
Hillman was a famous British automobile marque, manufactured by the Rootes Group. It was based in Ryton-on-Dunsmore, near Coventry, England, from 1907 to 1976. Before 1907 the company had built bicycles.
The original company named Hillman-Coatalen was founded by William Hillman with the Breton Louis Coatalen as designer and chief engineer. However, Coatalen left in 1909 to join the Sunbeam Car Company and the company was re-registered as the Hillman Motor Car Company in 1910.
The first cars were large featuring a 9.76 litre 6 cylinder engine or a 6.4 litre four. A smaller car, the 9 hp of 1913 with a 1357 cc side valve four cylinder, was the first to sell in significant numbers and was re-introduced after World War 1 as the 11 hp having grown to 1600 cc. The big seller was the 14 hp introduced in 1925, and the only model made until 1928. Following the fashion of the time a Straight Eight of 2.6 litres and Hillman's first use of overhead valves came in 1928 but soon gained a reputation for big end problems.
In 1928, Hillman was taken over by Humber and both were taken over by Rootes in 1931. Hillman went on to become the dominant brand within the Rootes empire, alongside Humber, Sunbeam and Singer.

station wagon (estate, combi) 4 doors / 5 seats, petrol (gasoline) 4 cylinder straight (inline), 8 valves side valve (flathead, L-block, L-head), 1265 cm3, 26.1 kW, manual 4 speed, rear wheel drive

station wagon (estate, combi) 4 doors / 5 seats, petrol (gasoline) 4 cylinder straight (inline), 8 valves OHV (overhead valve, I-head), 1390 cm3, 35.4 kW, manual 4 speed, rear wheel drive

sedan (saloon) 4 doors / 5 seats, petrol (gasoline) 4 cylinder straight (inline), 8 valves OHV (overhead valve, I-head), 1390 cm3, 30.2 kW, manual 4 speed, rear wheel drive