PaykanHunter

Paykan Overload#27

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

Added Saturation

2012-02-10T10:16:00.001-05:00

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! ;)

Five Arrows

2012-01-19T12:00:00.000-05:00

Photo from: Ralf Kreuze

Boot Building

2012-01-19T11:54:00.002-05:00

From left-handed: "I believe this was the flat roof of the Boots building in Commercial St, Newport. Viewed from one of the upper floors of Reynolds Department Store, 1972."

Paykan Lowrider#48

2012-01-19T11:21:00.005-05:00

Nomad's Estate

2012-01-19T10:16:00.006-05:00

This is nomad's 1972 Hillman Hunter Estate, you can follow the progress on this car in his brilliant thread: 1972 Hillman Hunter Estate - it lives! Love it so far mate, keep us posted!

Morning Hours

2012-01-19T09:57:00.002-05:00

By: Sadegh Samandi Zadeh

Bodmin Moor

2012-01-18T11:14:00.003-05:00

1972 Hillman Hunter on Bodmin Moor on 31 March 1974, photographer unknown.

Keep Internet Free!

2012-01-18T11:02:00.004-05:00

I also oppose SOPA and PIPA, let's FIGHT BACK!

Bad Boys

2012-01-17T15:24:00.002-05:00

Taken in Yazd by: horses and tigers

Holbay Hunter! Revisited

2012-01-16T21:04:00.002-05:00

Found another photo in my archive from the Holbay Hunter !

Count The Paykans#41

2012-01-16T16:32:00.000-05:00

Breaking The Waves

2012-01-15T20:02:00.003-05:00

Stills from the 1996 film "Breaking The Waves" directed by Lars von Trier.

Yellow, Red, Orange...

2012-01-15T18:09:00.005-05:00

Photo by: Arash Khosronejad, taken from his brilliant website: insomnia-visions

Le Break De Chasse

2012-01-15T18:01:00.006-05:00

French speaking brochure for the Sunbeam Break De Chasse, which translates to Shooting Break, where "break" is for Estate. And here is the German version of the same advert.
Notice that Rootes Group marketing didn't even bothered changing the RHD steering for these LHD markets! And here is the British version.

Bam Earthquake

2012-01-14T23:23:00.003-05:00

Aftermath of the 2003 Bam earthquake photo by Abbas Kowsari.

Bermuda Turquoise

2012-01-13T14:06:00.003-05:00

A 1968 Hillman Hunter Royal in Bermuda Turquoise. This car used to belong to vklemans, he owns this Hunter now.

Village Ball Bearing

2012-01-13T13:55:00.006-05:00

A Ball Bearing distributor in Yazd, by pattiane.

Golden Vogue

2012-01-13T12:44:00.002-05:00

Super clean Singer Vogue on G Reg. (1 August 1968 – 31 July 1969) plates.
Photos taken by Albert S. Bite Classic car show held at Cholmondeley Castle, Cheshire on 5th of August 2010.

Count The Paykans#40

2012-01-13T12:09:00.006-05:00

Taken in Tehran by: Kayvan ghorbani.

Horopito Motors

2012-01-13T11:57:00.006-05:00

Mat.T over at Autoshite posted some brilliant photos from this amazing junkyard in New Zealand called Horopito Motors check it out!

Virtual Blue

2012-01-12T18:44:00.006-05:00

I'm not a big fan of virtual 3D cars out there, cause most of them done poorly. But my dear friend Mard_Khasteh from TT Forum has done a very tasteful job building and rendering this beautiful Paykan in 3D! Nice Job Rafigh!... I Love It!....

Cry Wolf

2012-01-12T12:41:00.004-05:00

From The Professionals (TV Series). Series 5 - Episode 7, Cry Wolf 1983. Still from: Trigger's Retro Road Tests!

Paykan Lowrider#47

2012-01-11T17:47:00.002-05:00

I want one! No... I NEED one! :@

Estatesmen

2012-01-11T17:44:00.000-05:00

Count The Unibrows#2

2012-01-11T17:33:00.002-05:00

Ginetta's Ingenuity

2012-01-11T14:55:00.009-05:00

I'm joking obviously! This creature does NOT represents Ginetta's finest moment, but this being a comprehensive Arrow Series blog, I am reluctant to talk about it! ;@
This is a Series1 Ginetta GRS Tora, cause it doesn't have a full length lift-gate and have a rear filler cap; here is an example of a Series2. Photos from: Northern Soul

Slap!

2012-01-10T11:54:00.001-05:00

Marvin's Vogue

2012-01-10T11:35:00.004-05:00

This is Marvin's 1972 Hillman Vogue from Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Remember our French Connection?

Marvin said: "the car runs like a dream, and even puts my wife to sleep", so I asked him what you mean by that!?... he said: "cause of its smooth ride". Lol!!!... :)
Except the 15" wheels and the steering wheels, the rest of the car is stock with the Peugeot 404 engine.

Thanks again Marvin for getting in touch with me! I wish you all the luck with your Hillman, and your sleepy wife! ;)

Grey on Grey

2012-01-09T16:34:00.003-05:00

Another pretty much intact Paykan Javanan survivor.

Man's Best Friend

2012-01-09T13:24:00.002-05:00

fordflightphotos's 1972 Humber Sceptre

Paykan Overload#26

2012-01-09T11:56:00.002-05:00

Radio Humberside

2012-01-09T11:32:00.001-05:00

I love you BBC!!! :)
Radio Humberside is a radio station run by the BBC that covers the region of Humberside in North of England. Special thanks to Lord Sterling for finding the photo!

Paykan Lowrider#46

2012-01-09T11:06:00.001-05:00

Killer Elite

2012-01-05T17:16:00.005-05:00

Snaps from the 2011 movie Killer Elite, starring Robert De Niro.

Ali Qapu

2012-01-05T15:54:00.004-05:00

Back facade of the famous Ali Qapu palace in Isfahan.
Photo by: davidbarry1959

Brown Arrow Update#1

2012-01-05T14:59:00.003-05:00

Here is an update for you on Wilko220's Humber Sceptre (aka Brown Arrow) restoration progress. Good Luck Mate! Looking nice so far! :)

p.s. For those Brazilian lovers out there don't let that flag fool you, the car is located in the UK! ;)

Count The Paykans#39

2012-01-05T14:55:00.003-05:00

Photo by: bridgetandgraham

Malta's Dust

2012-01-05T14:38:00.003-05:00

Photo taken in Malta by: cortina-chris

Paykan Overload#25

2012-01-04T15:12:00.001-05:00

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2012-01-02T23:01:00.003-05:00

That dot on the fender is the Chrysler Pentastar, which used to be put on all Chrysler cars, on the passenger-side only behind the front wheel.

Happy Wrenchers

2012-01-01T14:21:00.003-05:00

Photos were taken in Shiraz by: Airborne observator

Curse The Rain

2012-01-01T14:09:00.003-05:00

I guessed correctly, it was from a Dunlop advert.
Thanks again to Trigger's Retro Road Test!

Paykan Overload#24

2011-12-21T17:23:00.001-05:00

Moving sucks!...

Citric Sceptre

2011-12-19T09:50:00.005-05:00

Never seen a yellow Humber Sceptre MKIII before, and as it turns out this example was originally white. Spotted by: Spottedlaurel

Paykan Lowrider #45

2011-12-19T09:23:00.001-05:00

Forgetting Things

2011-12-19T09:19:00.001-05:00

A mint looking 1977 Hillman Hunter spotted in New Zealand by: NZ Car Freak

Oh S*** Handle!

2011-12-18T13:29:00.002-05:00

Just in case you were wondering about that cable contraption, that is to make sure that seats don't bend backwards, in many cases there be not one but two passengers sitting on the front seat of a Paykan Taxi!Photo taken in Isfahan by: dutchcaps

Soldiering On...

2011-12-16T11:41:00.001-05:00

This post is dedicated to Nic and his epic journey last night with his Land Rover. He soldiered on through a dark and stormy night cutting, sanding, and clamping and then re-clamping the injured LR to its final destination! Congratulations mate! but next time you should pick a more reliable and comfortable vehicle, like this Humber Sceptre MKIII ;)
Photo by: Frank Hilton

City of Poets

2011-12-15T11:28:00.004-05:00

Photos taken during 1977 trip to Shiraz by: Leo_Holmberg

Radio On

2011-12-11T19:48:00.002-05:00

From the 1980 movie Radio On.

Count The Paykans#38

2011-12-11T19:36:00.002-05:00

Photo by: jaeclectic

BOBO Chic

2011-12-09T12:24:00.001-05:00

The Australian Hillman Hunter Royal, the perfect car for a BOBO. ;)

Green Shadow

2011-12-05T23:51:00.001-05:00

By: HassanMousavi

Red Boots

2011-12-05T23:50:00.000-05:00

Count The Paykans#37

2011-11-29T12:54:00.004-05:00

Taken at May 1978 by: papa3878

NEU

2011-11-29T12:52:00.002-05:00

Found this Hillman Hunter MKII over at Near East University's car museum, in the Turkish republic of northern Cyprus.

Rengim's Eye

2011-11-25T14:07:00.001-05:00

I stumble upon Rengim Mutevellioglu's photos today, I love her simple but yet captivating shots. They were shot in Mashad.

RED RAL

2011-11-25T13:45:00.000-05:00

Photo by: john_mullin

Paykan Lowrider #44

2011-11-25T11:44:00.001-05:00

Vogue-mobile

2011-11-25T11:40:00.001-05:00

Another one of those rare Singer Vogue estates.
From: simoncars.co.uk

Untitled (4)

2011-11-25T11:17:00.000-05:00

Source: Kamshots

Hidden Sources of Love

2011-11-23T01:44:00.001-05:00

Lemon Juice

2011-11-20T19:45:00.003-05:00

Normally I can't stand yellow cars, but this Javanan looks cool as a cool lemmonade on hot summer day! I take one! ;) Thanks to my friend MOPAR for the photos!

Safari Stripes

2011-11-20T19:28:00.003-05:00

A slightly blackened Hillman Hunter Safari in Australia, it also has the walnut dash, all wagons sold there has the plastic dash. Photo is from vklemans, it was taken at Canberra in 2007 at the Centenary of Hillman (1907-2007). Thanks Vic for the info!

Sky Blue

2011-11-20T15:56:00.005-05:00

My dear friend Reza from Mashhad, whom I meet over at TT sent me a lot of photos of his much beloved Paykan, here is a sample. He has spent a lot of time restoring and documenting this car fully over at the forum.
Thanks Reza for the great photos, hope that The Wheels Keeps Turning For You; literal translation of: Charkhesh Baraat Becharkheh. ;)

B&W Topaz

2011-11-20T15:11:00.003-05:00

The Hunter Topaz was a Limited Edition of 1500 sold in the late 1975/1976. All had: Copperbeech metallic, Vinyl roof, Rostyle wheels, Push-button radio, Fawn brushed nylon seats, Servo-assisted brakes, Side repeater flashes, Overdrive, Inertia reel seatbelts. Photographed next to an Imp Caledonain, at the Rootes design studio courtyard in Coventry.

The Dawn of...

2011-11-18T16:12:00.000-05:00

Photo by: Lucas Kibrit

Spécifié

2011-11-17T12:30:00.008-05:00

1970 Sunbeam Sceptre French Brochure; variation of the same Humber Scepter advert.

Katrin&Claudio

2011-11-17T12:05:00.001-05:00

Photo taken in Yazd, by Katrin&Claudio

Get Smart

2011-11-17T11:36:00.006-05:00

1967 Sunbeam Arrow in Get Smart TV Series, 1965-1970 Ep. 2.29

Early Snow

2011-11-11T17:00:00.004-05:00

Tehran just got pounded with an unusually early snow storm.
Photo was taken in 2001, taken by Schahryar Fekri

Minx & Gazelle

2011-11-11T16:54:00.000-05:00

Push & Pour

2011-11-11T16:47:00.001-05:00

Images from The Flying Carpet Diary blog.

Box of Goodies

2011-11-11T15:03:00.001-05:00

Among them the 1968 London to Sydney winner model; Hillman Hunter Corgi No.302.

...So Long As It's White

2011-11-11T12:57:00.007-05:00

I'm not sure excatly when, but sometime in the mid to late 1980s Iran Khodro started offering the Paykans in white only, just in case you were wondering why there are so many white Paykans out there. ;)

Post title is was inspired by the famous Quote [Kwoht] from Henry Ford; he said about his Model-T: "Any customer can have a car painted any colour that he wants so long as it is black".

In Use Every Day

2011-11-08T17:31:00.005-05:00

Another very rare Singer Vogue Estate, this one is a G Reg. (1 August 1968 – 31 July 1969). Speicial thanks goes to Alan B Thompson to not only for the photo, but also for checking into the Reg. for me. Cheers Mate!

Death Cab for Cutie

2011-11-08T12:32:00.002-05:00

You can hire a "Motorcycle Taxi" in Tehran... but I can assure you there is nothing cute about the ride! ;@
These brilliant photos are from: Paul Keller

Secret of Sex

2011-11-08T12:26:00.004-05:00

From the 1970 movie Bizarre (original title Secret of Sex).

Hot Mustard

2011-11-08T12:16:00.001-05:00