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roverdriver · Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2010 10:39 am Post subject: Is this a rare vehicle?

Doing my usual e-bay scan, I found this.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/HILLMAN-COMMER-IMP-VAN-1966-RESTORED-ONLY-ONE-AUST-/190472805542?pt=AU_Cars&hash=item2c59105ca6

Imps were not a common vehicle in Oz in their day, and I have never seen a commercial model. I wonder how rare it might be?
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Richard H · Joined: 03 Apr 2009 Posts: 2148 Location: Lincolnshire, UK

Not sure how many were sold in Oz, but they did sell loads over here, as the "Commer Cob" I believe. The passenger variant was known as the Hillman Husky.

Very rare now of course, rust and hard use having seen most off.

peter scott · Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 7119 Location: Edinburgh

They weren't too unusual a sight here in Scotland, perhaps because they were made here. Production run was 4 years 8 months and 18k were built in that period.

http://www.imps4ever.info/family/van.html
http://www.imps4ever.info/misc/prod.html#elsewhere

Peter
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roverdriver · Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2010 9:26 am Post subject:

Thank you, Gentlemen.
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