Showing posts with label Hirondel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hirondel. Show all posts

Friday, June 28, 2024

Hirondel

Hirondel is fictional!  The car belongs to "The Saint" the fictional character, Simon Templar, who appears in a series of books by Leslie Charteris (published 1928-1963) and later in films, television series etc.

That hasn't stopped people making their own version, even in Australia...

March 1962 Modern Motor page 1

March 1962 Modern Motor page 2
March 1962 Modern Motor page 3-4

fictional emblem suitable for the Hirondel

Sunshine

Sunshine Motors was started by HV McKay  from the  suburb of Sunshine, in Melbourne , Victoria  and was a switch from making agricultural ma...