Lynton Racing

Lynton Garage
Fortis Green
London, N.2

The noise the twin-cam made was absolutely unique: a high pitched whoop that turned into shrill scream as it left the line. It had it's debut (at autocross or competition entire?) in the hands of Bernard Unett late 1968. At this early stage it was said to have 110 bhp and in the months that followed a lot of work was done to gain power and to develop the engine for road use.

Lynton Racing of Lynton Garage wanted to sell three stages of tune for the twin-cam unit:

1. The Group A engine is the road unit, giving 80 bhp
2. The B type engine is meant for rallying and racing and gives 110 bhp. For this stage you will have to use a front mounted radiator and a competition transaxle.
3. The C stage is full race. This version wasn't finished in March 1969.

In July 1969 a 1,000 c.c. Imp conversion costed £62.0.0

Literature

Two articles on the twin-cam engine by Lynton Racing
Motor 1967, 7 Jan. (p. 52 ?) and 14 Jan.

Lynton 998 twin-cam Imp. - Cars & Car Conversions 1969, March. - p. 280
Reprinted in Impressions 1985, February

Lynton's Imp tested / David Hardcastle. - Cars and Car Conversions 1970, February. - p.175