The sporting cars produced by the Rootes Group have somehow slipped
from popular memory. Some will remember the Sunbeam Alpine, but few
seem to recall the contemporary Sunbeam Rapier saloon or the
fastback that succeeded it. The Hillman sporting models are even
less remembered. The Hillman Avenger saloons became Group One
Racing champions and British Touring Car champions. The humble
Hillman Imp was part of their rally team and there was a sporting
Singer Coupe version. A Hillman Hunter Saloon went on to win a
London–Sydney marathon rally, and the luxury Humber model
inherited its sporting mechanics. The last gasp of the Rootes Group
sporting range was the Sunbeam hatchback of the 1980s, which gave
birth to a sporting GLS, a Webber-fitted and spoilered Ti and
finally a Lotus-powered version that went on to win the RAC rally
championship. This book sets the record straight and celebrates
these worthy, but often sadly forgotten, vehicles.
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