Hillman IMP

[1969fireblade]

i owned a imp as my first car not far away from the featured imp.Another one owned close by had a 1040 full race roll cadge etc not to be f**ked with it would eat an xr3i of the lights.When fully lit you can hear the sream of a 1040 from miles away this vid is not a bike engine listen close it is distinctly all IMP.

[xXNukeMeXx]

Hayabusa 1600 cc Twin Turbo Imp 0.0

That would be the fuck shit!

[richens888]

it is without a doubt bike engined.

[WE5TYES]

My father ran his hilman IMP at 122 BHP got sold to a guy in London back in 1994 so not seen it since, What a machine though!!!!!

It was in car and car conversion with his Clan cruisader running the same engine.

[nowsaynub]

powerfull.

[stueyrandall]

im sorry but this is bike engined you have no idea how much i want it to be imp engined (im building up a 1040 engine for my imp) the proof is where the exhaust comes out

[WE5TYES]

@stueyrandall Thats just the tail pipe, its where the down pipe starts that matters, when you hear the car running up the hill if was a bike it would be running more like 6-7 k and climbing much faster,ending at probably 10k?

[CptGreyhead]

@WE5TYES

It's bike engined, I have pictures of the setup but can't post links to show you

[motorguzzi100]

@WE5TYES Nope all good imps1966 where pulling 11000rpm second was so wicked down a welsh lane on a stage. I ran a mk2 1966 with twin 40s 998 and all goodies on board. Always got out of car a bath of sweat 100mph downhill in dark with 45 degree left at bottom of hill. I was there

[TheJerryludlow]

Very, very nice.

[ajb633]

Fantastic !!

[speedimages]

See my Hillman Imp Videos!

[mini1dressel]

i want this thing so bad haha

[ollie9876]

what engine is in this as i have a 1040cc hartwell race engine for a hillman imp and am lookin to get a shell and get one kitted out and i am lookin for what it would sound like

[SmokingPlunger]

FZR600

[FooolishBlad]

1040cc R1 engine lol

[zapwatt]

I want to know if this car is till using a Coventry Climax engine.

[KapteinOpel]

I read about one in a Norwegian magazine, it had the original Coventry Climax engine, dont remember the displacement but it had 120 hp @ over 9000 rpm so its possible..

[CarBonkers]

I have a 60s Hillman Imp. It''s an odd looking little thing but it performes very good.

[mini1dressel]

what a beast.

[pjmetco]

Back in the early 70s, Group 2 and Special saloon Imps driven by guys like John Homewood, Jeff Ward, Rob Mason and Bill McGovern ran rings around the opposition and frequently beat larger engined cars. in the 1 litre class most championships were won by Imps, and these remarkable and much underrated little cars held the 1 litre lap records at many British circuits.....great days!

[v973dbl]

Where can i get hold of one of these special bodied imps. I've wanted one for years. Now i can finally afford one and i cant find any.

[SummerTheFuzzy]

that like a gsxr engine or something?

[scrounderful]

No, astonishingly. It's a modified Hillman Imp engine - a 1960's engine based on a 1950's Coventry Climax design. It's a truly wonderful little motor - all alloy, overhead cam with a very over square stroke, hence a phenomenal revving ability even despite it's non-crossflow design. I used to blip my 998 to 12,000rpm on occasion (albeit it had a nitrided crank, block strengthening kit, shot-peened rods, Chessman wedge head, wills rings etc. etc) Aaaah memories!

[CptGreyhead]

yeah it is a bike engine in this one, cant remember what make or model though. Ill see if i can find some pictures i have of it

scrounderful, you can tell just by the sound its not imp powered, even highly tuned 998's with webers etc have a different sound to them,

[doug2507]

I'll tell you right now that Kev's imp is bike powered.

[hazag14]

Please could someone let me know the top speed of that thing because its a little beast. i so want to do one up to be that quick....

[onomatopoeia99]

The top speed is probably limited by gearing rather than power - my Davrian, which also has a 1040cc Hillman Imp engine with all the trimmings, tops out at about 110mph as I'm past 9000rpm in 5th gear by then. It's still pulling though and wants to go faster.

[xjet]

Yep, Imps are *cool* -- I had two when I was young. They had a top-speed of about 80mph whereas minis ran out of puff at little over 70. Do you realise that the Imp was actually "inspired" by the 1960 Chevy Corvair? Do a search on YouTube and you'll see how similar the bodywork was. The Corvair even had an all-aluminium engine mounted behind a transaxle, just like the Imp (although it was air-cooled).

[v973dbl]

I actually had my 875 twin carb imp up over 100 "once". No special mods, just kept my foot down. Not a clue what the revs were. I also had a Corvair. They are uncannily similar, much bigger though.

[moncolomari]

hillman is my last name =)

[mdamodred]

The setup is a Non turbo charged 1040cc Imp Engine.

[lesmaguire]

The set up is a 1040cc Bike engine.

[764445033]

我喜欢他的速度，that is so cool

[arvekvalvik]

That little thing is ANGRY!!!

[adrenachrome05]

When I was younger, had an Imp & it would run rings around my mates Mini, especialy out of corners, so much better traction.

[davinski1]

any one in the know can tell me what engine this car has?and which imp had a 998cc engine?

[bazzateer]

The only Imp that came with a 998cc engine was the Rally version, more of a homologation special really. Many Imps have since been modified to 915, 930, 998, 1040, 1120 and some even to 1220 spec.

Soooooo much better than a Mini in every way.

[davinski1]

thank for that info bazzateer

[RobbieStott]

they were actually a very good motor for their time being fully aluminum with the dual carb's, id have one of those over a mini any day.

[captainjumpjet]

That will do

[su79nioj]

That's the annual Longleat House hill climb in Wiltshire.

[rallyeluke]

blatantly a bike engined car. the way that thing revs is absolutely barmy. i have been on the imp club since viewing this video with the intention of buying an imp

my father used to own a sunbeam stilleto in the 60's which is the coupe version of this little rocket (obviously with the coventry climax lump though!)

[paulhunter123]

can we get some technical info about the setup on this racer please? is it turbocharged or what

[paulhunter123]

how sweet is that red devil what a cracker

[AxelVanTopham]

It's in the same colours as my Dad's 80's historic rally winning imp. You know that's a vanguard model...

[gtiowner1]

bloody hell that shifts

[dickswork]

you can see my imp too with address hillman imp mr2.but cannot challenge with this crazy cars.hehe..

[dickswork]

what type of engine are you using??so crazyy gila kentangggg....

[MINIMOTORCYCO]

NEAT LITTLE ROCKET YOU HAVE THERE!

[MINIMOTORCYCO]

THIS IS AWSOME I HAD A FEW IMPS NEAT CARS

[djc46]

Love that sound! Sounds like a superbike only better!!