Hillman 14 hp

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Hillman
Hillman 14 hp sedan (1929)
Hillman 14 hp sedan (1929)
14 hp
Production period: 1925-1930
1938-1940
Class : Middle class
Body versions : Touring cars , sedan , convertible saloon , convertible , vans , Landaulet
Engines: Petrol engines :
1.95 liters
Length: 4100 mm
Width: 1600 mm
Height:
Wheelbase : 2800-2900 mm
Empty weight :
Previous model Hillman 11 hp
successor Hillman Wizard , Hillman Minx

The Hillman 14 hp is a mid-range car from the British automobile brand Hillman that was launched in 1925 and was built until 1930. Some new vehicles were still sold in 1931. During this time, the 14 hp was the manufacturer's most important product.

1925-1930

By the early 1920s, Hillman had focused on smaller cars like the 10hp and 11 hp . The mid-range 14 hp model competed with the Austin 12 and the Humber 14/40 . The new Hillman cost £ 345, undercutting the price of the Austin 12, which was £ 455. The car was touted as a “car that costs less than it should” (“car that costs less rhan it should”).

The vehicle had a conventional side-controlled four - cylinder in- line engine with 1953 cm³ displacement, which drove the rear wheels. A four-speed gearbox was directly attached to drive the rear rigid axle. The drum brakes on all four wheels were operated by cables. A vacuum-operated brake booster was available as an optional extra, which was unusual for the time. The handbrake acted on separate brake shoes on the rear axle. The steel chassis had longitudinal leaf springs for all four wheels.

There were different bodies, such as touring cars , limousines and panel vans . The Hillman 14 Tickford is a four-door convertible sedan and the Hillman 14 Husky Sports is a four-door torpedo. In 1927 a landaulet with a V-shaped windshield was offered.

The vehicles were well equipped and their interiors were spacious. The gearshift lever attached to the driver's door on the right was considered a luxurious feature at the time. The sedan from 1928 already had safety glass windows. Wire-spoke wheels or wooden-spoke wheels could also be ordered on request. The vehicles reached a top speed of 89 km / h.

In 1928 the model was revised. It got a chassis with a 51 mm longer wheelbase. In addition to the already mentioned limousine with windows made of safety glass, the new bodies were a two-door convertible and a limousine with a Weymann body . Wooden spoke wheels were no longer available. The individual seats at the front were new instead of the bench that had been built in until then. The fenders and running boards were also slightly modified.

In 1929 the ground clearance of the chassis was increased and the track grew from 1300 mm to 1400 mm. There was a new radiator and bigger headlights. The number of bodies was limited to five, in addition to the normal limousine and the Weymann limousine, the convertible, the touring car and a sports touring car with a Weymann body called "Husky" survived.

In 1930 the production of the 14 hp was stopped after approx. 11,000 copies.

1938-1940

Another Hillman 14 appeared in 1938 . It also had a side-controlled four-cylinder in-line engine that produced 51 bhp (38 kW) from 1943 cc. Its top speed was 116 km / h. Due to the war, production of this vehicle was stopped after two years.

Rootes used the same chassis for the Humber Snipe 75 - there with a larger motor - and in a 10 cm longer version for the Sunbeam Talbot 3-liter , which was also equipped with the Humber motor.

swell

David Culshaw & Peter Horrobin: The Complete Catalog of British Cars 1895–1975 . Veloce Publishing, Dorchester 1997, ISBN 1-874105-93-6 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d David Culshaw & Peter Horrobin: The Complete Catalog of British Cars 1895–1975 . Veloce Publishing, Dorchester 1997, ISBN 1-874105-93-6 .
  2. ↑ M. Sedgwick: AZ of Cars of the 1920s . Bay View Books 1989, ISBN 0-333-16689-2 .
  3. ^ A b N. Baldwin: A – Z of Cars of the 1930s . Bay View Books 1994, ISBN 1-870979-38-9 .

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