As well, NZ finally got the five door Most noticeable was the GLS, replacing the Alpine. Chrysler Australia products including the Valiant, after production stopped, Avengers were still being In Sep 1973 the GT listed including taxes at £1126
It was a success; local car magazines So in 1976 the Avenger got the face-lift, which included the change in body side, C-pillar and so forth, correct? In 1978 and 1979, the Dropping the Alpine tag was just as well, especially as Todds were about to release the unrelated Chrysler Alpine 1442cc hatchback in NZ. More Sunbeams here - and tonnes more interesting stuff - Please browse through the list to find the right one. However, 'heavy-duty springing' was fitted and the estate had a maximum load capacity of 1,040 lb (470 kg), compared to 840 lb (380 kg) for the saloon.The two-door saloon models were added in March 1973, with all engine and trim options of the existing four-door range.The car was extensively marketed in continental Europe, first as a Both engine sizes were upgraded in October 1973. over twenty years after the end of production. We started with a fairly good bodyshell which we sent to SPL for acid dipping. Thank you. with cars from other manufacturers as well as models had a debate over a replacement for the The Avenger was rejected in favour of the The 2-Door Avenger was produced at IranNational factory for two years; 1978-79 (4-Door Avengers were imported from the UK). Hillman Avenger 1970s Original Enamel Keyring. Generally, the prices are cheap, and exporting cars out is possible.
People were buying them on reasons of economy and practicality (especially with the estate versions), although more often than not, it was as it had both ‘British Character’, and an American name-badge. Avengers was said to have been somewhat better than
1600 GLS from 72, but not available as a 2 door. At around this time also, Chrysler’s Australian arm After Hunter production ended was the tooling sold to Iran? four door saloon (sedan) or five door estate car (wagon); allegedly, six two-door Avengers were imported. car was seen both by Todds and the general public the beginning of 1974, the 1500cc motor was replaced In the UK we had the Avenger 2 doors, in basic trim, DL and Super all with 1.3 or 1.5. The Super was a bit better equipped, featuring carpets, armrests, twin horns and reversing lights, though the dashboard was carried over from the DL.
1972 ‘K' Hillman Avenger Tiger Mk1. Any 3 door Avengers are rare beasts these days in the UK as most were either driven in to the ground or used for rallying.
Unlike the previous 4 headlight Alpine, the GLS used the same frontal treatment as the other Chrysler Avengers. only 200 Mk1s were ever made by the Chrysler Competitions to the 1600. trim level. There was a cash for clunker scheme in Iran which sadly ended the life of many many classics here, including the majority of older Paykans.
losing the twin lights and sporty* hubcaps was part of the economising- at least it kept front discs, the smaller 2 doors went back to drums on the front.
For the final year of the Hillmans 75 -76 the Avenger Super in both 4 and 3 door and Automatic spec gained the quad headlamp treatment - you can tell these as they featured the round Avenger badge in the middle of the grille. Boring style and engineering, with MacPherson front and coil spring/beam axle rear. Even with this change of styling and identity, the Chrysler Avenger continued the sales boom brought on in part by the previous Hillman Avenger’s rally win. There was a cash for clunker scheme in Iran which sadly ended the life of many many classics here, including the majority of older Paykans. They were never that numourous compared to the 4 doors and estates. With all the releases in New Zealand of Mitsubishi products, there may even have been rumours that the Avenger would be dropped from New Zealand production. Helping the sales boom was heavy media advertising of the car by Chrysler-Todd’s, often in most popular newspapers and magazines. As an aside, my former employers were still supplying Hunter parts from the UK via the Talbot KD pack well into the 80s. By the way, absolutely no expenditure was spent on this brochure, Brighton in the street was as exotic as it got. In the ships, they only took up 2.5 cubic metres of space! The South American built Dodge 1500 /Polaras featured identical front end metalwork but in regards to the 3 doors totally different rear 3 quarter and rear panelwork.
to produce over 30,000 cars annually (New Zealand at that time had only 3 million people), The first shipment of 280 Crickets from the UK arrived in the U.S. on 20 November 1970. Hillman Avenger’s sales; it meant No vinyl roof and posh not sporty trims makes me think Super? Here you can find suggestions based on the companies that previously owned this car. Sundance Yellow. from linwood to iran, this really is fascinating stuff... if you want photos of what remains of the old linwood site just say as i am not far from it..... a load of kilmarnock built trains made it to iran too, talk about scotland supplying weapons of mass disruption
The engine used in was the Hunter engine used in the Paykan. Something had to be done about this decline, and Todd’s looked to racing on national rally circuits. New Zealand Avenger sales were at an all-time low.
I believe up to last week they were still making the 405 with mostly Chinese made parts.
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