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Originally Posted by David's8

Its like a larger version of 47P2's garage. What a great place!
You have to love the Hillman Imp. A novel (maybe flawed) design incorporating some advanced features dellivered as a pile of sh~te by the workers of Linwood....

I have bitter-sweet fond memories of the Imps. We had one as our family car when I was around 6-9 years old. Spent many hours sat on the back seat, with my sister, travelling hundreds of miles in partial comfort, going to/from family holidays.

The Imp we had was very similar to the one in the photo except it was a darker blue and had a lot more rust. Sat in the back, I can remember being able to watch the road through a large hole in the floor for a while, until my Dad pop-riveted a steel panel over it.

I do remember one good thing about the Imps (I'm sure there were more; I just can't remember any) and that was how the rear-engine, RWD design gave better grip in snowy conditions. In heavy snow, we would often sail past stuck/abandoned cars of the day (Cortinas, Capris, etc), especially going up hills. Mind you, it was the one and only time you were likely to overtake any other vehicles.