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The International Rally of The Imp Club

Location:	Hatton Country World, Warwick CV35 8XA
Dates:	Thursday 4 - Monday 8 August 2014
Organisation:	Lead organisers: Graham Anderson; Chris Clark; Tim Sears Several of the club's Area Centres Rally Control: ...; ...;

Programme of Imp16

Thursday: Rally Control opens at 12 o'clock; Welcome meeting in the marquee at 17:30
Friday 5th August: Run to the British Motor Museum (50 miles) at Gaydon, former Heritage Centre.; The Imp Club Bake-Off in memory of Gill Dunkley; 'No way back' : Johannesburg to Coventry in an Imp. Presentation and book launch by Terence Tracey from Cape Town
Saturday 6th August: Scenic run to Stratford-upon-Avon (+100 miles); Fancy Dress Disco (themes: 'Shakespeare' or 'Hats on at Hatton') party night
Sunday 7th August: Show & Shine - Imps on display; voting until 13:00h.; AGM Clan Owners Club; Awards presentation ceremony with Rosemary Smith, president; lead organisers; Annecdotes from Rootes @ Coventry employees: Wynne Mitchell; Brian Wildman; Morris Evans (test driver)
Monday: Goodbyes and see you agains

Rally Control

;		Rally Control at 1 o'clock on the Thursday

Participants

Full names are mentioned where I am fairly certain of the owner not minding being named...

rally no.	registration	marque	type	year	color	class	Sunday line	name	note
273	No reg			1968		K	y		Rawlson Imp
252	???					G	y
257	???	Sunbeam	Stiletto			F	y
267	???					J	y
193	26-08-GS	Sunbeam	Imp De-Luxe	1967	white/blue (Fraser-ish)	H		Pieter P.
93	323 LOT	Hillman	Imp	1964		A		Les S.
3	40-26-SM	Sunbeam	Imp	1969		K		Jaap & Annette
69	461 JIK / 462 JIK?	Hillman	Imp	1974		H		John Sheppard
55	528 SYI	Hillman	Imp Super	1976		B		Stephen W.
122	5767 FM	Hillman	Imp (basic)	1963	baby blue	A		Andy J.
239	65 BRK	Hillman	Imp Deluxe	1963	Blue	A	y
36	71-48-RA	Sunbeam	Stiletto	1971		F		Tineke Hol
B	72-85-MS	Sunbeam	Imp	1970	white, some black	B		Ernst-Paul K.
157	7711 VN 93	Hillman	Imp Super	1966	white			Andrew Webb
28	85-01-DE	Sunbeam	Imp Sport	1967	orangy-red w/ black	E		Harm & Jeanette van Dijk
1025	9464 FN	Hillman	Imp	1963		A		Vanessa S.
156	96-61-HT	Sunbeam	Imp Californian	1969	met. green	C		Piet Tromp
75	ABH 675F	Sunbeam	Imp Sport	1967		E		Barry C.
80	ALN 217H	Sunbeam	Rally Imp	1972				John H.
103	AM-84-17	Ginetta	G15	1972	red	N		Edwin H.
86	AMW 568B	Hillman	Imp De Luxe	1964	green	A		Alex T.

173	APF 162H	Hillman	Imp Super	1969	dark blue	B		Martin B.
138	ATB 363J	Singer	Chamois coupé	1970		D		Dave O.
270	AWB 273M	Ginetta	G15	1973	White	N	y
158	BEA 606J	Ginetta	G15	1970		N		Andy H.
209	BEY 957C	Singer	Chamois	1965	White	Z	y
121	BRO 299B	BS	Nymph	1964	blue	M		Mike H.
	BRU 434B
191	BTC 481E	Hillman	Imp De Luxe Mk2	1967		H		Neil C.

144	CAB 683B	Hillman	Imp Mk.1	1964				Steve E.
142	CAD 662K	Hillman	Imp Super	1972				Mark W.
163	CAG 172C	Singer	Chamois	1965		Y		Jason C.
53	CNA 476C	Singer	Chamois	1965		Z		Neil M.
125	CPO 444G	Hillman	Imp Californian	1969		C		Philip B.
290	CUD 180B	Hillman	Zagato Imp	1964	White	M	y
64	CUH 252B	Singer	Chamois	1964	white	J	y	Peter H.
169	CUX 259C	Hillman	Imp Deluxe	1965	light green	H		Adrian O.
98	CVX 450G	Hillman	Super Imp	1969		B		Chris C.
52	CWK 859K	Hillman	Imp Super	1972	green	B		Marion F.
68	DAA 450K	Sunbeam	Imp Sport	1971	red	H		Nigel Stringer
30	DCF 243L	Ginetta	G15	1973		N		George R.
251	DGT 675H	Hillman	Imp	1970	Blue	G	y
38	DR-50-83	Sunbeam	Stiletto	1971	met. brown	F		Robert I.
1182	DSO 34C	Singer	Chamois		dark green	Y		Jake L.
153	EAP 146C	Singer	Chamois	1965		D		John H.
1044	EBX 945D	Hillman	Imp Super	1966	light green	Z		Mark S.
211	EPA 642B	Hillman	Imp	1964	Blue	A	y
276	EPP 16G	Singer	Chamois Coupe	1967	Turquoise	D	y
291	ETU 182K	Ginetta	G15	1972	Yellow	N	y
184	EVN 450C	Hillman	Imp Super	1965		K		M. Parkes
120	EYU 892J	Sunbeam	Imp Sport	1971	red	E		Gary M.
91	EXF 517H	Hillman	Imp	1969		Y		Matthew W.
90	FFR 924D - 'Fred'	Singer	Chamois Mk.2	1966	yellow gold	D		Alan P.
108	FNT 481D	Hillman	Imp De Luxe	1966	red	A		Graham T.
	FOC 380D		Imp Sport	1966		J		Phillip S.
226	FRA 33H	Ginetta	G15	1970	Blue	N	y
37	FRW 304C	Hillman	Imp	1965		Z		Richard C.
	FTB 625F	Singer	Chamois Mk2	1967	blue	D	y
4	FTH 302E	Hillman	Imp Super	1967		A		James H.
265	GAV 103M	Hillman	Imp Super	1974	Red	J	y
175	GBC 662D	Commer	Imp van	1966				Dave 'the van' A.
74	GCH 551J	Hillman	Imp Super	1971	blue	B		Michael L.
146	GDL 273D	Hillman	Imp Super	1966	green, nearly black	Z		Rob C.
24	GEH 677D	Hillman	Imp	1966		A		Shaun G.
148	GEL 438D	Singer	Chamois	1966		D		Peter Hanna
188	GEL 611D	Hillman	Imp Super	1966		A		Alan H.
1175	GFD 799D	Singer	Chamois	1966				Dave 'the van' A.
279	GNE 837E	Hillman	Californian	1967	Red	C	y
281	GOU 898N	Hillman	Imp Super	1975	Green	B	y
1006	GPJ 662N	Siva	Llama			M		Gillian H.
6613	HAE 797K	Hillman	Imp	1976	Silver	Y	y
118	HAY 603L	Ginetta	G15	1973	ice blue	N		Bruce S.
81	HET 62N	Clan	Crusader	1975		L		James O.
172	HLY 645K	Sunbeam	Sport	1972	gold	E		Dave K.
92	HOC 797D	Hillman	Imp	1966		K		Rob C.
41	JAC 336N	Sunbeam	Sport	1975	met. bright blue	E		Vince F.
1030	JAC 920L	Ginetta	G15	1972	yellow	N		Allison R.
	JAY 516L	Clan	Crusader		red
269	JBB 795N	Hillman		1975	Turquoise	B	y
105	JCO 141F	Hillman	Californian	1968	matte black	C		Steve G.
167	JCP 839E	Hillman	Super Imp Spring Special	1967		A		Colin G.
237	JGL 250J	Ginetta	G15	1970	Black	N	y
84	JHR 859E	Singer	Chamois coupé	1967	met. dark green	D		Chris & Caroline W.
5	JSL 772	Hillman	Imp Super	1973	black	A		Bob H.
123	JUE 463L	Sunbeam	Imp Sport	1972	bright green	K		Jon M.
127	KDO 385F	Hillman	Imp Californian	1968	green	C		Gordon W.
182	KEL 565E	Hillman	Husky	1967	blue	G	y	Sarah L.
160	KER 392F	Sunbeam	Stiletto	1968		F		Mark I.
276	KFR 53F	Hillman	Californian	1967	Gold	C	y
119	KHN 664D	Commer	van	1966	green (with yellow)	G		Nick Webb
101	KJH 25L	Ginetta	G15		blue	N		Simon Benoy
155	KYD 340K
151	LDW 603E	Singer	Chamois	1967
131	LHF 998L	Sunbeam	Stiletto	1972		F		Nigel L.
59	LKV 55F	Singer	Chamois coupé	1967		D		David B.
57	LLJ 827F	Hillman	Husky	1967		H		Steven F.
282	LLO 137D	Hillman	Super Imp	1966	Black	A	y
17	LMJ 457G	Singer	Chamois	1969				Graham Townsend
230	LTU 378C	Hillman	Imp Delux	1965	Green	A	y
116	LUP 62J	Clan	Crusader	1970		L		Dave Williamson
271	LUX 125P	Hillman	Caledonian	1975	Red	B	y
151	LWD 603E	Singer	Chamois	1967		J		Tim T.
253	LXE 609E	Commer	Van	1967	Red	G	y
132	LYT 917D	Singer	Chamois	1966		D		Simon & Gillian B.
	MAL 962K	Sunbeam	Stiletto	1972	white	F	y
136	MBH 62H	Singer	Chamois oupé	1969				Barry K.
58	MJB 667E	Hillman	Imp pickup	1966		M		Robert M.
26	MJH 756H	Singer	Chamois	1969		D		Paul P.
110	MGO 613D	Hillman	Imp Super	1966	dark green	A		Brian S.
	MGW 815D	Hillman	Imp Super	1966	Green	A	y
106	MLP 820P	Hillman	Imp De Luxe	1976		H		Trevor C.
76	MNU 139J	Hillman	Super Imp	1971		Y		Corey C.
171	MPM 791F	Hillman	Californian	1967		Z		Gareth D.
	MSM 27F	Sunbeam	Stiletto	1967	Green	F	y
96	NDV 39F	Hillman	Husky	1967	green	G		Rhydian M.	vannish
13	NFL 45F	Hillman	Husky	1968		G		Ron E.
233	NJT 559J	Hillman	Super	1970	Orange	J	y
29	NPE 200D	Hillman	Imp	1966		A		Samantha J.
34	NPR 270J	Sunbeam	Imp Sport	1970	dark blue	Z		Colin M.
-	NSN 103G	Sunbeam	Stiletto	1969				Allison C.	d.n.a.?
40	NTT 186F	Sunbeam	Stiletto	1968	dark blue-green	F		Chris D.
11	NUT 325F	Sunbeam	Stiletto	1967	red	Z		Graham D.
115	NVL 7L	Clan	Crusader	1972		Z		James S.
154	NVN 222M	Clan	Crusader	1973		L		Ron K.
272	NVX 664P	Hillman	Imp Deluxe	1976	Red	Z	y
12	NWR 677A	Hillman	Imp	1963	green	A		Les & Anne Human
262	ODM 920L	Clan			Red	L	y
65	OFN 446M	Hillman	Super Imp	1972		B		David C.
232	OGD 465M	Clan	Crusader	1974		L	y
2	OGH 463E	Singer	Chamois	1967		D		Dave R.
22	ONB 499H	Hillman	Super Imp	1970	grey	B		Mary R.
137	ONP 985E	Hillman	Imp Californian	1967		C		Nikki B.
48	OOY 635L	Hillman	Imp	1972	blue with yellow bits	H		Andy G.	Stan the Imp GT
23	OPM 274F	Sunbeam	Stiletto	1968	dark red	F		Drew T.
66	OTE 425G	Sunbeam	Stiletto	19..	met. blue	F		Gordon R.
226	OTK 211J	Ginetta	G15	1978	Red	Z	y
	OUC 310L	Hillman	?	1972	grey-beige
155	OVC 310L
212	OUC 915L	Ginetta	G15	1972	White	N	y
35	PHF 201M	Hillman	Imp Super	1974		B		Gordon H.-S.
51	PKO 814G	Commer	Imp van	1969	primer red	G		Stewart C.	Vusky
20	PNX 2F	Singer	Chamois coupé	1968		D		Ray & Julia S.
2182	PTR 601G	Hillman	Vusky (van -> Husky)			G		Stewart W.
79	PUE 826F	Singer	Chamois	1968	white (mostly)	H		Peter C.
196	Q320 OBF	Clan	'Irish'	1986		L		John S.
107	Q672 YNT	Clan	Crusader	1993?	green	L		Scott C.
1046	Q803 MPD	Clan	Irish Clan	1985		L		Peter & Linda W.
111	RDM 114F	Sunbeam	Stiletto	1967		K		Julian G.
104	RFD 493F	Hillman	Husky	1968		G		Brian G.
289	RGO 783E	Commer	Van	1967	Blue	G	y
70	RLR 816E	Hillman	Imp Super	1967	white	A		Grahame P.
16	ROD 509R	Hillman	Imp	1976	baby blue	B		Neil G.
83	RVP 93G	Hillman	Imp van	1969	blue car, white top	Z		Pete F.
88	RZJ 260	Sunbeam	Chamois Mk.2	1967	beige	D		Michael C.
245	SBL 676G	Sunbeam	Stiletto	1968	Blue	J	y
220	SFM 913F	Sunbeam	Stiletto	1968	blue	H
45	SPA 257F	Singer	Chamois coupé	1967	bright blue	D		Jim F.
1009	SPE 50F	Sunbeam	Stiletto	1967		F		Dave D.
9	SPE 51F	Singer	Chamois coupé	1967		D		Lynda D.
25	SPJ 141F	Hillman	Husky	1968		G		Tim S.
10	TGC 111E	Sunbeam	Sport	1967		E		Peter D.
113	THS 812G	Sunbeam	Stiletto	1969				Raymond J.
102	TIJ 7144	Clan		1984		L		Chris Benoy
149	TKH 712H	Singer	Chamois	1969	dark blue	D	y	David O.
63	TMF 104F	Sunbeam	Stiletto	1968		F		Brian D.
72	TPD 434M	Hillman	Imp Super	1973		B		Nicola S.
56	TYK 507F	Sunbeam	convertible	1968		J		John H.
67	TYU 899F	Hillman	Imp Super	1968	green	A		John K.
44	UDV 186H	Sunbeam	Chamois	1970		D		Mark S.
73	UFC 950K	Hillman	Imp	1971	met. bronze	B		Kathy L.
284	UGF 876F	Sunbeam	Stiletto	1968	Green	F	y
162	UGW 617F	Hillman	Husky	1968	dark pink	G		Bernice B.
46	UNW 362M	Hillman	Super Imp	1974		B		Peter & Linda W.
164	UUE 282G	Hillman	Imp Super	1969		H		Kevin N.
150	UVF 897H	Hillman	Imp Californian	1969		C		Karen Benoy
1237	UXG 853J	Sunbeam	Stiletto	1970	Orange	F	y
89	UYD 580M	Sunbeam	Imp Sport	1973	mid green			Colin W.
147	UYU 2F	Hillman	Imp DeLuxe	1968		J		Bill Penman
42	VFE 21	Clan	Crusader	1971	white	L		Richard T.
	VHN 220G	Sunbeam	Stiletto	1969	blue	F	y
43	VPL 814G	Sunbeam	Stiletto	1968		F		Roger H.
82	VPO 445F	Hillman	Imp Californian	1968		Z		Gill F.
1137	VTB 996M	Hillman	Imp	1974		H		Simon C.
95	VYL 3G	Sunbeam	Stiletto	1968		F		John Simister
133	WAN 902M	Hillman	Imp Super	1973	beige w/ black bonnet	B		Patrick H.
1160	WBH 985E	Hillman	Super Imp	1967	brown met.	Y		James I.
27	WCA 18K	Sunbeam	Stiletto	1971	orange	F		Peter L.

97	WMO 634H	Hillman	Imp Super	1969		B		Josh M.
126	WMT 726G	Hillman	Imp van	1969		G		Richard G.
235	WNW 787H	Hillman	Van	1970	White	G	y
15	WYU 913H	Singer	Chamois	1969		D		Charlotte T.
60	WYB 513M	Hillman	Imp Super	1974		B		Kevin M.
85	XDN 922J	Hillman	Husky	1971	white with blue bits	G		Andy Smith
71	XFX 914M	Hillman	Imp	1974	orange	B		Keith M.
33	XKP 773J	Hillman	Imp (basic)	1971		B		Fran C.
217	XLH 725G	Hillman	Imp Super	1968	baby blue	A
290	XNP 811M	Clan	Crusader	1973	Yellow	L	y
1085	XPA 175G	Sunbeam	Stiletto	1969		Y		Dom Smith
39	XPE 542G	Hillman	Husky	1968		G		Colin C.
192	XTC 567H	Hillman	Imp	1970				Dale B.
8	XWG 720	Hillman	Imp De-Luxe	1964	red w/ white roof	A		Alan B.
143	YNP 128M	Hillman	Imp	1973		B		Tony D.
275	YNY 114H	Hillman	De-luxe	1970	Gold	B	y
1011	YRA 461G	Hillman	Husky	1968		Z		Graham D.



rally no.	registration	marque	type	year	color	class		name	note

Social Imping

Hatton Country World, Imp 16		Friday morning, gathering for the tour
		Friday morning, gathering for the tour



		One half of half a circle of Imps parked in front of the British Motor Museum at Gaydon, former Heritage Centre

Intermezzo: Rootes annecdotes

Class	Award / Display Classes	Sponsor
-	The Rosemary Smith Annual Award	perpetual award - ImpSpeed
-	The Peter Harper Memorial Award	perpetual award - ImpSpeed
	The Most Standard Imp (new in 2012)	perpetual award - Claydon Management Consultancy
Z	Masterclass - winners from Imp10 and Imp11	perpetual award - ImpSpeed
A	Rootes Hillman Imp saloon (1963-1968)	Merlin Motors
B	Chrysler Hillman Imp (1968 onwards)	Rodwell Motor Sports
C	Hillman Californian	Speedy Spares Ltd.
D	Singer Chamois saloons (incl. Sports) & coupés	Maynard Ltd.
E	Sunbeam Imp Sport	Competition Classics
F	Sunbeam Stiletto	TransImp
G	Husky & van	Malcolm Anderson Imp Parts
H	Personalised Imp	Henry's C.A.T.
J	Modified Imp	Intelligent Metals
K	Competition Imp (race; rally; off-road)	Corley Conversions
L	Clan	The Clan Owners Club
M	Imp based vehicles	Higham Auto Services
N	Ginetta G15
R	Best Roores car (non-Imp)
V	Best visitors car	Footman James
Y	Best Young Club Member's Imp
	Furthest driven Imp to Imp16	Rosemary Smith Driving Academy
	Furthest travelled Imp Club member	Rosemary Smith Driving Academy

Rosemary's choice


The Rosemary Smith Annual Award 2016

Die-hards - not wanting to leave just yet

The last few photos I take at Nationals always feel bittersweet. An end to a extended visit with friends.

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