Commer 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 6¼" 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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