Photo Gallery «Hillman 1907-1976 - when a racing driver builds family cars»

There were around 10,000 car brands and designers - most of them have disappeared. One of these vanished brands is Hillman. Founded by a racing driver and an experienced French designer in 1907, the company built on the success of its own car in the 1906 Tourist Trophy. Soon it was building successful family cars and later an anti-Mini with the Imp. Hillman was taken over by Humber in 1928, both were then bought by Rootes. In the end they were part of the Chrysler empire and the name disappeared in 1977.