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1963 Hillman Imp Deluxe

1963 Hillman Imp in Diamonds on Wheels, Movie made for TV, 1974 IMDB

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin: UK

1963 Hillman Imp Deluxe

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Sandie SX

2012-10-26 21:30

Another:
[Image: Vehicle 543112]

dsl SX

2012-10-26 21:38

Main is early deluxe, thumb a basic.

electra225 IT

2012-10-27 09:21

strange colour for the basic in thumb.

Ingo DE

2018-11-27 13:15

electra225 wrote strange colour for the basic in thumb.

strange car for a movie with this title :p

dsl SX

2018-11-27 16:20

electra225 wrote strange colour for the basic in thumb.


There is a story to this colour, but it has some unexplained holes. In 1966 Rootes were withdrawing the Imp from US and CDN sales - maybe a decision made in Detroit after the Chrysler takeover - and decided to make a final run-out batch for CDN in special metallic bronze and silver liveries, neither colour being normal Imp choices. They were going to be Super Imps with extra under-bumper guards, whitewall tyres, more powerful heater for Canadian winters, and a couple of other trinkets. But the allocation was cancelled, so the production batch was switched to a UK "Spring Special" for early 1967 - my memory is 250 cars in each colour, so total 500 - see this example.

But I don't understand how an intended LHD batch - if they actually existed - could become RHD for UK. Also our picture above is not a Super Imp and has plain bumpers. So the complete story is not yet known. But it does explain a rare livery on Corgi's 251 Imp, (normally dark blue)
[Image: corgiimp251bronze.jpg]
- more info here.

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