1971 70s Seventies Red SUNBEAM IMP 876 cm3 Classic Oldtimer, Yesteryear Motors auf dem Weg zur Capesthorne Hall Oldtimer-Ausstellung in Cheshire, Großbritannien
3750 x 2500 px | 31,8 x 21,2 cm | 12,5 x 8,3 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
28. Mai 2023
Ort:
Capesthorne Hall
Weitere Informationen:
The Hillman Imp is a small economy car that was made by the Rootes Group and its successor Chrysler Europe from 1963 until 1976. Revealed on 3 May 1963, [6] after much advance publicity, it was the first British mass-produced car with the engine block and cylinder head cast in aluminium. Being a direct competitor to the BMC's Mini, it used a space-saving rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout to allow as much luggage and passenger capacity as possible in both the rear and the front of the car. It used a unique opening rear hatch to allow luggage to be put into the back seat rest. It was the first mass-produced British car with the engine in the back and the first to use a diaphragm spring clutch. The baulk-ring synchromesh unit for the transaxle compensated for the speeds of gear and shaft before engagement, from which the Mini had suffered during its early production years. It incorporated many design features which were uncommon. Among them were a folding rear bench seat, automatic choke which was rare on compact cars outside the United States until the 1970s, and gauges for temperature, voltage and oil pressure which have been largely omitted since the 1950s in favour of emergency lights.
