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Hillman overcame the early quality issues and the Imp developed into a great package, but the damage was done in buyers' minds. By the 1970s, the Imp was sold as a budget car, and was the cheapest new car in the UK at one point. The curtain came down in 1976 after 440,000 Imps of all varieties had been built, and with it went the Linwood plant.

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SUMMARY. This Hillman Imp is a highly accurate replica of the race car built by Alan Fraser in the early 1960s, accompanied by a letter from Fraser himself, reportedly approving of its authenticity. It has been raced successfully in pre-1966 'Class E' Classic Touring Car Racing Club events for the last six years, picking up numerous class.

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The Hillman Imp is a small economy car that was made by the Rootes Group and its successor Chrysler Europe from 1963 until 1976. Revealed on 3 May 1963, [6] after much advance publicity, it was the first British mass-produced car with the engine block and cylinder head cast in aluminium .

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This 1968 Hillman Imp Californian is a good looking example of the Rootes Group's attempt to transform a hatchback design into a coupe. These Imps were restyled with a two inch lower roof and a gently angled C-pillar. Showing 39k miles, this one has received a bare shell rebuild along with fresh paint and a re-trimmed interior.

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Hillman Imp. Perhaps the best remembered of the Hillman cars the Imp ws built in a new Scottish factory, the Imp was Rootes' attempt to take on the Mini. Poor build quality and early unreliability took its toll and although it is fondly remembered by many, it only achieved 10% of the Mini's sales figures. Perhaps the best remembered of the.

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5 Nov 2018 You might be wondering why the Hillman Imp has such a bad reputation. This spacious four-seater supermini is fun to drive, costs very little to run and buy, and it looks super cool.

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It's been 11 years since Rob and his father coerced the Imp from the widow's garage, and it's clear that more than a decade of hard work and craftsmanship has gone into building the car of Rob's childhood dreams. But best of all, Rob insists he's still far from done. He hints at building up a 998cc race engine sourced from an old.

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The Hillman Imp is a rear wheel drive automobile, with its powerplant positioned in the rear, and a 2 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell. Powering the Hillman Imp is a single overhead camshaft, 0.9 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 37 bhp (37.5 PS/27.6 kW) at 4800 rpm and 67 N·m (49 lb·ft/6.8 kgm) at 2600 rpm.

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£645 Opportunity to purchase a cache of Hillman Imp, Imp Sport and Sunbeam Stiletto parts. Dry stored by an Imp enthusiast for many years. Now unexpectedly available. The price is for the entire contents of one garage (domestic) containing many engines (appox 10), engine parts, body parts - chrome bumpers, bonnets, engine. 27 Dec 2023

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1967 Hillman Imp Deluxe. BIG REDUCTION. 998cc · Petrol · Manual · 4 speed. Perth. RHD.

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Our first race car to grace the channel! James Ibbotson brought us down his championship winning Hillman Imp to talk about how his project car has evolved ov.

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Hillman Imp @hillmanimprestoration ‧ 120 subscribers ‧ 117 videos An amateur restoration of the only production car ever to be produced in Scotland. The Hillman Imp..

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The Imp was the Rootes Group's answer to the other small cars sold during the '50s. Small doesn't mean plain, as little details decorate the interior and exterior. They wanted a larger car, something powered by a four-cylinder, rear-mounted engine. It had to seat two adults and two kids while being simple, affordable and fun to drive.

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The Hillman Imp Mk II was a compact, rear-engined saloon car, manufactured under the Hillman marque by the Rootes Group in the 1960s. History

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Hillman Imp - the forgotten Mini-basher that was so dearly underperformed Hillman Imp (Apex) The Hillman Imp was the Rootes Group's great white hope to beat the Mini at its own game. However, as Keith Adams explains, the project was riddled with setbacks and issues that stopped it achieving anywhere near its full potential.

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