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Originally Posted by Dr Terry
It was basically a Simca, not much Hillman in it, although they were distantly related.
The 4-cyl version had a lousy engine & brakes. the 6-cyl was a rocket with (slightly) better brakes but they were outdated by the time they came to market in Aust. The competition (Cortina, Torana, Datsun & Toyota was much better as the time.
Dr Terry
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That's why i said roundabout, twice..................
But if you want to get all pedantic and mention Simca then you also need to include the Rootes Group, the Chrysler 180 was the base name for a series of large saloon cars produced by Chrysler Europe resulting from a joint development by Rootes (UK) and Simca (Fr), the Chrysler 180 ("C car") and the Hillman Avenger ("B Car") which where developed alongside each other, shared plenty of design cues which are immediately recognisable between the two, the main difference been scale, the Avenger was smaller....
....then the Centura was developed from the 180.