Monday, December 26, 2016
A birthday for the Hillman Imp
The red Hillman Imp Californian coupe left the Rootes Car Co, production line on February 3rd 1967, meaning the car is fifty years old today!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzpYulx55VEyqa6ViLhhCe9N0Xwerz0O2HmA8h36j-IG_E4Gmvp0QnRgwVKSq9pimU0xTBn3CAlzZRmQ0LKFn5p7ugUquShRENvAp54dkfP8ka2F1zYfuDQPhNsO6iPloGyKYvw95YBzQy/s320/264-18.jpg)
I have contact with a member of the ARCC group in the UK ( asscociation of rootes car clubs) it was he who serched the records and files to track down the Vin plate production date for this car.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQZLInhioeHxNnCTLXMZvlaY4RPEvAs5np3FsowUdPRlPCt48POJF2EosqNN4YHyxxizrJ5yfRz7hbN1yc2A7nIidBqO-ZTCDCG28J5OZt-1DSxxaqZbflhy34Z4G3HlS2an1ONOa46pQz/s320/IMG_4598.jpg)
The car does not look like its fifty years old and if you drove it you would find that the performance is far better than expected also?
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhImodUaidWrXhjuILzr0kaCV6_AfwovF-RbcTOOwqI_1oXdla2BMUKrLkJYv60Uk5dGlzfgsbSB3Hs7auAQlNlFmmYMlIK_yQ5Qd1PRE0lGsCegqt2Fovp0Moz5aGMUeDzK3BU75SGO0O0/s320/IMG_4512.jpg)
So here we are, a fifty year old Hillman Imp with many years of motoring pleasure to look forwards to.
How hard can that be?
Roy
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzpYulx55VEyqa6ViLhhCe9N0Xwerz0O2HmA8h36j-IG_E4Gmvp0QnRgwVKSq9pimU0xTBn3CAlzZRmQ0LKFn5p7ugUquShRENvAp54dkfP8ka2F1zYfuDQPhNsO6iPloGyKYvw95YBzQy/s320/264-18.jpg)
I have contact with a member of the ARCC group in the UK ( asscociation of rootes car clubs) it was he who serched the records and files to track down the Vin plate production date for this car.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQZLInhioeHxNnCTLXMZvlaY4RPEvAs5np3FsowUdPRlPCt48POJF2EosqNN4YHyxxizrJ5yfRz7hbN1yc2A7nIidBqO-ZTCDCG28J5OZt-1DSxxaqZbflhy34Z4G3HlS2an1ONOa46pQz/s320/IMG_4598.jpg)
The car does not look like its fifty years old and if you drove it you would find that the performance is far better than expected also?
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhImodUaidWrXhjuILzr0kaCV6_AfwovF-RbcTOOwqI_1oXdla2BMUKrLkJYv60Uk5dGlzfgsbSB3Hs7auAQlNlFmmYMlIK_yQ5Qd1PRE0lGsCegqt2Fovp0Moz5aGMUeDzK3BU75SGO0O0/s320/IMG_4512.jpg)
So here we are, a fifty year old Hillman Imp with many years of motoring pleasure to look forwards to.
How hard can that be?
Roy
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