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Hillman Gazelle
The Hillman Gazelle is an automobile which was produced by Chrysler Australia from 1966 to 1967.
Based on the British Singer Gazelle VI, the Hillman Gazelle was offered only as a four-door sedan and was essentially an upmarket version of the Hillman Minx VI. It was powered by a four-cylinder engine producing , more than the Minx thanks to its alloy cylinder head and twin-barreled Solex carburetor. This alloy head engine was produced for the Sunbeam Rapier. Chrysler Australia replaced both the Minx and the
Hillman Minx named Singer Gazelle.
Design and development.
Both the completion of a first prototype and a general description of the new unnamed car were announced in November 1947 and an early production car was displayed at the Earls Court Motor Show in October 1948. Singer's first demonstrators were sent overseas at Christmas time 1948. Production finally commenced just before the end of July 1949 with export-only deliveries beginning after that.
The chairman explained to the shareholders' meeting in December 1950 that Singer made no motor vehicles from