The IMPact of poor choices - the Hillman Imp Story

The Imp is a car of contradictions. While it sported a cutting edge, aluminium engine with a motorsport pedigree, it was mounted at the back when the rest of the car industry was moving to front wheel drive. It was built in a brand-new facility with the latest machinery, but hundreds of miles away from its suppliers. This all produced a car that was modern, yet outdated. Why did Rootes Group, a car company with a long history of making conservative, reliable cars in the heart of the car producing Midlands, decide to make their first economy car near Glasgow? Optional Extra video:    • Hillman Imp - Optional Extra   Music: "Jazz Organ Trio Cool Blue" by Doug Maxwell / Media Right Productions from the YouTube audio library. If you'd like to support what I do, and get early access to advert-free videos and exclusive channel updates, please consider supporting the channel from just $1 or 80p a month:   / bigcar   Support me using PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/bigcartv Big Car merch: https://teespring.com/stores/bigcartv Twitter:   / bigcartv   My second channel - Little Car:    / littlecar   Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suez_Canal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suez_Cr... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mini https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coventr... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_25 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillman...    • Linwood in the 70s part 1 of 3      • UK TV Program 2006 BBC1 Linwood and The Hi...   https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/ar... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_An... https://www.imps4ever.info https://www.aronline.co.uk/concepts-a... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulip_R... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunbeam... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysle... #bigcar