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Rootes Group

Rootes Group
Company nameRootes Group
Company typeLimited
IndustryAutomotive industry
Fateacquired by Chrysler Corporation
SuccessorChrysler Europe, later Peugeot
Founded1913
Founder(s)William Rootes
Defunctmarque defunct 1971
HeadquartersCoventry
No. of locationsLinwood, Ryton
Area servedUK & Europe
Productscars and commercial vehicles
SubsidiaryCommer, Hillman, Humber, Karrier, Singer, Sunbeam, Talbot

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The Rootes Group was a British automobile manufacturer, which was based in the Midlands and south of England. Rootes was the parent company of many well-known British marques, including Hillman, Humber, Singer, Sunbeam, Talbot, Commer and Karrier. At its height Rootes had plants in the Midlands at Coventry and Birmingham, in the south at Acton, Luton, Dunstable, Maidstone and Canterbury, and in the West of Scotland at Linwood. The company no longer exists, having been taken over in stages by Chrysler, and subsequently sold to Peugeot and, in part, Renault.

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Torq-O brings you a scene from the rare 1957 Rootes Group promotional film "The New Hillman Minx." If you love the color gray, you'll love how the Rootes Group restyled the Minx in 1957. This Stanley Schofield production is now available on the Torq-O DVD "Rootes 3".
1.40 min. | 4.80 user rating
Torq-O brings you a scene from the rare 1959 Rootes Group promotional film "The New Sunbeam Alpine." Travel back to the moment that the British got fins. This Stanley Schofield production is now available on the Torq-O DVD "Rootes 3" at www.torq-o.com.
1.28 min. | 5.0 user rating
This is footage of the Rootes Group cars which took part in the 2011 Cartersport Jack Frost Rally at Croft Circuit on the16th of January. It features footage of car 16, the BRM engined Hillman Avenger of Dave Conley, car 48, the Avenger Tiger of Alan Kitson and car 78, the Talbot Sunbeam of Paul Alsop. The rally was organised by the Darlington Motor Club.
3.38 min. | 5.0 user rating
Paykan, a documentary movie by Kamran Shirdel Cinematographers: Hooshang Baharloo, Kamran Shirdel, Jamshid Alvandi and Mahmoud Nasiri Producer: Fakopa Organization Music by master Anoushirvan Rohani In 1966, Iran National Co (now Iran Khodro Co) of Iran began to manufacture Hillman Hunters from CKD kits, after a deal was struck between the Rootes Group and Iran National's director, Mahmoud Khayami. Iran National Co till 1970 had only one Paykan saloon model in production line. From 1970 Iran National Co became known as Iran's national car by manufacturing of various models of Paykan such as pick-up, taxi, automatic, Kar, Javanan and DeLuxe. In 1970 due to the success of Iran National Co in the market this movie was ordered to Fakopa Organization to show activations of company and also for celebrating of 4th anniversary of Paykan. از سا٠١٣٤٦ ÛØ¹ÙÛ Ûکسا٠پس از تÙÙÛØ¯ اتÙÙØ¨Û٠«ÙÛÙÙÙ ÙØ§Ùتر» در اÙÚ¯ÙØ³ØªØ§Ù Ø·Û ÙØ±Ø§Ø±Ø¯Ø§Ø¯Û ÙÛ ÙØ§Ø¨Û٠«گرÙÙ Ø±ÙØªØ³Â» Ø³Ø§Ø²ÙØ¯Ù اÛÙ Ø®ÙØ¯Ø±Ù با ÙØ­ÙÙØ¯ Ø®ÛØ§ÙÛ ÙØ¯Ûر ٠بÙÛØ§Ùگذار Ú©ÙپاÙÛ Ø§ÛØ±Ø§Ù ÙØ§Ø³ÛÙÙØ§Ù تÙÙÛØ¯ ÙÛÙÙÙ ÙØ§Ùتر با ÙØ§Ù «پÛکاÙ» در Ø§ÛØ±Ø§Ù Ø¨ØµÙØ±Øª Â«Ø³Û Ú©Û Ø¯Û» آغاز شد. پس از ÙØ±Ûب ب٠٤ سا٠با ØªÙØ¬Ù ب٠ÙÙÙÙÛØª Ù¾Ûکا٠در جذب ÙØ´ØªØ±Û Ø§ÛØ±Ø§ÙÛ Ù¾Ûکا٠در سا٠١٣٤٩ ٠در آستاÙ٠سا٠١٣٥٠ ÚÙØ¯ÛÙ ÙØ¯Ù Ø¬Ø¯ÛØ¯ Ø¨Ù Ø®ÙØ¯ Ú¯Ø±ÙØª: Ù¾ÛÚ©Ø§Ù Ú©Ø§Ø±Ø Ù¾ÛÚ©Ø§Ù ØªØ§Ú©Ø³ÛØ Ù¾ÛÚ©Ø§Ù ÙØ§ÙØªØ Ù¾Ûکا٠دÙÙÙÚ©Ø³Ø Ù¾Ûکا٠اتÙÙØ§ØªÛÚ© Ù Ù¾ÛÚ©Ø§Ù Ø¬ÙØ§ÙاÙ. در ÙÙÛÙ Ø³Ø§Ù Ø¨Ø±Ø§Û Ø¨Ø²Ø±Ú¯Ø¯Ø§Ø´Øª اÛÙ ÙÙÙÙÛØª Ù Ø¨Ù Ø¨ÙØ§ÙÙ Ø¨Ø±Ú¯Ø²Ø§Ø±Û Ø¬Ø´ÙÛ Ø¯Ø± ÚÙØ§Ø±ÙÛ٠سا٠تÙÙØ¯ Ù¾Ûکا٠کÙپاÙÛ Ø§ÛØ±Ø§Ù ÙØ§Ø³ÛÙÙØ§Ù Ø³ÙØ§Ø±Ø´ ساخت ÚÙØ¯ ÙÛÙ٠تبÙÛØºØ§ØªÛ Ù ÙØ³ØªÙد را Ø¨Ù Â«Ø³Ø§Ø²ÙØ§Ù ÙØ§Ú©Ùپا» از Ø®ÙØ´Ùا٠ترÛÙ Ù Ø³Ø±Ø´ÙØ§Ø³ ترÛÙ <b>...</b>
9.68 min. | 5.0 user rating
Paykan, a documentary movie by Kamran Shirdel Cinematographers: Hooshang Baharloo, Kamran Shirdel, Jamshid Alvandi and Mahmoud Nasiri Producer: Fakopa Organization Music by master Anoushirvan Rohani In 1966, Iran National Co (now Iran Khodro Co) of Iran began to manufacture Hillman Hunters from CKD kits, after a deal was struck between the Rootes Group and Iran National's director, Mahmoud Khayami. Iran National Co till 1970 had only one Paykan saloon model in production line. From 1970 Iran National Co became known as Iran's national car by manufacturing of various models of Paykan such as pick-up, taxi, automatic, Kar, Javanan and DeLuxe. In 1970 due to the success of Iran National Co in the market this movie was ordered to Fakopa Organization to show activations of company and also for celebrating of 4th anniversary of Paykan. از سا٠١٣٤٦ ÛØ¹ÙÛ Ûکسا٠پس از تÙÙÛØ¯ اتÙÙØ¨Û٠«ÙÛÙÙÙ ÙØ§Ùتر» در اÙÚ¯ÙØ³ØªØ§Ù Ø·Û ÙØ±Ø§Ø±Ø¯Ø§Ø¯Û ÙÛ ÙØ§Ø¨Û٠«گرÙÙ Ø±ÙØªØ³Â» Ø³Ø§Ø²ÙØ¯Ù اÛÙ Ø®ÙØ¯Ø±Ù با ÙØ­ÙÙØ¯ Ø®ÛØ§ÙÛ ÙØ¯Ûر ٠بÙÛØ§Ùگذار Ú©ÙپاÙÛ Ø§ÛØ±Ø§Ù ÙØ§Ø³ÛÙÙØ§Ù تÙÙÛØ¯ ÙÛÙÙÙ ÙØ§Ùتر با ÙØ§Ù «پÛکاÙ» در Ø§ÛØ±Ø§Ù Ø¨ØµÙØ±Øª Â«Ø³Û Ú©Û Ø¯Û» آغاز شد. پس از ÙØ±Ûب ب٠٤ سا٠با ØªÙØ¬Ù ب٠ÙÙÙÙÛØª Ù¾Ûکا٠در جذب ÙØ´ØªØ±Û Ø§ÛØ±Ø§ÙÛ Ù¾Ûکا٠در سا٠١٣٤٩ ٠در آستاÙ٠سا٠١٣٥٠ ÚÙØ¯ÛÙ ÙØ¯Ù Ø¬Ø¯ÛØ¯ Ø¨Ù Ø®ÙØ¯ Ú¯Ø±ÙØª: Ù¾ÛÚ©Ø§Ù Ú©Ø§Ø±Ø Ù¾ÛÚ©Ø§Ù ØªØ§Ú©Ø³ÛØ Ù¾ÛÚ©Ø§Ù ÙØ§ÙØªØ Ù¾Ûکا٠دÙÙÙÚ©Ø³Ø Ù¾Ûکا٠اتÙÙØ§ØªÛÚ© Ù Ù¾ÛÚ©Ø§Ù Ø¬ÙØ§ÙاÙ. در ÙÙÛÙ Ø³Ø§Ù Ø¨Ø±Ø§Û Ø¨Ø²Ø±Ú¯Ø¯Ø§Ø´Øª اÛÙ ÙÙÙÙÛØª Ù Ø¨Ù Ø¨ÙØ§ÙÙ Ø¨Ø±Ú¯Ø²Ø§Ø±Û Ø¬Ø´ÙÛ Ø¯Ø± ÚÙØ§Ø±ÙÛ٠سا٠تÙÙØ¯ Ù¾Ûکا٠کÙپاÙÛ Ø§ÛØ±Ø§Ù ÙØ§Ø³ÛÙÙØ§Ù Ø³ÙØ§Ø±Ø´ ساخت ÚÙØ¯ ÙÛÙ٠تبÙÛØºØ§ØªÛ Ù ÙØ³ØªÙد را Ø¨Ù Â«Ø³Ø§Ø²ÙØ§Ù ÙØ§Ú©Ùپا» از Ø®ÙØ´Ùا٠ترÛÙ Ù Ø³Ø±Ø´ÙØ§Ø³ ترÛÙ <b>...</b>
12.07 min. | 5.0 user rating
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0.77 min. | 5.0 user rating
1950 Commer utility Built by Rootes Group, similar to Hillman Minx mark III. Lowered, accessorized but 99% original including sidevalve engine. Fully Registered, drives beautifully.
0.33 min. | 5.0 user rating
This was produced by the Rootes Group in the UK which was 100% owned and operated by Chrysler Corporation. Built in the UK, they were imported to the USA for distribution at Chrysler Plymouth dealers. They are extremely rare now in the USA with only a handful having survived. Chrysler did much better with sales in the USA with it's captive import, the Dodge or Plymouth Colts built by Mitsubishi. Although never popular in the USA, this car did sell very well in other parts of the world. During Chrysler financial crisis in the late 70's, Rootes Group and Simca of France would be divested. These were also sold as Dodge 1500 in Argentina very successfully,
1.05 min. | 5.0 user rating
The Rootes Group rocking the Geraldton Surf Club members in December 2005 with an original tune written by bassist Richard Cooper. The Rootes Group was Mick Hutton, Richard Cooper and Mike Clarke. Camera work by legendary film maker Dave Golding.
2.72 min. | 0 user rating
Some more stunting with the family. This time we tried some harder stuff but it didnt all go so well due to laughing too much :oD But it doesnt look too bad for my brother and cousins second time at stunting I think. **Disclaimer, I dont own any of the music**
1.27 min. | 4.11 user rating

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