Anything of value is defenceless
- Lucebert
Thoroughbred & Classic Cars Online Price Guide: H for Hillman
Thoroughbred & Classic Cars Online Price Guide: S for Singer and Sunbeam
Classic Car Directory price guide
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| £ | Practical Classics Sep. 1996 | Classic Cars Mar. 1996 | |||||||
| A | B | C | A | B | C | ||||
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| Hillman | |||||||||
| Imp/Super Imp Imp Californian |
1,200 . | 650 . | 150 . | 1,200 1,400 | 700 850 | 300 350 | |||
| Singer | |||||||||
| Chamois Chamois Sport Chamois Coupé |
1,200 1,500 1,600 | 700 1,000 1,100 |
250 500 600 | ||||||
| Sunbeam | |||||||||
| Imp Sport Stiletto |
1,600 1,750 | 1,100 1,200 | 600 650 | ||||||
Continental Imps may fetch much higher prices. Imps are rare and well liked. One example: A particular Sunbeam Californian in Holland that is in concours condition, and has won the concours d'elegance of Valkenswaard more than once was officially valued (for insurance) at 12,000 Dutch guilders.
One of the sources for these prices is De Onschatbare Klassieker (The Unestimatable Classic Car), a yearly renewed handbook. The thing is, of course, that the value of anything is open for discussion.
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(in guilders) 2000 1999 1998 1996 1994
Hillman Imp A 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000
B 4000 2500 2500 4000 4000
C 7500 4500 4500 7500 7500
Hillman Husky A 2000 2000
B 4000 4000
C 8500 8500
Commer Imp Van A 1000
B 3000
C 6000
Singer Chamois A 1500 1500 1000
B 3000 3000 4000
C 5000 5000 6500
Singer Chamois Coupe A 2000
B 5000
C 9000
Mk I Mk II
Sunbeam Imp Sport A 1500 1500 1500 1500 2500 1000
B 4000 3000 3000 4000 6000 3000
C 8000 5000 5000 8000 10000 6000
Sunbeam Californian A 1000 1300 1300 1500
B 5000 3000 3000 7000
C 9000 5250 4500 10000
Sunbeam Stiletto A 1000 2500 2000 1500
B 4000 5000 4500 7000
C 6500 7000 5500 10000
Sunbeam Chamois Sport A 1000 1000
B 3000 3000
C 6000 6000
2000 1999 1998 1996 1994
| in 1971 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunbeam Imp | fl. - | fl. 2000 | fl. 2700 | fl. 3600 |
| Sunbeam Chamois | fl. 1500 | fl. 2200 | fl. 3000 | fl. 4000 |
Factors that influence a car's asking price (apart from its overal condition), include:
| £ (incl. tax) | '63 | '64 | '65 | '66 | '67 | '68 | '69 | '70 | '71 | |
| Commer | Imp Van | 441 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillman | Imp | 508 | n.a./ 598 | 672 | ||||||
| Imp Deluxe | 532 | 549 | 626 | 725 | ||||||
| Imp Super | 674 | 769 | ||||||||
| Husky | 698 | |||||||||
| Californian | 718 | |||||||||
| Singer | Chamois | 600 | 705/ 685 | |||||||
| Chamois Sport | £665 | 785 | ||||||||
| Chamois Coupé | 748 | |||||||||
| Sunbeam | Imp | 717 | ||||||||
| Imp Sport | 754 | 755 | 871 | |||||||
| Californian | 647 | n.a. in UK | ||||||||
| Stiletto | £726 | 813 | 942 |
Sources:
a price list dated 20th March 1968 which gives prices inclusive of purchase tax, but excludes seat belts. The price for the Van is excluding tax.
(in guilders) 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971
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Commer Imp van 4995 5100
Hillman Imp 5690 5690 6245
Sunbeam Imp 6295 5690 5692 5695 5695/ 6195
Sunbeam Chamois 6190 6194 6194/ 6395
Sunbeam Chamois Sport 7390
Sunbeam Californian 7675 6990 6994
Sunbeam Imp Sport 7990 7390 7392
Sunbeam Stiletto 7875 7879 7495/ 7879
Winter 1967/68 the British Pound devaluated and Sunbeam prices on the continent accordingly dropped. By then the names Hillman and Singer were no longer used in the Benelux, and only the name Sunbeam was kept. This was possible in countries where the separate marques used the same dealer network. They were imported into the Benelux by Chrysler in 1970, in 1971 by Simca.
White wall tyres for all Hillman and Singer models costed 85 guilders in 1964
(in guilders) 1 yr 2 yrs 3 yrs 4 yrs old Sunbeam Chamois in 1968 3.700 2.850 2.300 Sunbeam Chamois in 1969 3.300 2.600 1.700 950 Sunbeam Imp in 1969 4.100 2.800
in 1st 2nd 3rd condition
Clan Crusader 1516 Jul-Dec 1984
Clan Crusader 1675 Jan-Jun 1985
Ginetta G15 1614 Jul-Dec 1984
Ginetta G15 1631 Jan-Jun 1985
Singer Chamois Mk. I 675 350 75 in 1987
Based on exchange rate effective on July 16, 1996
Condition Condition Condition Condition Condition Condition
Model Year(s) 1 to 2+ 1 to 2+ 2 to 3+ 2 to 3+ 3 to 4+ 3 to 4+
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Chamois 1963-76 £ 1200 $ 1859 £ 700 $ 1085 £ 250 $ 387
Chamois Coupe 1967-70 £ 1600 $ 2480 £ 1100 $ 1705 £ 600 $ 929
Chamois Sport 1966-70 £ 1500 $ 2325 £ 1000 $ 1550 £ 500 $ 775
Examples in the Bain Hogg insurance scheme, leaflet with Impressions March 1995:
1969 Hillman Imp - £ 1000
1970 Stiletto - £ 1500
1970 Rallye Imp - £ 1500
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