Iranian Hillman Hunter: 1972 Paykan Javanan
Back in 1967 a guy named Mohammad Reza Pahlavi took the title of Shahanshah or King of Kings in the country we today call Iran. This was the era of the Shah, before the 1979 revolution, and Iran had close relations with the West. It was the also the same year that a company called Iran Khodro started assembling something they called the Paykan in the form of complete known down kits from Rootes Group in the UK. Rootes shipped completely disassembled Hillman Hunters to Iran Khodro, which assembled these cars and slapped on some Paykan badges and snazzy flying carpet floormats. I’ve never seen one offered for sale before, so that explains why it costs roughly 5-times what you’d expect to pay for a Hillman Hunter. Find this 1972 Paykan Javanan offered for $26,000 in Glendale, CA via craigslist. Tip from Rock On!
From the seller:
1972 Paykan Javanan
condition: like new
cylinders: 4 cylinders
drive: rwd
fuel: gas
odometer: 9999
paint color: white
size: mid-size
title status: clean
transmission: manual
type: sedan
1972 Paykan Javanan look sunbeam sunroof Excellent condition very rare $26,000.00
or trade plus cash.
Left side dr dash available.
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Probably worth it at one tenth the price.
Now I want a set of Persian rug floor mats for my daily driver. Those look pretty cool.
You need the wooden beaded seat cover to really complete the look.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/384193583974
Those things used to be everywhere around the same time they were selling aftermarket high mount brake lights.
I’ve considered those on a couple previous daily drivers with vinyl or leather seats. Millions of taxi drivers can’t be wrong about those.