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[Teapot]

I HOPE they're Sunbeam Stiletto bodies because that's what he's rebuilding
and here's an old photo of one



Only usually they were a bit shinier

Edited by Teapot, 09 March 2010 - 07:31 PM.

[phelan89]

ahh i would have never gotten that! would be a nice project. very retro.

[Twincam]

Was just getting into it!

I wasn't sure as of the single headlamp in the first picture...

[GreaseMonkey]

Dammit I was just about to say Sunbeam Stiletto but didn't as I only saw the one headlight hole in the first picture

[mini danny]

found a prodject for sale clicky

[stevede]

Nearly had it.

My pal had a standard one as his first car when I had a mini. A mutual friend had a Stiletto (had forgotten what they were called), a gold coloured one.

Later on, another pal bought one to go stage rallying in. Had a full on race spec 998 engine with front mounted water cooling and an exhaust across the full width of the rear.

That thing didn't half shift. He got placed in a few races and on the twisty circuits like the 3 sisters in Wigan, he would leave the Escorts for dead.

Those were the days.

[Teapot]

Dammit I was just about to say Sunbeam Stiletto but didn't as I only saw the one headlight hole in the first picture

There you go, that's where the doubt is. I found one Stiletto with single headlamps but it's quite heavily modded


NB Copyright picture

The guy is back tomorrow so I'll get the facts and let you know.

Edited by Teapot, 09 March 2010 - 07:39 PM.

[davidv]

I have a soft spot for them as i posted somewhere here about my moms one .She still says her best car in the old days. a Gold one.

[danie garry]

not doin too well, he's run over a cone!!
nice little car, i want 1 now!!

[Teapot]

Well, award yourself points if you guessed right, or you would have guessed right if you hadn't been misled.

What we have here is a Stiletto (twin headlamps) and an Imp Californian. I'm told the Californian shared bodyshells with the Singer Chamois Coupe, but this is the former.

Anyway the guy restoring a Stiletto has sold these two. But he has two more tucked away.

Stand by for the next *male chicken*-up

[davidv]

The Good old Days Teapot.

[Scallywag630]

Good memories....had a Hartwell Imp as my first legal road car....BRG 875B...back in the 70's before insurance was so expensive!!!

[CobraV8]

I guessed the Stilleto, a friend of mine had one 20 years ago and it had a Toyota motor in it, went quite well but wasnt a match for my RS2000 replica Escort. Cool looking car tho.

His car had a water leak into the cabin, and he would always turn up smelling like mold.

[davidv]

Great stuff the old classics.We all miss the ones we had back then.One i missed was a yellow MK1 RS 2000 with papers for about 250.Needing just a bit.In 1989. Bought another cheap car instead.My loss.An old 3 ltr Capri with carbs.Wow wish i was bright enough at the time for the Escort.MK1.

[pantera2075]

A mate of mine sold his Imp Sport a couple of weeks ago - it had a 1750 Alfa flat 4 in it on a beetle gearbox. Standing start it would nearly get air at the front end - usually just before spitting the nose off the gearbox.