More typical, though, is the experience of our 1964 Hillman Imp ... called “a poor man’s Porsche,” the Imp had independent rear suspension sporting semi-trailing arms at a time when Porsches ...

No matter! The Imp was an inexpensive, Scotland-built competitor for the Austin Mini, and it had a genuine independent rear suspension among other innovations. Even with just 37 horsepower in the ...

ALAMY One of the greatest automotive red herrings of the past five decades is that the reason for the Hillman Imp's failure was its rear-engined layout at a time when millions were being ...

You might be wondering why the Hillman Imp ... but the Imp could be considered one of the Mini’s toughest rivals. In many ways it was more practical, and the rear-engined layout made the Rootes ...

After that, admire the Westafari Volkswagen Vanagon, which features VR6 power, heavily modified suspension ... with the TransMission IMPossible Hillman Imp. We love British cars in LeMons ...

The Hillman Imp could ... agile independent suspension all round, affordable pricing and a family-friendly design, the Hillman should have sold like hot cakes. But when this rear-engined wonder ...

In fact, during the development of the Imp, Hillman engineers test drove Corvairs seeking ... and thus opted for a sophisticated multi link rear suspension, rather than the Corvair's simpler, cheaper ...

Comparisons are always made between this British beauty and the cheeky Mini It’s been almost 30 years since I first laid eyes on a Hillman Imp ... suspension and an opening rear window.

Allen Symonds's route into motorsport was a 1960s Hillman Imp which sometimes saw him racing ... three laps of a large circuit marked out on the beach with flags. My Imp was in the class for ...

The compact, rear-engined Hillman Imp made by the Rootes Group failed to compete successfully with its rival Mini. A combination of poor sales, supply problems and industrial disputes caused ...

Price is based on Glass's Information Services third party pricing data for the lowest priced Hillman Imp 1967 variant. The Price excludes costs such as stamp duty, other government charges and ...

the Imp was produced at Rootes' Linwood factory near Edinburgh, which had its own subsidised die-casting plant. The rear engine, rear-wheel drive package was chosen as much for cheapness as space ...