Vintage Thing No.148 - the KNW Imposter
The KNW Imposter, in 1999 at Hatton Country World. It still sits on its Cobra slot alloy wheels. The KNW Imposter was built by a chap called Keith Hawley using a Siva Llama chassis as a basis. The car was featured in the December 1977 edition of Hot Car magazine. It turned up on a trailer at the 1999 Imp Club National Rally at Hatton Country World where I also had my normal (normal?) Siva Llama. Keith Hawley hailed from Coventry and must have had some involvement with the motor industry. At the time, obvious comparisons were made with the TR7 and he certainly had a good aesthetic sense. However the design pre-dates the TR7. The KNW Imposter was built in 1972. He bought the bare chassis for £135 and since this used standard Imp running gear front and rear this meant he had an instant rolling chassis. Making a one off body in fibreglass is no small undertaking. Keith made a plaster buck and then took moulds off that, after making a scale model. He used aluminium to make the do...