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Re: Good to see Imps are still about
« Reply #15 on: 17 April 2011, 22:09:48 »
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
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Re: Good to see Imps are still about
« Reply #16 on: 17 April 2011, 22:23:49 »
I believe those engines were originally designed as a fire pump power source,amazing how tunable they were.
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Re: Good to see Imps are still about
« Reply #17 on: 17 April 2011, 22:24:36 »
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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  :D
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Re: Good to see Imps are still about
« Reply #18 on: 17 April 2011, 22:49:08 »
I had a chevette HS which was a similar thing. Unforgetable fun. :y
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Re: Good to see Imps are still about
« Reply #19 on: 17 April 2011, 22:54:02 »
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This one was really clean.   ....
But there was another, almost identical. ....

Apart from being a Sunbeam (Stiletto?)  ::) ::) ::)
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Re: Good to see Imps are still about
« Reply #20 on: 17 April 2011, 23:00:56 »
Very pretty little car, the stilletoe. :y
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Re: Good to see Imps are still about
« Reply #21 on: 17 April 2011, 23:07:27 »
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Very pretty little car, the stilletoe. :y

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.  :y
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Re: Good to see Imps are still about
« Reply #22 on: 17 April 2011, 23:12:11 »
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Very pretty little car, the stilletoe. :y

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.  :y

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  ;D
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Re: Good to see Imps are still about
« Reply #23 on: 17 April 2011, 23:15:36 »
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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
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Re: Good to see Imps are still about
« Reply #24 on: 17 April 2011, 23:16:48 »
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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
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Re: Good to see Imps are still about
« Reply #25 on: 17 April 2011, 23:23:28 »
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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. ;)
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Re: Good to see Imps are still about
« Reply #26 on: 17 April 2011, 23:24:42 »
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Oooh! I like that Orange Ginetta!  :-* :-* :-* :-*

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

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

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Re: Good to see Imps are still about
« Reply #27 on: 18 April 2011, 01:21:37 »
The vans were badged-up as Commer Cobs I believe! ;)
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Re: Good to see Imps are still about
« Reply #28 on: 18 April 2011, 06:45:08 »
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The vans were badged-up as Commer Cobs I believe! ;)

The van was the Husky  ;)  ;)

http://www.imps4ever.info/family/husky.html
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Re: Good to see Imps are still about
« Reply #29 on: 18 April 2011, 07:17:29 »
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The vans were badged-up as Commer Cobs I believe! ;)

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