PaykanHunter

While You Were Sleeping...

2012-02-14T09:55:00.002-05:00

My dear friend Seth & his most talked about Hillman Minx Estate in August 2010 issue of Retro Cars Magazine.

Almost Blind

2012-02-12T14:05:00.004-05:00

From the amazing collection of stencil artists ICY and SOT.

Bird Sanctuary

2012-02-12T13:53:00.006-05:00

This was shot from inside of s1gunnerman's lipstick pink Hillman Hunter estate, at the time it was the only car he could afford, and he was ashamed to take any exterior photos of it! :( Birds like it though! ;)

Paykan Overload#27

2012-02-10T10:26:00.000-05:00

Added Saturation

2012-02-10T10:16:00.002-05:00

Photos by nigelnaturist, and one more from last year is here.

Count The Paykans#44

2012-02-10T08:38:00.001-05:00

From Tehran24.com

Sparked By Champions!

2012-02-08T15:27:00.001-05:00

1969 advert from Car & Driver magazine. Featuring the winner of the 1968 London to Sydney Marathon.

Man in Red

2012-02-07T15:31:00.001-05:00

I stumbled upon Jonathan Harrison's site and he kindly provided additional photos for me to post here. Jonathan lived in Iran for almost two years, between 1973 and 1975. He and his mate Karl participated in couple of rallies in 1974 with their Paykans!

Jonathan also wrote a book: "Life's Hop, Skip & and a Jump" which includes details of his experiences in Iran. Thank you Jonathan for the photos, they are simply brilliant!

Day Trips

2012-02-06T13:23:00.001-05:00

From Martin Van Duijn's vacations/day trips set during the 1980s.

Variations on Virtual Blue

2012-02-03T15:35:00.002-05:00

My dear friend mard_khasteh was not very happy with his previous renderings, so he sent me some new ones! Excellent work Mard! They look so tight, Love them!...

Birdwatching

2012-02-03T09:04:00.002-05:00

From the hilarious Top Gear: My Dad Had One of Those book.

Paykan Lowrider#49

2012-02-02T17:15:00.003-05:00

Found it at www.0-100.ir

Our Savior in Oregon

2012-02-02T13:39:00.009-05:00

As some of you might remember last year I was desperately trying to save this 1968 Sunbeam Arrow from being sent to the crusher!... I am so pleased to announce that the Sunbeam is safe & sound! Rick the new owner contacted me last fall and in late November I managed to make it out there to check it out for myself. I couldn't believe my eyes when we pulled in the driveway; next to the Arrow was a Sunbeam Alpine, a couple of XJs a Citroen ID an Opel Rallye a Fiat 850 Berlina in Abarth trim and some other Mopar goodies were laying around for good measures!... I knew then that the Arrow was in Good Hands! :)

While I was trying to collect my jaw from the floor Rick gave me a key and said "Fire It Up!"... I was floored!!!! I couldn't believe that he got the engine running!... He had rebuilt the carburetor, got a new thermostat housing put in... and she fired up after my 2nd attempt!... I kept asking him how this could be possible? the car had sat outdoors for 20+ years?!!! He even had it out for a little spin a week before and thought that transmission was in good order, we weren't going to try that though because the brakes were shot.

We had a long nice chat about all things Arrows, I said my farewells and left with a big smile on my face; another Arrow has been saved and I can't think of a nicer person than Rick to do the restoration job! ;)

Walk Like An Iranian!

2012-01-31T18:04:00.001-05:00

A fairly typical crossing in Tehran, captured by GaëlMartin.

New Zealand Takeaways

2012-01-31T17:42:00.003-05:00

I went through the 1000+ photos of Derek and Maclean couple's travelling light, and hunted all the Hunters in there! ;)
I believe all the above shots were taken by Derek who loves documenting the New Zealand social landscape and therefore considers himself a nature photographer. The photos were between late 80s to mid 90s. I thoroughly enjoyed their photos, and I encourage you to check it out for yourself!

Arg of Tabriz

2012-01-27T19:45:00.002-05:00

Arg of Tabriz photographed by: ninara

Giant Test

2012-01-27T12:10:00.000-05:00

Now that is what I call "Hands-on" journalism! ;)

This post was made possible, once again by Trigger's Retro Road Tests! Can't Thank You enough mate!...

Count The Paykans#43

2012-01-27T11:55:00.003-05:00

This is a 1978 postcard of Tehran, provided by: danny.mathieson

Corsair Bay

2012-01-27T11:52:00.001-05:00

Taken near Christchurch, NZ Photo by: matthew Hunter 955

A Separation

2012-01-25T17:37:00.002-05:00

From the 2011 movie "A Separation" directed by Asghar Farhadi.

Malta's Preservation

2012-01-24T17:22:00.004-05:00

This is Noel's 1970 Hillman Hunter in Malta. He acquired it 4 years ago from his father-in-law, whom had the car almost from new. It has taken Noel all these past 4 years to restore it, and as you can see the final result is just beautiful!
I asked Noel about the "Malta Badge" on the c-pillar, and to my BIG surprise he wrote that this was a Maltese assembled Hunter! I did not know that! ;@

You can follow Noel's threads over at RetroRiders 1970 Hillman Hunter & OldClassicCar Restoration on my Hillman Hunter.

Scraps & Scrapper

2012-01-23T11:28:00.003-05:00

Scrapyard near Shiraz, photo by: Maziar Hooshidar

Know Your Hunter & Variants...

2012-01-19T20:14:00.005-05:00

Some useful information for you "MotorHeads" out there! Enjoy!... ;)

Count The Paykans#42

2012-01-19T20:02:00.004-05:00

Photos taken by vivfeyer in Tehran back in 2006.

New Zealand Tomatoes

2012-01-19T14:21:00.001-05:00

A pair of 1975 Hillman Hunters spotted in New Zealand by my friend NZ Car Freak. Good job! keep an eye for me, there should be more of them out there! ;)