Classic car meet

[sport]

This was on the site of the factory that made the Hillman Imp, 50th anniversary of its launch.

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A couple of works cars

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Even the police turned up

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A new work van for me maybe

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[raf24]

I quite like those little things,the rally versions are quite smart.

[sport]

Theres a wee coupe version aswell, will put some pics of that in bit.

Almost made me think of selling the Novas.

[raf24]

Almost made me think of selling the Novas.

I dont like them enough for that lol

[kbnova]

the police imp looks likes the police car out of post man pat lol

[Novasport]

Rear engined, rear wheel drive :)

[sport]

The coupe version


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[raf24]

That blue coupe is lovely.

[sport]

This was my favourite had the original sales brochure and proudly advertised a push button radio

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[Novasport]

Coupe was a Californian wasn't it. Also rebranded under another name as well

Edit: Hillman Imp Californian and Sunbeam Stiletto ;)

[Nova00]

I passed my test in a white stiletto - a very poorly car which used more oil than petrol during the test



Coupe was a Californian wasn't it. Also rebranded under another name as well

Edit: Hillman Imp Californian and Sunbeam Stiletto ;)

[sport]

Another couple of models Avenger Tiger, the Lotus Sunbeam and a Works Sunbeam

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[grooge]

saw this on the news earlier, really like the old imps

prefer the sunbeams though, if its the one i think it is the arched one has a yb under the bonnet, lovely car, used to see it and the avnger at the rsoc meet at malletsheugh

[DAFTJOHN]

Never knew this was on...but makes sense, what up from Manchester yesterday seen the bronze coupe getting trailered up on back of a vw transporter

[Llew]

Gorgeous set of cars

[bazil]

Ahh I know that car park well, seen many a fine car in there over the years,

Mind you most of them entered over the grass after loosing it on the roundabout coming out of McDonald's lol


Nice to see a collection of the old cars together, a bit of a pilgrimage. Just like that top gear episodes when they take the old cars back to their home towns,

[mowgli]

it was a brilliant car for its day.. like a pint sized 911 in some respects.. its styling borrowed a lot from the yanks, which was not a bad thing in those days.... but building it in a completely new factory funded by the govt to make use of the unemployed labour in the area was just asking for trouble (see delorean, alfa sud etc) at least the building lives on as a shopping centre.. most of the iconic factories down here have been flattened & built on

[dc1984]

Gutted, I totally forgot that was on tonite. Heard it on the radio when I was up the garage earlier:(

[Royston]

My son has a Sunbeam Stiletto......one day we'll get it done

Coupe body, quad headlamps, Imp Sport engine (55hplol) best combination

[DAFTJOHN]

Ahh I know that car park well, seen many a fine car in there over the years,

Mind you most of them entered over the grass after loosing it on the roundabout coming out of McDonald's lol


Nice to see a collection of the old cars together, a bit of a pilgrimage. Just like that top gear episodes when they take the old cars back to their home towns,

I used to work in there. Seen a fair few cars slide off the round about, bang right into the car park haha.

The big buildings out the back that got knocked down in 98 left the old shop floors, about 3 football pitch sizes of smooth concrete... I just happened to have a 325 BMW and a lot of lunch times to spend drifting - well until I hit what was left of a steel H beam and ripped my tyre off. Ah those were the days.