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According to the Imp Site, the Commer Imp was much more than just a windowless estate car. It was apparently designed to carry milkchurns, and because it had such a high loading height, needed a high roof to accommodate them.
Although the Imp van was never a big seller, it might have been a different story if the Post Office had bought them. Apparently they liked the loading height, and the fuel economy, but the 36hp low-compression engine was just too fast for them!
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Comments (5)
And you can imagine how fast that same low-compression engine made the Bond 875 3-wheeler go, since it weighed under 8 cwt to comply with licencing regulations.
Posted by Chris Gardner | May 14, 2008 5:19 PM
Posted on May 14, 2008 17:19
Didnt that Hillman Imp have the engine under floor at the rear ? And a hydraulic throttle setup ? I vaguely remember working on one in the 70's.
Posted by Peter Lynch | May 15, 2008 10:13 AM
Posted on May 15, 2008 10:13
Didnt that Hillman Imp have the engine under floor at the rear ? And a hydraulic throttle setup ? I vaguely remember working on one in the 70's.
Posted by Peter Lynch | May 15, 2008 10:14 AM
Posted on May 15, 2008 10:14
Didnt that Hillman Imp have the engine under floor at the rear ? And a hydraulic throttle setup ? I vaguely remember working on one in the 70's.
Posted by Peter Lynch | May 15, 2008 10:15 AM
Posted on May 15, 2008 10:15
Many years ago I saw a factory "worked" Bond 875 on the Longton byepass near Preston. Nothing but nothing would have caught it. Needless to say it never found its way into production!
Posted by George | May 15, 2008 11:28 AM
Posted on May 15, 2008 11:28