Links
Clubs, parts, manuals and history for Hillman and Rootes Group cars. Every link was checked in October 2026.
Clubs in Australia
- Hillman Owners Club of AustraliaNSW
The national Hillman club, based in New South Wales.
- Rootes Group Car Club VictoriaVIC
Every Rootes make: Hillman, Humber, Singer, Sunbeam, Commer.
- Rootes Group Car Club of QueenslandQLD
Runs, events and a club magazine for Rootes owners in Queensland.
- Hillman Car Club of SASA
Now merged into the Rootes Group Auto Club of SA. Their new site is on the way.
- Sunbeam Alpine Tiger Talbot Car ClubVIC
Alpines, Tigers, Rapiers and Sunbeam-Talbots.
- Sunbeam Owners' Club of NSWNSW
For Sunbeams of every era.
- Singer Car Club of AustraliaNational
Singers from the early cars to the Vogue and Gazelle.
Clubs in New Zealand
- Humber Hillman Car Club of NZNational
New Zealand's club for Humbers and Hillmans.
- Sunbeam Car Club of New ZealandNational
Rapiers, Alpines, Tigers and other Sunbeams.
Clubs in the UK
- Hillman Owners ClubUK
The UK club for all Hillmans.
- The Imp ClubUK
Imps and their relatives: Singer Chamois, Sunbeam Stiletto, Husky.
- Avenger Sunbeam Owners ClubUK
Avengers, the Avenger Tiger and the Sunbeam Lotus.
- Post Vintage Humber Car ClubUK
Humbers built from 1932 onwards.
- Humber RegisterUK
Vintage Humbers.
- Singer Owners' ClubUK
All Singers, pre-war and Rootes era.
- Sunbeam Rapier Owners ClubUK
Rapiers built from 1955 to 1976.
- Sunbeam Talbot Alpine RegisterUK
Sunbeam-Talbots and early Alpines, 1936 to 1956.
- Sunbeam Tiger Owners ClubUK
The V8 Tiger.
Clubs elsewhere
- Sunbeam Alpine Owners of AmericaUSA
Alpines and Tigers in North America.
- Tigers East / Alpines EastInternational
One of the largest Sunbeam clubs.
- Rootes Club NederlandNetherlands
All Rootes makes.
- Rootes DanmarkDenmark
All Rootes makes.
- Rootes Car Club SwedenSweden
All Rootes makes.
- Rootes club directoryWorldwide
A long list of Rootes clubs. Some of its links are out of date.
Parts and swap meets
- Hillman SparesUK
New parts for the Minx, Hunter, Husky and Imp. Ships worldwide.
- Sunbeam Car PartsUK
Sister shop to Hillman Spares, for Alpines, Rapiers and Tigers.
- Rootes Auto PartsAustralia
Rubber seals and weatherstrips.
- Classic Carburettors AustraliaAustralia
Rebuilds Strombergs, SUs and Zeniths.
- Car shows and swap meetsAustralia
Bev Young's listing of upcoming Australian car shows and swap meets.
- Old Car Swap MeetUSA
Classifieds for old car parts. Used to be Elderly Iron.
Technical info and forums
- Rootes 1725cc series manuals
Workshop info for the Arrow range: Hunter, Vogue, Gazelle, Rapier, Sceptre.
- Rootes Group Automobiles
Long-running technical pages and chassis number data.
- Hillman Imp Forums
An active forum for Imp owners.
- Imps4Ever
Imp history, specs and restoration notes.
- Autocade: Hillman Hunter
The history of every Hunter variant, worldwide.
History
- The Rootes ArchiveUK
Factory drawings, photos and sales literature, kept at Wroxton.
- Coventry Transport MuseumUK
In Coventry, where Rootes built its cars.
- Rootes GroupWikipedia
The company behind Hillman, Humber, Singer, Sunbeam and Commer.
- HillmanWikipedia
The marque's history from 1907 to 1976.
- Hillman MinxWikipedia
The Minx through every series, 1932 to 1970.
- Hillman HunterWikipedia
The Arrow-range Hunter, 1966 to 1979.
- Hillman ImpWikipedia
The rear-engined Imp, built at Linwood.
- Hillman AvengerWikipedia
The Avenger, sold under many names around the world.
- Rootes AustraliaWikipedia
Local assembly at Port Melbourne, and the cars made for Australia.
- PaykanWikipedia
Iran's version of the Hunter, built until 2005.
- PaykanHunter
A blog about the Paykan and Arrow cars.
Members' sites
- Ken Dreger's Hillman pageArchived
A member's page from the early days, saved by the Internet Archive.
- 1946 Mk 1 Minx fan siteArchived
An Australian 1946 Minx and some Hillman history, rescued from GeoCities.
- EsonicaBrisbane
Web design by Bryce, who runs myHillman.
Know a club or supplier that's missing? Suggestions will be welcome when member accounts return.