Back to form, with an old-school touring car.
This particular IMP 2000 Saloon was modified by IMP-Monolith of Great Britain Ltd. to compete in British Touring car races. Of note was its purple and silver paint, the first known appearance of the classic IMP racing colours, later replacing the silver with white to mirror the corporate colours. It was modified by stripping unneccessary weight and installing a new engine, still based on the original C-2000 Straight Six architecture but modified with triple SU Side draft carburetors, very aggressive cam profiles and an unmuffled exhaust. In that configuration it was said to have produced over 150hp, which was quite a lot considering its relatively small size and weight. Only the Jaguar Mk.IIs (equivalent Bonham?) and some of the american contenders could outaccelerate the 2000, but couldn’t match the smaller IMP under brakes and cornering. Over the course of four years the IMP could accumulate an impressive ten race wins on the UK circuit, and was among the fastest cars on the track when not impeded by accidents or mechanical failures. Also impressive was the fact that during the entire campain only one car was used, which survives to this day.
It’s recently been restored to its original purple and silver livery, and the fast but finicky 2000cc engine had been replaced by a 2300cc Monolith based engine, stroked to 2500cc, and fitted with an improved cylinder head from a mid-1960s IMP GT. The brakes were upgraded to Findling four wheel discs.