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!!!URGENT!!! This 1968 Sunbeam Arrow, located in eastern Oregon, is in grave danger of getting scrapped by its current owner. If you think you can save this car please contact the owner or myself [email protected]

According to my extensive research into Rootes Arrow series for my Blog: http://www.PaykanHunter.com there are only 3 Arrow Wagon exist in the US, including this one. Somebody needs to save this car! :cry:

 

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PaykanHunter Rank: BL Wedge

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Nobody can help the above Sunbeam Arrow?! :cry:

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Who said Hunters were Meek?!... Ha?!.... :shock:

 

Simply Spectacular!!! This is Ernest's Holbay Hunter, pictures were taken over the past ten years. The car has been re-shelled two years ago, the most recent photos are the JIH 536 reg. Wish I could say my Dad's Paykan was as fast as this one! :cry:

 

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What you witnessing here is the glorious 1.6L Hillman Avenger engine, all Paykans were fitted with the Avenger engine since early 80s, when Rootes went boobs up.

 

Then for the last few years of production Iran khodro fuel injected them producing something around 90HP, don't get too excited now.... It is smooth power but I have heard that it has lots of electrical issues. Last Paykan saloon was produced in 2005, but they are still building the PickUp version called BARDO.

 

Also notice the very sophisticated Hood Inner that all Paykans were fitted with, something very unique to them, no other Arrow series had Hood Inner.

 

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Does it also come with those two powerful under-bonnet (Hood ? surely that's "criminal" ??) floodlites as standard ?? :shock:

I had to write something, shahin, no one else wants to !! :roll: mohklesim.

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Does it also come with those two powerful under-bonnet (Hood ? surely that's "criminal" ??) floodlites as standard ?? :shock:

I had to write something, shahin, no one else wants to !! :roll: mohklesim.

Thank you my dear friend Lovejoy, I know Paykan is not getting any Shite respect around here :cry: But to answer your questions, no those lights are not standard; but they are very handy during the multiple breakdowns! :D Ma Ham Mokhlesim! ;)

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Did the body panels remain the same throughout its production in Iran?

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Did the body panels remain the same throughout its production in Iran?

Yes it Did! But Paykan got a Face-Lift around 1979. Interesting thing is it was done by Chrysler Rootes. This is the prototype, picture was taken at Rootes Design Studio courtyard in Coventry.

 

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I so want one of those pickups....how easy would export be?..................yeah, OK, I had better forget that idea then :(

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I've posted a photo of a Humber in my shite spots over the years thread :)

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I've posted a photo of a Humber in my shite spots over the years thread :)

Can't find it.... where?

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By the way.... found another Hunter the other day, down a side road near me. Haven't been able to get a photo yet, but I will at some point. I found a lovely one for sale in Limassol a while back*: light green metallic, about 1973, for a mere 1500 euros. Really should have bought it...

 

*Like about two years now..... :shock:

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By the way.... found another Hunter the other day, down a side road near me. Haven't been able to get a photo yet, but I will at some point. I found a lovely one for sale in Limassol a while back*: light green metallic, about 1973, for a mere 1500 euros. Really should have bought it...

 

*Like about two years now..... :shock:

Cool!... Please take a snap for my Blog. And yes you should have bought it, every man should experience what owning a Paykan is like! :lol:

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Its that bloody gold thing again, this time at a show in Morley, Leeds on St George's day last year.

 

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Its that bloody gold thing again, this time at a show in Morley, Leeds on St George's day last year.

K Reg.? (1 August 1971 – 31 July 1972) Nice one! It looks to be in very decent shape.

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Look how happy 'Doris' is in the poverty spec Austin 1100 at the side of it. She dreams of a vinyl roof, and plusher seats....:P

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Look how happy 'Doris' is in the poverty spec Austin 1100 at the side of it. She dreams of a vinyl roof, and plusher seats....:P

LOL!.... But she would never be as happy as her:

 

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every man should experience what owning a Paykan is like! :lol:

 

It would have been a nostalgia trip...

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Me, 1982, with my 1967 Minx 1725 Automatic. I think this was before I started upgrading the interior.

 

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And 18 months later I had this. 1969 Sceptre with overdrive. The only car I've had that was stolen from me. I did get it back but it never felt the same.

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And 18 months later I had this. 1969 Sceptre with overdrive. The only car I've had that was stolen from me. I did get it back but it never felt the same.

Somebody stole your Arrow Sceptre in early 80s?!... Man things must have been very desperate back then in the UK! :lol:

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What a Kick in the Boobs!!!! They used this as a place-holder for Paykan Taxi!!!... NO!.... :shock:

 

Snap is from the 1991 Not Without My Daughter movie, which was shot in Israel, and the US.

 

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How rare are they in Iran?

They are rare, as rare as Hunter GLS in UK, some early version of Javanan had dual rectangular headlamps like Hunter MKIII though.

 

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A Sunbeam version seen at Canvey Island Transport Museum in Essex way back in 2004!

 

 

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Is there a hosepipe from the exhaust going into that ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Was the mk2 Cortina range cheaper as they seem to survive in bigger quantitys.

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A Sunbeam version seen at Canvey Island Transport Museum in Essex way back in 2004!

 

 

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Awesome! Yes I've seen photos of this car before, Rootes discontinued the Singer name in 1970, and then re-badged the left over Singer Vogue as Sunbeam Vogue, very rare indeed, cause the Sunbeam name was only used for the exported models of the Arrow series. Thanks for posting the photo! ;)

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Is there a hosepipe from the exhaust going into that ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Was the mk2 Cortina range cheaper as they seem to survive in bigger quantitys.

LOL!... Yes she looks a bit sleepy dosen't she?!... She finally had enough of the Bloody Car Shows! ;)

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