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I just thought i'd post a few pictures of my 1970 Stiletto so that I have a thread running. Not too many Imps on here it seems. This car has been in my family from new and I inherited it for my 17th birthday present and have owned it for the subsequent 21 years! The Imp bug has bitten hard and I now have a few of them, including a 1969 Imp Van and another Stiletto which is currently under restoration.























Engine is an Andy Chesman race 998 running on twin 40's.







Here's a few of the van too. Not too many remaining these days....











Hi all,I just thought i'd post a few pictures of my 1970 Stiletto so that I have a thread running. Not too many Imps on here it seems. This car has been in my family from new and I inherited it for my 17th birthday present and have owned it for the subsequent 21 years! The Imp bug has bitten hard and I now have a few of them, including a 1969 Imp Van and another Stiletto which is currently under restoration.Engine is an Andy Chesman race 998 running on twin 40's.Here's a few of the van too. Not too many remaining these days....

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I agree i'm a big fan of the Stiletto body shape, I love the coupe lines.



Lots of people come over to me and say they have never seen an Imp Van before, including my grandparents who ran Imps all through the late 60's and early 70's and who owned this Stiletto from new. There certainly aren't many left now and i hunted for one for ages (years) until i found this one.



A few more pics, as requested.



















































Pleased you like themI agree i'm a big fan of the Stiletto body shape, I love the coupe lines.Lots of people come over to me and say they have never seen an Imp Van before, including my grandparents who ran Imps all through the late 60's and early 70's and who owned this Stiletto from new. There certainly aren't many left now and i hunted for one for ages (years) until i found this one.A few more pics, as requested.

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Member Back to Top I too never knew they did a van variant of the Imp , looks fantastic!



That Stilletto though , man I love those lines and the colour compliments them so well! Roofline makes it kinda look like the b@stard love child of a Hillman Imp and a Mk2 Ford Escort. haha



Superb pair of motors mate , very jealous.

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Member Back to Top The Stiletto is the original colour, and we restored it over 10 years ago now... it's lasted well! I'm really excited about getting my other Stiletto finished, although i guess it does mean i will then officially own a pair of Stiletto's... It is hopefully going to be something very special and very very different. I was actually really surprised when RetroCars went for the van for the mag article over the Stiletto as everybody seems to prefer it.



Hey Gurn! Yes i thought it was about time i posted on this forum having been browsing here for some time now. We're up for the Wicked Welsh as usual; just depending on my work schedule which i don't know that far in advance at the moment. Rach is driving the Imps now... you have been warned!!! ;-) Some fabulous comments hereThe Stiletto is the original colour, and we restored it over 10 years ago now... it's lasted well! I'm really excited about getting my other Stiletto finished, although i guess it does mean i will then officially own a pair of Stiletto's...It is hopefully going to be something very special and very very different. I was actually really surprised when RetroCars went for the van for the mag article over the Stiletto as everybody seems to prefer it.Hey Gurn! Yes i thought it was about time i posted on this forum having been browsing here for some time now. We're up for the Wicked Welsh as usual; just depending on my work schedule which i don't know that far in advance at the moment. Rach is driving the Imps now... you have been warned!!! ;-)

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Member Back to Top Dr.AK said: The Too bad these cars are pretty much non-existent over here in mainland europe.

There's quite a few in NL and one or two in Fra and Bel plus a good number in Finland. But as they were not made in huge numbers they'll always be fairly rare. There's quite a few in NL and one or two in Fra and Bel plus a good number in Finland. But as they were not made in huge numbers they'll always be fairly rare.

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Member Back to Top Yeah i felt a bit strange taking the cars to the NEC for that show as i had to rush away with work on the Saturday and abandon them on the stand... my parents eventually going on the train to collect them after the show had finished! Was nice seeing them get so much attention though i have to admit. People would say they either used to own one BITD or just had absolutely no idea what they were. Soooooo many people said they had never seen an Imp Van before. Thanks for posting those photo's btw!!!



The van should be receiving a new engine over the summer so will certainly be much (much!) quicker, plus a few other subtle upgrades. It's pretty much as i want it now though apart from that.