Oh god

How about this monster..

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/312942277079

zagatoes30 said:

Did they not overheat it?

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Yes they did... I had to have the engine stripped and checked and water pump replaced but all ok now.

And yes will be fitting twin carbs this year to give it a bit more ooomph.
Great little car but certainly not what you’d call quick.

Paulg390 said:

Yes they did... I had to have the engine stripped and checked and water pump replaced but all ok now.

And yes will be fitting twin carbs this year to give it a bit more ooomph.
Great little car but certainly not what you’d call quick.

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I love Imps, that engine has so much potential just wasn't developed properly in the day, it was based on the Coventry Climax fire pump engine versions of which powered so many early Lotus race cars.

When I started driving back in 1979 it was either a quick Mini, Imp or MK1 Escort.
For me it was a Cooper and then the V6 Capris to start with.
Never owned an Imp or a Escort.

A friend of mine had a rally prepped Sunbeam Stiletto that had been built by a local tuning firm back in the 80s. Stupidly fast for such a small engine and used to rev to about 9k. I had a Talbot Sunbeam ti tuned by the same place that I used for sprints at the time. That was quite good fun and quick enough to make it interesting. I preferred it to the Escorts I‘d had previously, but I always had a soft spot for the first Chevette HS that I had, which I preferred. Never got past club rallying, sprints and auto tests, but enjoyed it while I did it.

Paulg390 said:

Putting myself at risk of being barred for life... my 4200 shares my affections and garage space with this...
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Nice is that an anniversary model?

philw696 said:

When I started driving back in 1979 it was either a quick Mini, Imp or MK1 Escort.
For me it was a Cooper and then the V6 Capris to start with.
Never owned an Imp or a Escort.

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Me too, I followed the Dagenham dustbin route

Lozzer said:

Nice is that an anniversary model?

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Well spotted sir, it is indeed a tenth anniversary TA.

Paulg390 said:

Lol, nice Vette, is that a nice early Mini I spy too ? Couldn’t afford one of those so bought the next best thing instead ...View attachment 64679

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I had a californian with the 1100 cc engine, bored out to 1260 and twin strombergs, and the full king pin fix to straighten up the front and it was pretty good really.