Commer & Hillman Imp Van
| The Commer Imp van in Mark I form has no fancy grille. It does have a nice
dashboard. It is spartan and sturdy like a working car might be: only one
swivelling quarter light, only one sun visor, no carpet, no temperature gauge,
no cardboard in the front compartment, thick wheels, stronger bumpers, etc.
The van isn't just a windowless estate,
it was redesigned - one of the criteria being that it had to be tall enough to
transport milkchurns. The body is extended over the engine bay which results in
a high floor, which in turn necessitated a high roofline. The floor was flat and
the rear loading door was top-hinged. The commercial Imp was fitted with a low compression engine, but power only fell to 36bhp. It could run on the cheapest grade of fuel. The driveshafts were uprated and it got the new 6ΒΌ" clutch (which was developed with a van in mind). In October 1968 when the van continued its existence as Hillman Imp van, rather than Commer Imp van, the Mark II designation was discontinued. It got a new dashboard layout with full width facia and round dials; new seat upholstery and different external trim. |
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| 1 January 1965
C 31 December 1965 |
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| 1 January 1966
D 31 December 1966 |
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| 1 January 1967
E 31 July 1967 |
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| 1 August 1967
F 31 July 1968 |
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| 1 August 1968
G 31 July 1969 |
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| 1 August 1969
H 31 July 1970 |
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| 1 August 1970
J 31 July 1971 |
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