A Singer Chamois Sport sales brochure

Now hard to find but they do turn up on Ebay from time to time, I wonder is someone reprinting them?

These are very special, as they are the originals and date from 1966 and The Earls Court Motor Show in London. The Rootes Car Co stand sold a car to a South African, he imported the car to South Africa. I later bought that same car and later found the owner still living here in Constantia.

He brought me all the sales documents, brochures and some used spares like shock absorbers, why he kept them for decades is a mystery but we are pleased he did!

Roy

A sideways Imp

Seen here with more than a touch of opposite lock, the driver seems to be quite under control.

Car number 11, registration number 2 ECH thats a special number, when was this and whos car is it? Looks like it has a front mounted radiator, sounds like a 998cc Imp.

Roy

The Jolon Imp from South Africa

A brave attempt will be made next year to drive an Imp from Johannesburg to London, catch the name Jolon, it is being prepared by Terrence Tracey right now.

The Imp, co driver and Terrence.

Terrence races this imp, he claimed 2nd place in the championships in his first year racing an Imp

http://jolonimp.wordpress.com/

Read about the adventure in the link above.

roy

http://www.ckdboats.com/

Going fast in an Imp

Out of the box May 3rd 1963 the press knew that the Hillman Imp had potential, so did Rootes Car Co, Scotland, they soon revised the Mk1 car and the Mk2 version became the base standard from then on.

Seen here in 2007 Doc Ritchie at speed in South Africa.

Erics new Imp

New, no thats just not possible but Eric has been doing a rolling renovation of his 1967 Hillman Imp.

The car has just had a full body respray, this included the inside as well, the colour is what I would call a Pearl White, it really does look good. The front bonnet catch will have been adjusted by now, bringing the front edge in line?

Roy

A racing Hillman Imp

This one is a recreation of one of the best known race Imps ever. Seen here in the center pages of Impressions. http://www.theimpclub.co.uk/

The George Beven built car as a replica but with very strong family ties, as his grandson built the car. In the race days, mid sixties to early seventies, the driver was Bill McGovern, he won most of his races and a number of British Saloon Car Drivers Championships.

The Imp Club

As soon as I got back into Imp ownership, was it nineteen years back? I joined The Imp Club and I am still a member today.

The club has an award winning monthly magazine, named Impressions, this cover shows two of the South African Imps on it. The race car being Terrence Tracy up in Johannesburg and the bottom car on the driveway with our visitor from Scotland, Paul Couther, being our 1967 Singer Chamois.

Try http://www.theimpclub.co.uk/