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Chrysler EuropeHillman Imp
Production1963–1976
Recorded originUnited Kingdom
ClassAutomobile
Also known asSinger Chamois · Sunbeam Imp
Built440,032 units
Background
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, after much advance publicity, it was the first British mass-produced car with the engine block and cylinder head cast in aluminium.
Text adapted from “Hillman Imp” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07
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