Billed as 'Scotland’s answer to the Mini', the Hillman Imp first rolled off the production line 56 years ago. Its factory in Linwood employed 9000 workers before its production ended in 1976. | STV News

Who remembers the Hillman Imp? Did you use to own one? Did you really have to lean in when you were going round a corner? Was it your first car? | gransnet.com

The Hillman Imp is perhaps one of the most unlikely icons to emerge out of the motoring industry during the 60s and 70s 🛞 The Imp was designed to rival the hugely popular Austin Mini and in 1963 manufacturing began. Rootes Group chose Linwood in Scotland to build their little economy vehicle and it’s perhaps this geographical position that has helped the Imp overcome its problems and become a “working class hero” in its own right. A classic. The Hillman Imp had an awful lot going for it then an