Rootes Pictures Thread The Unsung Heroes

[retrolegends]

Sorted through some pics and found a load of Rootes pics mainly Hunters and mainly very distressed so if you don't have the stomach look away now,
So I thought I would start a thread for Rootes cars as I have always had a soft spot for the unsung heros of british motoring,also chucked the Avenger in too as it was very nearly a Rootes car. ;D
Feel free to add your own Imps/Hunters/Rapiers/Alpines/Minxes all welcome! ROOTES MANOUVRE!
























Thanks for stopping by ;D

[Brian Damaged]

This.....

....was taken at Sneachill, on the A44 just outside Worcester. It was half-buried in the undergrowth there for years until about 18 months ago. Poor old thing must have come out of there in pieces.

Here's an abandoned Chrysler product (or even Avenger by-product) in a similar state. Lain unused in a front garden on the A41 just eat of Aylesbury town centre for years, but disappeared a couple of years ago when the house was demolished and rebuilt.


This used to always be parked in a factory car park next door to a patternmakers I occasionally deliver to in Halesowen. Haven't seen it in a good 12 months now, though.


Saw this on the M25 ages ago. Cool as!


Saved the best until last. I haven't been down that way for a while, but this gorgeous Harrington Le Mans Alpine was a regular sight in a Bishop's Stortford backstreet, suggesting it was in daily use. Just how I like to see 'em.

[Davenger]

Cheeky git!
The Avenger was 100% Rootes

[Bob the Fish]

My Minx


Will be looking for a Super Snipe or Hawk estate in the New Year. Send any lost ones this-a way

[retrolegends]

Ok I take it back it was Rootes, Built with Chrysler money though.
The Gold 4 door Avenger is indeed the one on the A44,I tried to buy it about ten years ago from the old dear in the shop who said it belonged to her son(who also owned the Fiat next to it) I left my number but never got a call,I went back 12 months or so after and the shop was boarded up but the cars still there,not been down there for years though. Shame its gone though all the same,just think what the Fiat was like then when they dragged that out!!
Lovin the pics so far,anyone got any Rapier/Alpine pics?

[Brian Damaged]

Some more from the Damaged Flickr/Photobucket Archive...including a couple of reminders that Rootes didn't just make cars.....

[stealthstylz]

I wanna use an Arrow series car as a project base in the future, preferably one with steel chassis rails/floorpans rather than newspaper/fibreglass and filler like my old one.

Matt

[retrolegends]

How cool does that Avenger Tiger look? My son just said "WOW DAD WHATS THAT?"

[Kyle67]

Dec 23, 2010 22:39:54 GMT Brian Damaged said:

Saw this on the M25 ages ago. Cool as!

That's Malcolm Anderson, the Imp specialist.

My old man had a Avenger estate identical to that green one! Haven't seen one in that colour for years. Neighbours thought we were mad because I had a black GT, a yellow gl and a orange base model too as well as an Imp. It looked like a Rootes forecourt outside our house, only non Rootes car was a Mazda 1800 sedan..

There's a light blue Harrington local to me which is a daily, kept out in all weathers. I dare say Bryn might have a pic of it somewhere.

[Deleted]

A couple of Hillman Imp prototype models, which I think are pretty nifty. Lifted from an interesting read here: www.allpar.com/cars/adopted/hillman/imp.html



Imp hatch prototype, which again looks quite nice though perhaps not as nice as the Californian.


Again with a prototype (more info: www.rootes-chrysler.co.uk/rootes-swallow.html) is this sharp model named the Swallow, which I'd love to own but of course can't.


Went for an internet ramble and came across this little gem. Never thought Slotmags would suit the body, but they really do.


From Bring-a-Trailer - bringatrailer.com/2009/05/29/bat-exclusive-wisconsin-barn-find-liquidation/


Finally, a bit of epic want in the form of a Hillman Super Minx drophead.

[Camp Davy]

slotmags suit everything lol

[arrocuda]

Dec 24, 2010 23:15:57 GMT Camp Davy said:

slotmags suit everything lol

Certainly 50's 60's and 70's.... you can't go wrong!

[PhilA]

I'm trying to remember if the plate was the same (I'd been awake 29 hours by the time I saw it) but I swear I saw this on the M4 yesterday:



Cool beans


This one was mine:


As was this:


...and a bit older but still Rootes:


--Phil

[Seth]

[arrocuda]

Humber pick up's been posted before but well worth another look. Be interesting to know how it was done as they were monocoque as far as I'm aware. Anyone any ideas? Some great pics on this thread!

[revracing]

heres my imp ;D ;D

[gurnersimps1963]

Heres my imp and a few others...




And a Sunbeam with Avenger front end,thats me co-driving,we won the Welsh Tarmac Championship in it in 1989

[mattblack]

[PaykanHunter]

Nice Thread! Here is my 1968 Singer Gazelle, which I imported from UK to the US! Yes! I am crazy! ;D For more Rootes Arrow series check out my Blog: www.PaykanHunter.com

[Deleted]

hmm ok then..
was offered this one via a solicitor doing a hose clearance but never managed to get in touch with the people involved...


(and I tried and tried and tried)

my mate Steves auto sceptre.. fully restored and minter than a polo

and with mine (dirty daily mudwhore that she is lol)




other rootes on the day

rather nice (3a???) rapier


was a little bit fatter than it should have been in the arches but hey... its old enough to have recieved some tlc by now lol