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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.
1969 Hillman Imp Van 875cc. The Commer Imp Van was introduced in September 1965 [32] and was based on the Hillman Imp saloon. [33] It was renamed as the Hillman Imp Van in October 1968, with total production reaching 18,194 units prior to it being phased out in July 1970. [32]
This engine was further uprated by specialists Holbay, employing two Weber 40DCOE carburettors to produce 107 bhp (80 kW) for the Sunbeam Rapier H120 and Hillman Hunter GLS. A smaller 1500 cc engine was the standard for manual versions of the Hillman Minx and the Singer Gazelle, and the Hillman Hunter DeLuxe model which succeeded the Minx.
The rear-engine Hillman Imp never caught on with the buying public. In 1963, Rootes introduced the Hillman Imp, a compact rear-engined saloon with an innovative all-aluminium OHC engine, based on a Coventry Climax engine design (originally used for a fire pump).
The Sunbeam Alpine Fastback, introduced in October 1969, was essentially a Rapier with a simplified specification, developed to fill a gap in the Arrow range above the Singer Vogue. It used the same 1,725 cc (105.3 cu in) engine as the Hillman Hunter which, fitted with a single Stromberg 150CD carburettor, developed 74 hp (55 kW) at 5500 rpm.
1963–76 Hillman Imp, 875 – 998cc Rootes engine, but design inspired by FWMA; 1964-65 Brabham BT11, 1497cc FWMV; 1965 Lotus 33, 1497cc FWMV, World Champion; 1965–75 Bond 875 and Bond Ranger, low compression version of Imp engine; 1967-74 Ginetta G15, 875cc Imp and 998cc Rally Imp engines; 1971-74 Clan Crusader, 875cc Imp engine
Sharps Commercials Ltd was a British car maker based in Preston, Lancashire.It was founded in 1922 by Paul Sharp. [1] It changed its name to Bond Cars Ltd in 1963. The company was taken over by the Reliant Motor Co Ltd of Tamworth, Staffordshire in February 1969, who eventually closed the Preston factory at the end of July 1970, transferring the spare parts business for the Bond Minicar, 875 ...
The BS Nymph was a fibreglass monocoque British buggy based on running gear from the Hillman Imp, including its rear-mounted 875 cc engine.While meant by Chrysler UK to enter series production to the tune of 4000 cars per annum, the Chrysler corporation discontinued the Imp before the Nymph was released.