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Singer Gazelles
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tony perrett
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The Singer Gazelle, Hillman Minx and Sunbeam Rapier had similar floor-pans and suspension. All were available as convertibles. The Gazelle and Minx were also built as 4-door saloons and estates but the saloon version of the Rapier had 2 doors with frameless windows giving the "pillarless" effect when they were lowered.
lemansvk
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In Australia, Singer Gazelles would appear to be quite rare, Rootes dropped the model in the early 1960s after poor sales. Early Gazelles had a twin solex version of the iron head Hillman motor. For Aussies who have heard of Harry Firth (famous for racing in Fords and later with the Holden Dealer Team) - well, Harry raced a Singer Gazelle in the Armstrong 500 race at Phillip Island in 1960
For the IIIC model (1962) in Aust the poor selling Gazelle was replaced with a Hillman model called the Australian DeLuxe (ADL) which sold quite well - it was really a Gazelle with Hillman grille and badges (the chassis numbers for these cars are Gazelle numbers, as distinct from Minx numbers), and they had the same interiors (walnut trim) paint jobs, tail lights etc - fuller story and pics see here http://www.sa.hillman.org.au/BV2.htm
Later - 1966 - Rootes Australia introduced a Hillman Gazelle which was a curious hybrid of the Minx VI, with Gazelle interior and alloy head 'Rapier' motor. more detail here.
hhttp://www.sa.hillman.org.au/BarryHall.htm
So you can have a Gazelle in Aust, but it will be a Hillman
Vic
For the IIIC model (1962) in Aust the poor selling Gazelle was replaced with a Hillman model called the Australian DeLuxe (ADL) which sold quite well - it was really a Gazelle with Hillman grille and badges (the chassis numbers for these cars are Gazelle numbers, as distinct from Minx numbers), and they had the same interiors (walnut trim) paint jobs, tail lights etc - fuller story and pics see here http://www.sa.hillman.org.au/BV2.htm
Later - 1966 - Rootes Australia introduced a Hillman Gazelle which was a curious hybrid of the Minx VI, with Gazelle interior and alloy head 'Rapier' motor. more detail here.
hhttp://www.sa.hillman.org.au/BarryHall.htm
So you can have a Gazelle in Aust, but it will be a Hillman
Vic
ozzie alpine
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Here's "my" aussie 66 Hillman Gazelle. Actually belongs to a friend, but I'm the chief mechanic (she wants to learn).
Cost $500, running, although its currently in bits
1725 alloy head motor.
I'll get to it once I've got the Super Snipe on the road and rebuilt the Imp engine in the Ginetta...
Cost $500, running, although its currently in bits
1725 alloy head motor.
I'll get to it once I've got the Super Snipe on the road and rebuilt the Imp engine in the Ginetta...
