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£19,244

1968 Sunbeam Stiletto

United Kingdom • 18 Apr 2021 • Lot 158

Vehicle Details

AI Listing Summary

This 1967 Stiletto is a modified example presented in blue with a black interior. It features a Rover K Series engine producing 120bhp, a UNI gearbox, Cobra bucket seats, Momo steering wheel and custom-made wheels.

Condition

5

The car has been modified with a different engine, gearbox, seats, steering wheel and wheels. It also has some old receipts and MoT test certificates. The description indicates that the car is tax and MoT exempt and currently SORN, implying it may not be road legal without further work.

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[Transmission]

Transmission:

B301002207HCO

Chassis No:

Odometer:

9,000 miles

MKT 248T

Reg Number:

RHD/LHD:

RHD

The Stiletto is the sporty version of the Imp, the Rootes Group's innovative small car devised to take on the Mini.

The new small saloon was launched in 1963 and built at a brand new factory at Linwood, Scotland.

It was co-designed by Michael Parkes, a development engineer for Ferrari, and one of its most notable features was the all-aluminium, high-revving overhead camshaft engine mounted at the rear, based on the lightweight Coventry Climax racing engine.

The Imp also boasted all-independent suspension, plus access to the luggage tray behind the rear seats via the opening rear window, a very early hatchback.

An improved Mk.

II version appeared in 1966, which did away with such oddities as the pneumatic throttle control.

Sharp rack and pinion steering makes these true driver's cars, with a sprightly turn of speed thanks to a light weight of just 1560lbs.

The Stiletto, introduced in 1967, is distinguished from its lesser brethren by a sloping coupé rear roofline (on these the re...