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Yaeh the outcome is pretty well known. Imp Sport of course ;D ;D ;D
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No thats not what I had in mind  |
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yup .no contest,imp every time
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I think that guys moustache won,...
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I think that guys moustache won,... It's certainly more '70s than either! ;D ;D We all know what one I'd vote for I don't need to say it! |
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"He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy!"
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Hi andy998imp nice to have another Imper on here.
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I'm gonna be different and say 1275GT. Just cause I used to own one ;D
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1275GT I'm afraid.......  |
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thanks for the warm welcome guys.given that the mini has a bigger engine (albeit at the wrong end and made from boat anchor iron)i have always given as good as i got when in my stiletto ,and usually got the better of them,when i got my 998 engine ,they coudn't catch me for dust.
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The Mini always had a CC advantage but the Imp seemed to still be able to match the power.
I remember racing my standard Imp with 875cc against a mates Mini 1000. The Mini blew its head gasket trying to keep up!!!
But overall even as a die hard Imper I have to say the Mini was the better car.
Still prefer the Imp.
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i think it more accurate to say the mini went on to be a better car,if the imp had the development money available and equivalent updates to the mini ,i think it would be a close call.the imp was only in production 13 years and in that time had very little money spent on updating it,compared to the mini which ended up with injection ,catalyst,5spd boxes,bigger engines,leather trim sunroofs ,alloys and so on after 40 odd years.
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The Imp didnt really stand a chance. Early unreliabilty and the fact the mini had already been out for 3 or 4 years meant it was never going to be the most popular car.
My mates say that if the Imp had been the succesful one and the Minis production ended after 14 years, I would be a Mini fan instead.
don't know if thats true but I do tend to go for the underdog.
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I wouldn't there are a lot of reasons I like Hillman Imps, they're obscurity isn't the only thing that I'm addicted to! |
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"He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy!"
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Yeah there is more to Imp then their obscurity. Great handling revey engine etc.
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