with a lozenge, throats a bit rough. Quite why you'd have three as your emblem is anyone's guess, thoug...