very incomplete list -> additions welcome
Master Builders and Parts suppliers | ||
Malcolm Anderson Imp Parts Working with Imps for 36 years. Rallying Imps for 20 years Large stock of new and used parts - dismantling various Imps - transaxle specialist - malcolmanderson.co.uk; malcolmimps@aol.com Norton Fitzwarren (nr. Taunton), Somerset, UK Tel. 01823 - 350360 Fax 01823 - 350370 |
Impetus; Alan Millington New and used spares (and competition bits). Tel.: 01695 - 50661, mobile: 0370 - 565343 Fax.: 01695 50661. 1 Firswood Road, Lathom, Skelmersale, Lancs. WN8 8UP, UK Large stock, new & second-hand spares, cars Praised on the discussion list: Cheap, competent, and quick, friendly service. Reliable. |
Merlin Motors (Vince Frost) - Imp Specialists New and used parts. Some competition parts available Service, Repairs and MoT Chapel Street, Caerwys, near Mold, Flintshire (North Wales) Tel.: 01352 - 720 280 Home: 01352 - 720 617 Bob Allan (Cheshire) wrote to Impressions to let it be known that (while Merlin Motors doesn't like to advertise), Vince Frost is the main Imp guru in 'this part of the world'. There's a photo of the (large) garage, too. [Impressions February 1995, p.22] |
Speedy Spares ltd. (since 1965) www.speedyspares.co.uk Tel. 01273 - 417 889 Fax. 01273 - 412 764 Fast mail order service worldwide New Hillman spares at discount prices. Dept. I.C. 19-25 Old Shoreham Road, Portslade by Sea, E. Sussex BN41 1SP |
Reg Patten Engines
Reg Patten (ex-proprietor Imp Service) 020 - 8661 0183. Mail order parts service. 20 years successfully modifying Imp engines for road & track Imp Engine specialist: Rebuilding, reconditioning and modifying 930/998cc engines. 875cc overhauls to a 1200cc full engine conversion. Long-stroke conversions to any spec. Cylinder Head Specialist: Unleaded to full race cylinder heads. Transaxle rebuilds Standard . Competition Parts . Wills Rings . Pistons . Bearings . Clutches . Couplings . Manifolds etc. . Mechanical repairs undertaken. Secondhand spares available. Securicor Service |
Corley Conversions (Ben Boult) Tel/Fax: (01926) 612432 Parts stockist for Chesman Engineering Working with Imps since 1963 Specialists in Imp engine preparation Race car preparation and suspension geometry set-up. Road and race engine build and rebuilds - from Imp to V8 Mail order service on Imp parts New parts can be made to your specification Realistic rates on all work |
Chesman Engineering Ltd.
At first is was called 'Greetham Engineering', later it became ACE: Andy Chesman Engineering ltd., Coventry Andy Chesman used to race Imps and he and his company could do all tuning and engineering work on Imp engines such as 998cc & larger engines, crankshafts etc. He devised a way of machining Imp cylinder heads at an angle to help the engine make more power eg. 125bhp from a 998cc engine with twin Webers and R23 camshaft. This special head is called a WEDGE head. After his death in 1998 the company became Chesman Engineering and is run by Andy's daughter. Corley Conversions took over the Imp stock and runs the parts side for Imp engine parts and co-ordinates the machining of Imp heads, blocks etc. |
Competition Classics (Ian Toon) Stamford, Lincolnshire Tel. 01780 - 75 64 50 They advertise regularly in Impressions. The last time with Engine parts, Steering parts, new Body parts and an exchange service on king pin stub axles. Has most bits. Builds racecars. Races Imp and G15 Dutche Components (Dave Vanderlist) |
Maynard Ltd. Imp Spares
R.J. Grimes, Marlpit Lane, Coulsdon, Surrey
ImpSpares / Barry Palmer & Peter Arnold Keith Lennox Ex-pressed Steel Panels Ltd. IMPtechnic Ltd - Jeff Day |
Impspeed The Imp Club has a Spares Advisory Service with many parts in stock.
Unit17 Boxted Farm Berkhamsted Road Hemel Hempstead Herts HP2 2SQ tel/fax 01442 217610. transimp2006@aol.com [update: Nov. 2006] Classic Car Parts David Kingerley; Classic Car Spares Higham Auto Services |
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George Hartwell |
New Rubber Products & used Imp spares Frank Schoenberger - (Bodgy Brother): parts Queensland, Australia Frank Schoenberger manufactures many of the rubber seals exclusively for the Imp. Many owners in the UK have his seals on their cars. "I am well known having provided excellent service and quality of products to The Imp Club for several years." As a seller on eBay for nearly 10 years, Frank (alias bodgy) has an impeccable record. |
Ian Carter
Engine specialist; tuning, all conversions, specialist in sizes over 1000 cc.
Unit 14; Westbury Close; Townsend Industrial Estate; Hooghton Regis; Dunstable; Bedfordshire.
Ian Carter died of a stroke, September 1998. He worked on his own - a vast amount of knowledge is gone with him. He was thinking of retiring in 1997, but there were so many people he didn't want to let down...
Rodwell Motorsport |
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Cottage Classics Ltd
01728 724315
Imp based vehicle spare parts bulletin in addition to our usual listings
We take credit cards, cheques, cash and swaps!
Imparts
Cheltenham
V.W. Derrington Ltd.
They shut down business in the early '80s.
Still in business ?
Skip Brown Engineering
tel.no. used to be 027074 - 218
Tony Hatcher. Imp specialist. Tel. Bournemouth 01202 - 87 49 57
Engine expert: modified cylinder heads 875 998 1040 units, any spec. Fibreglass panels. Bib spoilers. Front radiator kits.
359 Ringwood Road, Ferndown, Dorset, BH22 9AE
A.V. Hatcher used to do "Hatcher & Clement, Motor Engineers" at Winton, Bournemouth. He has spent seven years with Team Hartwell in the tuning department before he set up his own business.
Suisse Auto: Imp tuning and restoration specialists
Race car preparation - Engine builds - Machining facilities - Many spcialist components
Cranks - Blocks - Manifolds - Springs - Glass fiber panels
Minilite replica wheels - Yokohame tyres - Spax adjustable shocks - Front mounted radiators - Weber or Dellorto carbs - throttle linkages & cables - disc brake conversions
Camshafts available in all popular profiles
John Lockwood, Rugby: 01788 - 83 22 89
BRSCC 1989 Historic Saloon Car champions with 6 lap records; champion of 1990 and 1991, too.
Mr. Lockwood used to be The Imp Club's Competition Secretary and he also used to store and despatch of the club's spares.
Demon Tweeks, specialised in performance and tuning equipment both for motorsport (professional or [serious] amateur) and road. They do world wide mail order.
Ian Sykes
Davrian racers
Salisbury. 01725 - 512 987
Hillrally (same Sykes ?)
Mike Hanna, ace Imp welder, (amongst other things...)
Imp specialist. Very meticulous. Many Imp Club members have used him, and they rate him highly. He's not the cheapest, but the best never is.
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, tel.no +44 (0)1242 680011
(the 221709 no. is old)
Piston suppliers
FW Thorntons of Shrewsbury will send pistons anywhere in the world.
Radford Panels [Hillman Imp repair panels], [January 1996]
They can make panels they don't have in stock. This usually takes about 6 weeks, but is sometimes done within a fortnight. Good quality.
R J Grimes (just south of London) stock panels, too.
And Alan Millington at Impetus has panels, just like Vince Frost at Merlin Motors.
All of the above come recommended by one or more users of The Imp List: Imps @ yahoogroups.com.
Smith and Deakin
tel.: 01905 - 458886
fax: 01905 - 458889.
75 Blackpole trading estate West, Worcester, WR3 8TJ
IMPtechnic Ltd - Jeff Day
Rear 6a Lowther Street
Coventry, CV2 4GJ
www.imptechnic.co.uk
+44 (0) 2476 - 256997
+44 (0) 7976413608
Mayson and Solomon
Carburettors; Air filters;
Stromberg repair kits; all the different needle/ spring sizes
Good service, very helpful, recommended by Graham Miller and Simon Trickett.
They advertise in Practical classics
Need for Speed
Parts for Hillman Imps: AVO shocks; Leda Suspension; K&N filters; Piper Camshafts; Ignition
Exhaust (comment from e-mail messages)
Vinyl (Stiletto roofs)
Bernard Hirschman, at Unit 1, Fishergate York YO1 4AR. Tel: 01904 672055 Fax: 613696. First class. Does headlinings as well.
Aldridge Trim, an excellent trimmer's in Wolverhampton. They advertise their work on Jaguars, but will do Imps, too.
Motor Upholstery Supplies 14 Anne Rd, Wellingborough, Northhants. advertise in most mags, claiming to do vinyl roofs for almost any car. Some Imper was less than pleased with their work. They sent out a piece of vinyl which was the wrong pattern and nowhere near big enough for a Stiletto, and it had none of the stitch joints in place to give the shape. The second attempt was no better. They do not seem to know what a Stiletto is.
Tyres
175/70 12in tyres can be gotten in a number of makes at 'Atlas Tyres', located in Cathays which is in Cardiff.
Paintshops
L.E. Went in Raynes Park, very helpful chaps, they also have a Rootes colour swatch book
Mr. Shannon, one of the top engine builders in the sixties and seventies, in Scotland.
Roy McBride
CKD Boats
Cape Town
Request: If you live in South Africa and if you are involved in Imps or derivatives, would you please make contact?
Roy McBride - The Imp Club overseas contact for South Africa
9 Westfort Road
Northshore
Hout Bay 7800
tel. (00 27) 21 790 3859
e-mail: roy@comlumber.com
T.P. Bouters, Tienhoven 33, 4697 GN St. Annaland (Tholen). Tel. 01665 - 2279. Hillman and Sunbeam parts.
Arnoud Malherbe - Hoefbladhof 27 - 3991 GE Houten. Postorders
Website met onderdelen: www.rootesparts.com
Geen parts list, maar wel 14.000 verschillende Rootes parts op voorraad.
Op zaterdag is men, na een telefoontje, welkom tussen 11.00 en 17.00 voor chat, tips and coffee.
Oldtimer bv, postbus 95, 5590 AB Heese. Tel.: 04907-63303 (familie Hekkers)
Autobedrijf Teeuwen (Vakgarage)
Van Heemstraweg 2
5305 TA Zuilichem
tel. 0418 - 67 1440
onderhoud en reparatie van uw Imp; APK; elektronica diagnose; transport van uw Imp.
RIIS Glass, a company in Norway can deliver windscreens for Stilettos, either clear ones or green with blue on top.
Halvard Kristiansen
Lynx
They're well known in the Rootes community here for their Hunter manifolds. They produced an inlet manifold for twin 40DCOE or Dellortos.
Paul Corey, Imp parts supplier in Sydney
+61 - (0)2 9871 7647
ImpWerks Ltd.Hillman / Sunbeam Imp parts | |||
We are Australasia's largest supplier of new, used or refurbished Hillman / Sunbeam Imp parts
We also build competition Imp engines for Pre-'65 or classic racing. |
We can supply just about any part you require for repairs or restaurations
Complete cars for sale Inventory growing continuously; always buying new/ old stock | ||
They Phone Fax Mobile 22c Maunsell Street | moved ! +64 03 - 381-5124 +64 03 - 381-5104 (0274) 447-078 impwerks@ihug.co.nz Woolston, Christchurch, NZ old address: Addington, Christchurch and before that: Washbournes Road, Sockburn |
Brian Bradshaw Race Preparation. (Christchurch)
New Zealand Imp specialist Brian Bradshaw offers new, used and reconditioned Imp parts and builds Imp race engines.
Darcy Maddock: "He built a comp. dizzie for my 930cc, special head and R20 cam. I have nothing but good to say about his work. All you need to do is give him your exact specs. and he will do the rest. Ask him for a price list as well. Good stuff like Kevlar bonnets and boots and lots of others right up to full comp. parts."
The Imp Werks site
They take visa or mastercard and appear willing to do global postorder. At the moment the English pound is quite strong...
From: Brian Chan
Subject: addition to file on suppliers
Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2005
Pls add www.davidworksgarage.com to your list. It's a unique garage in Singapore that caters mainly to classic cars including the only Singer Chamois left in the country!
Run by David and Brian Chan. Parts and restoration services.
Best Regards,
Brian Chan
David Works Garage
3012 Bedok Industrial Park E
#01-2018, 2026 & 2030
Singapore 489978
Off: 065 64451739
Fax: 065 62417730
Wah Tiong at Waterloo spare Parts Centre
The Imp Site
Imp Anatomy
Russ Maddock's file on suppliers
www.EYP.co.uk
Loot.com
FW Thorntons of Shrewsbury England