Hillman 14

Hillman 14 hp
6-light coachbuilt saloon registered November 1926
Overview
Manufacturer	Hillman Motor Car Co Ltd[1]
Production	1925–1930 11,000 approx produced[2]
Body and chassis
Class	Mid-size / Large family car (D)
Body style	4-door saloon (6 or 4-light, coachbuilt or fabric) all-weather drop head coupé tourer chassis for bespoke bodywork[1] van
Powertrain
Engine	1954 cc I4
Dimensions
Wheelbase	112 in (2,800 mm)[1] 114 in (2,900 mm) from 1928 Track 52 in (1,300 mm)[1] 56 in (1,400 mm) from 1928
Length	162 in (4,100 mm)[1]
Width	64 in (1,600 mm)[1]
Chronology
Predecessor	Hillman 11
Successor	Hillman Wizard 65

The Hillman Fourteen is a medium-sized 4-cylinder car announced by Hillman's managing director Spencer Wilks, a son-in-law of William Hillman, at the end of September 1925.^[3] This new Fourteen substantially increased Hillman's market share and remained on sale into 1931. During this time it was the main product of the company.

Late 1920s fashion when engines and other mechanicals were firmly fixed to the chassis decreed that a medium-sized car like the Fourteen should be given a six-cylinder engine to reduce vibration. So the 2-litre Fourteen's place was taken by the 2.1-litre six-cylinder Hillman Wizard 65 in April 1931. This Wizard 65 was itself dropped in 1933. The 2.8-litre Wizard 75 continued (renamed 20/70) alongside a 2.6-litre Sixteen and a 3.2-litre Hawk, all of six cylinders. For four years Hillman had no offering in the 2-litre slot.

The six-cylinder cars were not as successful as had been expected, and in October 1937 a new 2-litre four-cylinder Hillman Fourteen with a handsome new body filled their previous place in the Hillman range. Hillman now offered just their Minx and this new Fourteen.

In 1946 production resumed but the former Hillman Fourteens were now given a protruding boot lid and no running boards and badged Humber Hawk.