Hillman Imp to the Beaulieu motor museum.
The first Imp photo was sent over by Les in 2009. He was lucky enough to acquire a collection of paperwork relating to the Canterbury Motor Company, a firm that traded in cars from 1904 through to the 1970s. In the 1960s they were a Rootes dealership, and amongst the many albums and files that Les has found, was this photo, showing a handover to Lord Montagu of Beaulieu of a Hillman Imp saloon, registration 1400 SC.
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The photograph isn't dated, but their attire looks like it is late 1970s. The car's registration suggests an early example - a check on the National Motor Museum site confirms that 1400 SC is believed to be the first production Imp, of 1963. The Imp was restored by the Canterbury Motor Company, and presented to the museum on completion, presumably at the time of Les' photograph above. A date sometime in the '70s or very early '80s therefore would make sense.
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Another Imp, this time on a car ferry.
The next photo is one I bought a while back. It shows three cars, and a lady in an eyecatching outfit, just as the barrier was moving behind her. The car on the left is an Imp, or Imp-derivative, sporting an August 1969 tax disc in the window. To the right is a Ford Corsair, but I'm not sure about the car nearest the camera - Ford Anglia estate?
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Imp enthusiasts may also be interested to see a period photo of the Imp-powered Costin-Nathan GT.
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Return to Old Car Photos section, Page No. 10.
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