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Like the earlier van version, the "Imp estate" was based on the two-door car, with the roof raised by 4 inches (100 mm) to provide a large carrying space above the engine bay, giving the car a square boxy look. The unusually flat roof was reinforced with stiffening ribs and supported on the
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or "Series" Hillman Minx. This time the engine was the new Minx's 1390 cc overhead-valve unit but de-rated to an output of 51 hp (38 kW; 52 PS). As before, there was also a four-door "Minx estate", and the Husky had two doors (plus the side-hinged rear door) and a shorter wheelbase (by
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The final iteration of the "Audax" Hillman Husky, the "Series III", made its debut in 1963, along with a face-lift for the whole Minx range (and its badge-engineered derivatives). The face-lift bodywork changes were applied to the Husky, but the reduction in wheel size from 15-inch (380 mm) to
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1,390 cc (85 cu in) engine, the Husky continued to use the older 1,265 cc (77.2 cu in) 35 bhp (26 kW) sidevalve engine with single Zenith carburettor which it shared with the Minx "Special" saloon and estate. Unlike the Minx with its column change, the gear
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appeared in April 1967. This new Husky shared the Imp's rear-mounted 875 cc (53.4 cu in) overhead camshaft engine, and had slightly better performance than the Imp, being approximately 330 lb (150 kg) lighter. The same engine was also adopted by the
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There were individual seats in front and a bench seat in the rear which would fold flat to increase load area. The trim material was leathercloth. Both the heater and radio were optional extras. The car was available in blue, grey, green or sand paint (1954 colours).
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magazine recorded a top speed of 73.4 mph (118.1 km/h), acceleration from 0-60 mph (97 km/h) of 26.9 seconds and a fuel consumption of 30.8 miles per imperial gallon (9.2 L/100 km;
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inside of the vehicle with "synthetic foam noise-deadening material". When compared to the Commer badged panel van from which it derived, the Husky body also had extra stiffening at the rear window apertures.
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13-inch (330 mm), which was applied to the saloons, was not applied to the Husky in order to maintain its ground clearance. In addition, whilst the contemporary Series V Minx got front
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horizontal loading platform with a ribbed rubber surface, and 50 cubic feet (1.4 m) of capacity. To take the increased load, this was the first
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No further
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937:. Vol. 126 (nbr 3714). 22 April 1967. p. 24.
807:. 6 Nbr 68: between pages 768 & 769. April 1960.
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974:"Development of the Hillman Imp cars"
962:Hillman Husky 1967-'70 - The Imp Site
387:(2,100 lb (953 kg) (Ser II)
105:1,265 cc (77.2 cu in)
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803:"Second Hand car guide supplement".
616:875 cc (53.4 cu in)
333:1,390 cc (85 cu in)
825:Complete Catalogue of British Cars
249:Hillman Husky (Minx "Audax" based)
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198:Original Hillman Husky ("Mark 1")
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909:"The Hillman Husky Series 2".
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883:. Devon, UK: Herridge Books.
879:A-Z of British Cars 1945-1980
660:60.25 in (1,530 mm)
359:149.5 in (3,797 mm)
149:63.25 in (1,607 mm)
367:60.5 in (1,537 mm)
239:"Audax Series" Hillman Husky
678:1,652 lb (749 kg)
652:141 in (3,581 mm)
489:Testing the Husky in 1960,
375:60 in (1,524 mm)
180:Hillman Husky (Audax based)
167:1,904 lb (864 kg)
141:148 in (3,759 mm)
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823:Culshaw; Horrobin (1974).
668:58 in (1,473 mm)
522:Hillman Imp van derivative
400:Hillman Husky (Minx based)
157:61 in (1,549 mm)
133:84 in (2,134 mm)
24:Hillman Husky (Minx based)
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931:"Hillman Husky reborn".
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439:side-opening rear door
260:Hillman Husky Series I
855:"The Hillman Husky".
827:. London: Macmillan.
875:Robson, G. (2006).
861:. 29 December 1954.
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707:Hillman Imp
688:Predecessor
596:Hillman Imp
513:drum brakes
509:disc brakes
475:Series III
397:Predecessor
1049:1970s cars
1044:1960s cars
1028:Categories
1013:095093190X
790:References
776:Corgi Toys
729:Once more
683:Chronology
634:Dimensions
618:straight-4
606:Powertrain
569:Production
502:Series III
392:Chronology
341:Dimensions
335:straight-4
323:Powertrain
317:Commer Cob
286:Production
204:estate car
172:Chronology
123:Dimensions
107:straight-4
95:Powertrain
89:Commer Cob
58:Production
912:The Motor
858:The Motor
696:Successor
640:Wheelbase
572:1967–1970
496:‑US
491:The Motor
481:Series II
405:Successor
347:Wheelbase
289:1958–1965
233:‑US
227:The Motor
177:Successor
129:Wheelbase
61:1954–1957
984:6 August
712:Bond 875
549:Overview
415:Series I
266:Overview
38:Overview
934:Autocar
782:(1:44).
780:O scale
592:Related
558:Hillman
421:"Audax"
309:Related
275:Hillman
192:Hillman
81:Related
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364:Width
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1008:ISBN
986:2007
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186:The
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