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RotaryBri · Joined: 20 Dec 2007 Posts: 465 Location: Warwick

I was at Gaydon in May when a few Imps turned up. It was part of their 50th Birthday celebrations.

A Zagato version

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RotaryBri · Joined: 20 Dec 2007 Posts: 465 Location: Warwick

And a few Dutch ones turned up as well.

They were a keen lot, the Dutch, as I was told that they had been up at Linwood a few days before and were coming over again in August for the National Rally.
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COMMAD · Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 9:22 pm Post subject:

A fantastic line-up of a great little Rootes product. Great to see. Cool

Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22784 Location: UK

Good stuff, I especially like the Dan Air van, and the Zimp Smile

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clan chieftain · Joined: 05 Apr 2008 Posts: 2041 Location: Motherwell

Great pictures. I like the Zimp as well. Cool

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poodge · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 687

It was a great pity that the Imp was put on the market with insufficient development.Give a dog a bad name,etc.
The mk2 was a far superior car,but the damage had been done.
The Zimp is very pretty,but probably cost at least 3 times the price of a standard Imp.Besides,was there more than 1 built?
Opinions vary,but I thought the standard Imp was actually quite a smart looking little car.Certainly much better looking than the average 1963 small car!

Keith D · Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2013 1:01 pm Post subject:

Great looking little cars that I have never driven.

However, my cousin won a new one in a supermarket competition. She had it for several years and it ended up upside down on a busy road. A couple of years later an uncle, (other side of the family from my cousin) bought one and that ended upside down on a motorway!

Consequently I have always viewed them with grave suspicion!

Keith

roverdriver · Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 9:42 am Post subject:

That line-up is IMPressive. I would have thought it IMPossible to bring so many of those cars together. Most cars seem to be in great condition, although I do detect the odd IMPerfection.

Sorry to be IMPertinent
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peter scott · Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 7215 Location: Edinburgh

You're not IMPertinent Dane, these Imps are just little IMPosters.

Peter Laughing

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