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...
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The Hillman Husky was a line of British passenger vehicles manufactured between 1954 and 1970 by Hillman. The first (or "Mark 1") Hillman Husky, introduced...
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from the 1963 introduction of a new aluminium-engined small car, the Hillman Imp. By mutual agreement, from mid-1964, Rootes Motors was taken over in...
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Hillman was a British automobile marque created by the Hillman-Coatalen Company, founded in 1907, renamed the Hillman Motor Car Company in 1910. The company...
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Rootes Arrow (redirect from Hillman Hunter)
Dodge Husky Hillman Arrow, Hillman Break de Chasse, Hillman Estate Car, Hillman GT, Hillman Hunter, Hillman Hustler, Hillman Minx, Hillman Vogue Humber...
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engine, an enlarged version of the 875cc unit used in the rear-engined Hillman Imp, also made in Linwood. Other than that, most components were identical...
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The Hillman Avenger is a rear-wheel drive small family car originally manufactured by the former Rootes division of Chrysler Europe from 1970–1978, badged...
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fibreglass monocoque British sports car based on running gear from the Hillman Imp Sport, including its Coventry Climax inspired, rear-mounted 875 cc engine...
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Commer (section Commer Imp Van)
"Audax" Hillman Minx. The Commer Imp Van was introduced in September 1965 and was based on the Hillman Imp saloon. It was renamed as the Hillman Imp Van in...
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components from the Hillman Imp, including the front and rear suspension, the 875 or 998 cc (53.4 or 60.9 cu in) aluminium alloy Hillman Imp engine which was...
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Look up imp in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. IMP or imp may refer to: Imp, a fantasy creature IMP (band) a Japanese boy band Imp (She-Ra), a character...
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getting much positive media attention at the time of its launch, the Hillman Imp was a commercial failure that was largely responsible for its parent...
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under-capitalisation of the business. Building a brand new car, the Hillman Imp, proved beyond Humber and Rootes Group resources and their businesses...
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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...
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It was the same basic layout as used in the Hillman Imp, installed as a complete package along with the Imps' transmission, rear suspension and rear wheels...
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won the four-day Dutch Tulip Rally. The duo drove "a factory entered Hillman Imp" as one of 159 cars participating from sixteen countries in the April...
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Hillman Imp (1963–76) and its various badge-engineered derivatives: the Hillman Husky, Singer Chamois/Imp/Sport, Sunbeam Imp/Stiletto and Commer Imp van...
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Hillman GT may refer to: a variant of the Hillman Hunter, an automobile produced by Chrysler Europe a variant of the Hillman Imp, an automobile produced...
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twenties and working for the Coventry-based Rootes Group, designed the Hillman Imp, in conjunction with Mike Parkes. He subsequently became chief engineer...
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resembling the Fiat 600 and arguably similar to the Chevrolet Corvair, Hillman Imp or the NSU Prinz. This was an effort to cure some of the ZAZ-965's issues...
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department because Rootes had directed its motor sport effort towards the Hillman Imp and the Sunbeam Tiger. In fact a totally new Series IV Rapier had been...
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after a run of 41 years. The Rootes Group launched the similar-sized Hillman Imp four years later, but by the end of the 1960s Ford and Vauxhall had yet...
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1965. The Rover won over another British contender, the rear-engine Hillman Imp. The Renault 16 was the world's first production hatchback car [disputed...
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panels stretched over steel frames. It uses suspension parts from the Hillman Imp, doors were adapted from the Mini and a rear axle derived from Reliant...
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1970's sports car, a Lotus Esprit. 76 4 "Hillman Imp" 5 April 2020 (2020-04-05) Tim and Fuzz restore a 1973 Hillman Imp. 77 5 "Lancia Fulvia" 12 April 2020 (2020-04-12)...
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factory-built estate was the 1963 Ford Cortina. The 1967 Hillman Husky station wagon version of the Hillman Imp was unusual in being a rear-engined estate. Ford...
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and Rock Island railroads Californian, a coupe version of the British Hillman Imp automobile The Californian (Bob Schneider album), 2006 The Californian...
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Germany’s WW2 Jeeps Adams, Keith. "Hillman Imp cars (also Sunbeam Stilleto, Singer Chamois, Husky Estate, Asp, and Commer Imp Van)". Allpar.com. Retrieved 2014-03-26...
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van variants. It was considered a niche rival to the Austin Mini and Hillman Imp. The Rebel was the brainchild of Reliant Managing Director Ray Wiggin...
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during the 1970s in Great Britain by Siva Engineering. Conceived as a Hillman Imp-engined GT car for British sports car manufacturer Marcos, the car was...
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