Yeah, It was the Sumbeam Imp in the US the last 2 or so years they brought
them over till 67. I think pre -65 they were still called a Hillman Imp.
Only Scottish Import we had come through the shop. They even had a Sunbeam
Minx as well about the same time. I also remember going out to PA Dutch
Country in the Sunbeam Funwagon, which was a Commer Camper re-badged.We sold
those as part of the Rootes Group Franchise , Sunbeam, Hillman, Humber,
Singer and Commer Trucks, You could even get an Aronolt-Bristol or an Elva
through the Rootes distributor back then. Oddly enough we sold 2 other
brands of Cars with much the same character as the Imp. That being the
Simca 1000 and the NSU 1000 TT, The NSU being the most sporty of them and
the Simca at the bottom end. Those were the days, like You say.
Wayne Lee
Douglas,MA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Marr" <mmarr@notwires.com>
> To: <BearTranserv@aol.com>; <triumphs@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, August 31, 2007 1:47 PM
> Subject: Re: [TR] TR3 video.
>
>
>> Actually, the Sunbeam version of the Imp was called the Stilletto in the
>> UK,
>> if I remember correctly. It had twin Stromberg CD125s and the rear
>> window had
>> a more gradual slope than the regular Imp, so that it looked like a
>> fastback.
>> Is that what you had, or did Chrysler rebadge the regular Hillman Imp and
>> call
>> it a Sunbeam when they exported it to the US?
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