International Motor Products

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International Motor Products was an American automobile manufacturer based in Glendale (California) from 1948 to 1951 . Founder was R. Stanley Griffin , a former Warner Bros. cinematographer.

A small car called Imp (Eng .: little devil) was built. This was an open two-seater with a GRP body and tubular frame. The car was powered by an air-cooled single-cylinder engine with 7.5 bhp (5.5 kW) power, which was installed at the rear. The car had a wheelbase of 1829 mm and was 2743 mm long.

Griffin had designed the IMP as a small vehicle "to get bread rolls". The 250 kg car was priced at $ 695 (equivalent to $ 7,365 today). In 1948 only a prototype was created. In the following years six more vehicles were built.

literature

  • John Gunnell: Standard Catalog of American Cars 1946-1975. Krause Publications, Iola 2002, ISBN 0-87349-461-X . (English)