what gets them is the speed, their demo derbys are slow mud plugging events

@@messylaura Battle of the most durable radiators

ya he is

it was epic

As opposed to a sea tank 😂

After these were banned, because if you had five or six running against each other, it might have been whoever had the most fuel would win. With the largest legal gas tank, that could be the next morning (LOL). Many switched to the the full sized GM wagons. Lower the tailgate about an inch or two, then weld it everywhere you could, then it was close to being as strong as a Imperial.

DDS029 the sedan caprice is stronger i think. If its not so rusty and they weld the trunk up so its a one piece rear and front end it might be even stronger than a wagon because the roof will always make it bend down.

- essex or cologne v6 id imagine - cologne being the better of the two

My guess would be for fuel economy. You could only get it so fast in such a small track, so you only needed to be close on power-to-weight ratio. Because you would need enough gas to run it long enough if at the end you were facing another Imperial, and had to have enough gas to out run it.

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- its a 'cologne' v6 id imagine as is the banger boys engine of choice, that and the 'essex' v6

It wouldn't be so bad but the car was actually in a restorable state. Bought direct from the US just to be smashed up here. To me they have no respect for classics. They say they can buy and they can do what they want with it, but if they like banger racing, find a car that wouldn't be as valuable or rare. And these people wonder why the classic community dislike them?

v8cool 2 I agree,but granadas gone,just jags n the odd rolls now as as bigger rwd cars go,theres a shortage.

@@v8cool231 Thats just metal, you can build them again anyway 😂

NJPurling it is pureley if there are no dents in the back, drivers dont like that. They want everything destroyed even if the car doesnt run anymore

You're bullshit.

They are Chrysler, you dipshit!

Well, technically they aren't Chryslers, in the same way that Lincolns aren't technically Fords but are owned by the same company.

They are so good that under USA rules the Imperials are ILLEGAL!

The engine was probably worth far more? Maybe bought as a rolling chassis and received a Ford 6-pot. Leaves a lot of room at the front to soak up damage. Acceleration doesn't matter when there's that much metal moving. The 6-pot engine maybe has better acceleration and the stick-shift manual trans is far stronger.

ken hall 62-63 were similarly tough if you prebend the metal the right way and put better bumpers on it

The frames are pretty much the same from the late 50s (57? I think?) thru the 66 imperials, I've even seen some other late 50s Chrysler/dodges that had that massive 8" wide frame under it like the imperial... but for the older ones it's a lot to do with prepping the car and pre-bending it. On the winged imperials you fold the wings down to the trunk lid and run althread to the frame, or weld it to the trunk lid if allowed.. on the front end, where the fenders over hung above the head lights you beat that down and weld or bolt it to the core support or even top of the bumper depending on what bumper and where it's mounted and how much the sheet metal over hangs... I've personally only ran boxcar (64-66) imperials but I've seen some tough early 60s ones and also done a good bit of research on making the older ones tough because I was going to run a 61 imperial one time until they banned imperials at the tracks I ran mainly because everyone got tired of being beat by my 64, I'd annihilate fresh cars with it, the ole girl still had some runs left in her, it broke my heart to put it in the crusher...

Ford LTD

+lewis parry now I seen it...it did well. I use to run old Chryslers over here in the states.

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