1936 WD Trials cars mystery

[Hanno Spoelstra]

David would have loved to see this version of the Hillman Hawk. It is a bit of a mystery!


I found this photo and posted it in a facebook group: Hillman Hawk PU left behind in Dunkirk, June 1940.
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Source: https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/galler...ars-tanks.html


Richard Payne added this photo from the French Ecpad archives.
It is a burnt out Hillman Hawk in the streets of Malo-les-Bains, France, after a German bombardment.
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Source: https://imagesdefense.gouv.fr/fr/veh...les-bains.html


Hillman Hawk PU captured in Northern France, and put back into service by the German Army.
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Caption: “There are utility versions of the car. Very much the same as Humber produced Utilities based upon their larger models.
I have seen a few variations of the styling of this heavier utility and I have noted that some do badge it as a Commer.”
Source: Kevin on https://hmvf.co.uk/topic/43071-military-hillmans/