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Empress being Banger raced ?

Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2017 7:51 am
by CDemler
Is here an Empress being Banger raced ?
These people should be stoped.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Daimler-Empr ... SwAaJaFuRe

Re: Empress being Banger raced ?

Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2017 1:57 pm
by Barrie
I'm curious why you think it's being banger raced. Have I missed something?
I can think of few cars with bodywork less resilant to the rigours of BR.

Re: Empress being Banger raced ?

Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2017 4:52 pm
by Sydsmith
He seems to be into Minis and has a reference to a Granada banger he sold some time ago in his feedback, you could be right Christian.

Re: Empress being Banger raced ?

Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2017 8:50 am
by Barrie
Aha!
I now see the connection.

Re: Empress being Banger raced ?

Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2017 7:39 pm
by New Dexter
I don't think this car is in any danger of suffering from banger racing as the owner seems to realise that these are somewhat "fragile" and really not suitable for this strange hobby. I have asked for photographs of the car as all he has, apparently, is the engine and gearbox.
A coach built car wouldn't last 30 seconds in a banger race.
It's amazing what that crowd will pay for a perfectly good A 60 BMC model, over £1000 just to race it on a banger track. I REALLY don't understand their mentality

Re: Empress being Banger raced ?

Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2017 10:12 pm
by Peter Grant
Hi,

I wonder if the engine being sold is out of the Empress that was for sale recently with a replacement engine and gearbox in it?

Peter Grant

Re: Empress being Banger raced ?

Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2017 10:17 pm
by Peter Grant
Here is the advert that I was thinking of:

http://car-from-uk.com/sale.php?id=36245

Cheers

Peter Grant

Re: Empress being Banger raced ?

Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2017 3:25 pm
by CDemler
John Nash tried to buy the complete car from this guy but the Daimler Hooper Empress will be banger raced.
Chris

Re: Empress being Banger raced ?

Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2018 7:01 pm
by CDemler
And thy banger raced it.
See link for youtube video.

Why do they do it with classic cars ?

Re: Empress being Banger raced ?

Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2018 8:15 pm
by JT7196
Just could not bear to watch!!!!!

Cheers A’l :oops: :oops: