This Week’s Forza Horizon 4 Season Change: Winter Brings a Pair of Pint-Sized Classics

UKMikey
When I was young my dad used to have a Sunbeam Imp Sport which I think was called a Hillman Imp GT in Australiasia. It's all very confusing. Anyway, heavy nostalgia for me.
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Funnily enough, internally it's classed as a Sunbeam too.

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Very nice! - a great little car with an incredible sporting history - winner of the BSCC (BTCC) three times in a row (1970-72), powered by an engine derived from a Coventry Climax unit and engineered by Mike Parkes (considered by Enzo Ferrari one of the greatest Development Engineer / Test Drivers of all time). However I remember my sisters boyfriends example used to overheat all the time - a great little car plagued by minor faults, cost cutting and quality control issues.

This is what they are like racing - the engine has massive tuning potential - see how this example is able to keep up with Lotus Cortinas, a BMW 1800 and lap a Ford Mustang!

 
Sick Cylinder
Very nice! - a great little car with an incredible sporting history - winner of the BSCC (BTCC) three times in a row (1970-72), powered by an engine derived from a Coventry Climax unit and engineered by Mike Parkes (considered by Enzo Ferrari one of the greatest Development Engineer / Test Drivers of all time). However I remember my sisters boyfriends example used to overheat all the time - a great little car plagued by minor faults, cost cutting and quality control issues.

This is what they are like racing - the engine has massive tuning potential - see how this example is able to keep up with Lotus Cortinas, a BMW 1800 and lap a Ford Mustang!
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They were certainly competitive on the tighter circuits with great traction out of turns, but are very susceptible to dropping oil. Some of the HSCC drivers have developed a 5-bearing block which is potentially more reliable, but can't be used for FIA events.
 

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