Hillman
206 and 206M Hillman Husky
July 1956 - 1959 (206M and 206 single colour)
February 1959- 1961 (206 two-tone)
206 is available in beige from the very first Corgi 1956 releases. A scarce turquoise edition is known and rare non-mechanical editions in all blue or all grey.
In 1959 a two-tone edition was issued in silver over metallic blue.
206M has a friction motor and was also in the initial release, available in all blue and all grey.
251 Hillman Imp
November 1963 - 1966
Found in metallic bronze with a white stripe and shades of metallic blue for the boxed edition. The bronze edition has a cream interior, the blue has yellow.
The bronze edition is often found in a Transporter Set.
There is also an edition with jewelled spot lights, although I have yet to discover whether this was intended as a production item or just a sample.
A promotional issue with a very limited run in pale blue was made for Jensen's, a meat product company in Denmark. It has blue transfers on the doors and is believed to have been issued in 1964.Â
328 Hillman Imp Monte Carlo Rally 1966
January 1966 - 1967
A slightly deeper shade of metallic blue for this edition with a white stripe added. Most also had the cream interior from the bronze car but there are also examples with the 251 yellow interior. This also had two jewelled fog lamps. Scarce late editions had cast wheels.
In 1967 another version was produced with six jewelled lights and a slightly different base and listed as 340 Sunbeam Imp Monte Carlo Rally Edition.
Here is an example of the scarce edition in bronze with cast wheels. It is believed that this was issued in late Transporter Gift Sets 41 or 48 and, to date, blue editions with cast wheels have not been seen.
340 Sunbeam Imp Monte Carlo Rally 1967 Edition
March 1967 - 1969
This is the 1967 edition (listed as a Sunbeam Imp). This had cast wheels and the screen incorporated something like an aerial or demisting zone.
Scarce early editions had shaped wheels, later cast.
506 Police Panda Imp
May 1968 - 1969 (white and black)
February 1969 -1972 (blue and white)
For a short period in 1968-9 the Sunbeam Imp was available as a Police Panda in white. There are two versions: one has a black bonnet and doors, the other has a black roof only. there appear to be two shades too, one a bright white and the other a distinctly creamy white colour.
The wheels are cast and the interior brown, including a driver. There are jewelled headlamps.
In 1969 a third edition is produced in blue and white, with no driver. This edition has the screen with aerial or demister zone feature.
302 Hillman Hunter London-Sydney Rally
July 1969 - 1972
This model has Golden Jacks take-off wheels and in the box came with a set of stickers, many of which have usually now been applied to models. There was also a kangaroo.
The car is blue with a white roof and black bonnet, with a red kangaroo guard at the front which includes a single jewel lamp. At the rear there is also a jewelled lamp. Darker shades of blue are known but all appear to have a similar grey interior.
