Big Car's video: 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 This all produced a car that was modern, yet outdated.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: https://youtu.be/zLghc0fd4mE 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: http://patreon.com/bigcar Support me using PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/bigcartv Big Car merch: https://teespring.com/stores/bigcartv Twitter: https://twitter.com/bigcartv My second channel - Little Car: https://www.youtube.com/littlecar Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suez_Canal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suez_Crisis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mini https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coventry_Climax https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_25 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillman_Husky https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrYveHWvSgU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtW4KNCBk1Y https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/january-1963/26/rootes-new-baby https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Anglia https://www.imps4ever.info https://www.aronline.co.uk/concepts-and-prototypes/hillman-imp-rootes-asp/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulip_Rally https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunbeam_Rapier https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_Sunbeam