The Imp Gallery
updated: october 21st, 2002
My collection of imp related pictures:
...My Imps...
- Three of my Imps.
This picture was taken some years ago for an Imp article in a dutch car-engineering magazine.
- Ex Philips Semiconductor CEO
Doug Dunn seen here talking Imps with me.
- Car of the day
at the 1995 Stoppelhaene toertocht Raalte (NL).
- Chamois and Alpine
both together, there's allways some work to do, but I love it.
-
Derek Couldrys house in Blackheath London and my Chamois.
- My Chamois
here seen at the "Veluwe" National Park (NL).
- Nuptial Imp,
(70k) at the marriage of Roly Huyskamp and Ralph Teunissen in Zutph
en
they were both Imp drivers.
- Imp-garage:
This is how our garage sometimes lookes like.
- Twins:
These two Chamois were only fiftien cars apart on the production line
and were registered just after one another and meet again after 14
years (1984).
...Imps at Shows...
- Greetham :
One of the very rare tuned Imps: a Greetham Singer "Chammy".
- Californian :
A customized Hillman Californian: very tasty.
- 1.5 Californian:
This one-and-a-half Californian was seen on one of
The Imp Clubs national weekends on Donington 1986.
- Bond 875:
A very rare Imp engined car: The Bond 875 three wheeler.
- The Imp Club
stand at the British cars and Bikes no 1 in 1991.
- Another
Imp Club stand at the British Cars and Bike show 1993.
- The old days
the 1967 Sunbeam Show organized by garage H.Arends at Hoogeveen (NL).
- The old days
more new Sunbeams all for sale the maroon Chamois on the left was
bought by my grand father.
- Imp engine
at the Brighton Classic car Show 1985.
- Convertible:
This is one very well home-made Imp Convertible.
Here seen on "Motor 100" at Silverstone.
- Convertible:
another shot of this nice car taken at motor 100 at Silverstone (UK).
- Nicole Koorns Imp super in front of Longleat House,
Wiltshire at Imp National 1991.
- Imp_club
The left Imp belonged to late Keith Hext the Husky belonged to Derek Couldry
both are now in Holland, the Imp now belongs to Nicole Koorn the Husky to Jaap Buurman.
- Dereks Singer Chammy
here seen on the dutch dike: Lelystad-Enkhuizen.
- Hillman Husky
from Derek Couldry of London, here seen at the English Car Rally at Valkenswaard (NL)
being judged, later that day Derek won a ferry boat trip to... England !
-
A Ginetta G15 (left) and a Darrian (right)
on the Imp international weekend "Banham Zoo" 1994.
- Police Imp:
The Police Imp of Mike Scott of Aberdeen (Scotland).
...Imps in New Zealand...
- Brian Baylis Imp
This 64 markI was extensively restored by Brian Baylis from New Zealand
he kindly lent me this car to do the Sunbeam 25 year tour in 1997.
- Rosemary's
trying to hide here on this beautifull pass in New Zealand near Queenstown.
- Sunbeams
at the Wanaka war bird museum at the Sunbeam 25 year tour in NZ feb 1997.
- Simon Dobiers
Chamois sport here at the Grand Canyon of NZ: Skippers pass where only
four wheel drives are allowed, no problem for the Imp though !
...Imp engines...
- Here am I
with a rebuilt imp engine.
- Imp Firepump:
Here you see a F.W.M. firepump based on the Coventry Climax engine.
- Engine compartment:
This is how a good Imp engine bay should look like.
- Engine:
This engine was prepared by Rootes apprentices
in the sixties.
- Engine:
Another view of this beautifully prepared engine.
- Rebuilding
a sport engine in 1988.
- The result
a wonderful new engine for my Stiletto, still going strong in 1998.
- Dad
doing the headgasket blues...
...Imp motorbikes...
- Imp sidecar
This is Tim Grantham-Hills home made imp racing bike-side
car, beautifully done !
Tim can be seen on the right (explaining) picture taken on the English Car Rallye at Valkenswaard (NL).
- Norton-Imp
another shot of an Imp engined motorbike (Norton frame).
- Daf-bike
not Imp related but a good comparison a 2cil 750cc Daf boxer
engine was used here (BMW frame).
- A Sunbeam S7 in the news: Apeldoornse Courant 10-10-1995.
- A Sunbeam S7 in the news: de Telegraaf.
...Imp art...
- Chamois:
an artist Impression
- More Impart
done with adobe photodeluxe 2.0
- Imp
wire drawing.
- Postcard
of the Imp (52k).
- Sunbeam
a stylish picture from a brochure.
- Flying Imp:
The Imp scrapyard in the sky !, (picture taken by Jaap Buurman at Sheerness (UK))
- Merry Chistmas
used as postcard by me in 1987/1988
Here some scanned pictures from the Rootes Imp parts manual
and workshop manuals:
...Body Fittings Imp/Chamois-Saloon...
- Chamois Saloon
Body fittings exploded view.
...Transaxle...
- Transaxle
longitudinal section.
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