The Rootes Group project to develop a small Hillman started in 1955. And a "gallant wee Scot" arrived into the world on 2nd May 1963. Coming from a conservative manufacturer, this car was anything but orthodox.

The Rootes Group consisted of five marques: Hillman, Humber, Singer, Sunbeam and Commer. They used the images that the public had of these different marques (sporty Sunbeams, luxurious Singers) to have the Imp appeal to different groups of people. This is called badge engineering. Most of the cars in the Imp range were made under more than one badge.

The Imp range

• Hillman Imp (basic)
• Hillman Imp de Luxe
• Singer Chamois
• Commer Imp Van
• Hillman Super Imp
• Sunbeam Imp Sport / Hillman GT
• Hillman Californian
• Hillman Husky Estate
• Sunbeam Stiletto

Imp Specials

I did not put these special Imps with the other Specials, as these are Imps inside and out: they don't just have the Imp's character, they have the Imp shape.

• CUD Improvement
• Emery GT coupe and GTI
• Hartwell Imp GT and Clubman
• Moto Baldet Chamois de ville
• Eiffel Tower: Hillman Stiletto
• Crayford Convertible Imp

Imp packages offered by tuning specialists

• Paul Emery
• Lynton Racing
• Roger Nathan
• Nerus Engineering
• George Hartwell
• Taurus

Special Imps

• Imp / Chamois Rallye
• Hillman Imp Caledonian
• Lord Imp & Lady Imp

Prototypes

• Estate Imp (not Husky)
• The Swallow, the Imp's bigger brother
• Gillie
• Rootes Farmobil
• Imp pick-up
• The Asp sports car

Chrysler, after-Imp

• Sunbeam 1.0