Rootes was British, however Rootes (Australia) was a car assembler of Hillman, Humbler, Singer and Sunbeam cars in Melbourne, Victoria from 1945 until 1965 when it became Chrysler (Australia).
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7 January 1942 The Motor |
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June 1962 Wheels |
This website presents the Ivan Hoffmann Collection of research materials for Australian Automobiles - clippings, brochures, diagrams, photos, articles etc., from early days until more recent. It qualifies as Australian if one or more components - body/engine/chassis were either prototype, designed, built, assembled, manufactured or made for use, only in Australia, (we also adopted a few New Zealand cars as Australian!).