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Good to see Imps are still about
« on: 17 April 2011, 20:37:56 »
Was an Imp Owners Club meet at the campsite we use this past weekend.  Some nice old cars and always good to see them still going strong.

Will post up some pics in a bit once photobucket does its stuff.





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Re: Good to see Imps are still about
« Reply #1 on: 17 April 2011, 20:40:52 »
I prefer the replacement - nice to see them though
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Re: Good to see Imps are still about
« Reply #2 on: 17 April 2011, 20:46:58 »
This one was really clean.  I man, REALLY clean.  Would give AA a run for his money....







But there was another, almost identical.

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Re: Good to see Imps are still about
« Reply #3 on: 17 April 2011, 20:48:33 »
Tried to be a bit arty with the iPhone....   :-[

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Re: Good to see Imps are still about
« Reply #4 on: 17 April 2011, 20:50:02 »
A full race setup.




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Re: Good to see Imps are still about
« Reply #5 on: 17 April 2011, 20:52:26 »
Cracking little cars in their day - if looked after properly. I much preffered them to the mini. The engines could be made to put out a lot of power as well. I knew a bloke with a Davrian with an 1140 race tuned fuel injected engine in, and it went like excrement off a highly polished digging implement. :D
Nice to see a few Clan Crusaders there, havent seen one of those indonkeys years. :y
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Re: Good to see Imps are still about
« Reply #6 on: 17 April 2011, 20:55:00 »
Wow, I didn't expect to get my Rootes fix on OOF!

Nice mix of cars too, particularly like the Ginetta and Crusader.
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Re: Good to see Imps are still about
« Reply #7 on: 17 April 2011, 20:55:21 »
For Kevin, the kit car afficionado...









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Re: Good to see Imps are still about
« Reply #8 on: 17 April 2011, 20:56:31 »
Now that takes me back  [smiley=dankk2.gif]
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Re: Good to see Imps are still about
« Reply #9 on: 17 April 2011, 20:56:58 »
Interesting engines, their last use in a car was a waste as the Sunbeam was too heavy, and the push rod lump in the normal ones was one of the better push rod lumps (have taken them over 7000rpm).

Those engines were also popular in trikes.

Very light and compact.

Coventry Climax, was ideal for the Imp and to me better than the A series.
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Re: Good to see Imps are still about
« Reply #10 on: 17 April 2011, 20:57:41 »
And commercials...

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Re: Good to see Imps are still about
« Reply #11 on: 17 April 2011, 21:02:32 »
They are still out there waiting to be found...





and just in case it decides to mark its territory....   ;D

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Re: Good to see Imps are still about
« Reply #12 on: 17 April 2011, 21:08:53 »
A bloke at work has a mint one.
I had one for a few weeks back in the 80's - horrible thing, hated it.
Took an age to replace the thermostat - then my brother told me that there was a plate behind the rear seat you took out....... ::)
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Re: Good to see Imps are still about
« Reply #13 on: 17 April 2011, 21:11:05 »
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I prefer the replacement - nice to see them though
Chrysler Horizon ? I thought they were crap myself. :-/
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Re: Good to see Imps are still about
« Reply #14 on: 17 April 2011, 22:06:24 »
Oooh! I like that Orange Ginetta!  :-* :-* :-* :-*
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