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[Matchless]

Was privileged to work for Andy Chesman (Greetham Engineering) during college holidays, his 998cc  Imp race motors produced 114 BHP @10,000 rpm .

There were a couple of Imp vans used as the works run-abouts which had the 998 motors and huge "silencers" mounted crossways under the rear bumper.

I rallied a '66 shell with 998 motor in the 70's, it was built with bits from the scrap pile at Greethams and had a space frame rear-end similar to the race car in the photos, fibreglass engine cover and bonnet, front mounted radiator etc. Unfortunately performance and ambition exceeded ability and it all came to a sticky end on Hafren

[henryd]

I believe those engines were originally designed as a fire pump power source,amazing how tunable they were.

[OMEEEGAH]

I prefer the replacement - nice to see them though

Chrysler Horizon ? I thought they were crap myself. :-/

i had a chrysler sunbeam lotus after i remember seeing russell brooks in one. You would not beleive how fast them things were at the time and i remember thrashing a v12 xjs in one and it would beat std rs turbos and 16v astras no problem but there again it had a 2.2 16 valve motor with a dog leg zf box so it was well qualifed to be a bit tasty 

[albitz]

I had a chevette HS which was a similar thing. Unforgetable fun.

[Andy B]

This one was really clean.   ....
But there was another, almost identical. ....

Apart from being a Sunbeam (Stiletto?) 

[albitz]

Very pretty little car, the stilletoe.

[Andy B]

Very pretty little car, the stilletoe.

I don't know exactly what models had what now, but IIRC the Sunbeam Stiletto was the twin head light version but the Singer Chamois was the coupe/fastback version. 

[aaronjb]

Very pretty little car, the stilletoe.

I don't know exactly what models had what now, but IIRC the Sunbeam Stiletto was the twin head light version but the Singer Chamois was the coupe/fastback version. 

The first car that ever really tickled my interest in cars was a rally prepped Singer Chamois - I was quite surprised to read the name at the time (I was probably 13 or so, and this would have been '91/'92) as the only other place I'd seen the Singer name was on the side of my mums sewing machine 

[Martin_1962]

I prefer the replacement - nice to see them though

Chrysler Horizon ? I thought they were crap myself. :-/

Horizon was Simca shit

The replacement was same factory 3 door hatch with RWD and occasionally a Lotus engine

[Martin_1962]

I believe those engines were originally designed as a fire pump power source,amazing how tunable they were.

I have seen one - looks odd in its cradle

[albitz]

I prefer the replacement - nice to see them though

Chrysler Horizon ? I thought they were crap myself. :-/

Horizon was Simca shit

The replacement was same factory 3 door hatch with RWD and occasionally a Lotus engine

Sunbeam replaced the Avenger, not the imp.

[Ken T]

Oooh! I like that Orange Ginetta! 

Well if you got a couple of grand to spare ...

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C218068/

Ken

[Seth]

The vans were badged-up as Commer Cobs I believe!

[Andy B]

The vans were badged-up as Commer Cobs I believe!

The van was the Husky   

http://www.imps4ever.info/family/husky.html

[hotel21]

The vans were badged-up as Commer Cobs I believe!

The Commer Cobs were the van varient of the Hillman Minx, I think.