From Conversions to Kit Cars: The Banham Story
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ก.ย. 2024
- Paul Banham Conversions is no longer a well-known name, however I believe that their story is one worth telling.
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So the only question remaining, where is the ford tooling gone today ?
Probably scrapped, but I don't know for sure.
He sold it
You make great videos mate!
I recognize the background music, its forza motorsport 4 music lol
Yep! I use game OSTs for all my background music (including FM4, Enthusia Professional Racing, GTAVC, among others). My channel intro animation also uses the menu music from Burnout 3!
@@full-service-history that's cool! I just recently found you in my recommendations and i really like you content :D it's super informative
Glad you enjoy it!
@@full-service-history :)
@@full-service-history I wish I saw that comment before looking for it lol
Really interesting video and brand.
The last car has a very Jaguar style grille.
i had a banham x21 metro gti, it was awesome :)
That sounds very fun to drive, can I ask how people reacted to the styling and the car itself?
handling was another world, no steel above the floor pan, apart from bulk head, i had 18" tt rims, it was wide... mk1 gri engine, so no ecu, running on webbers. piper cross exhaust. was very loud and stuck to the corners like, shit to a blanket, sold it a few months ago on ebay. building a vvc 114 gta at the moment :)
@@full-service-history under the skin, the body fit was not good, but was around 650 kilo, as only had half floor pan, no roof, so everything is just fiberglass and no weight. had a few people take the piss. but would leave an imprezza in handling and acceleration.
@@full-service-history engine was only putting out around 135bhp, but was around 200 bhp per tonne
Good video, he seems to be a skilled coachbuilder/customiser, but probably best to keep him away from kit cars now. There doesn't seem to be much info about it, but he seemed to be involved in the build of the replica xk180's, but I'm not sure to what extent.
To be honest theres not too much information on any of his cars, but especially that XK180 project. I did accidentally miss out another Banham, the Redina kit car (a 356 replica with Ford KA lights, just as awful as it sounds), but that has a single advert scan in terms of total info about it
@@full-service-history I've heard about the 356 kit, but never new it had KA lights, It's one of those where it's so bad you wanna see it, like I heard about a capri with mk1 focus lights. I think that xk180 kit is owned by a South African company, but I'm not sure.
The Redina (KA 356) was meant to be a 'modern' version of the 356 kit iirc, but never made it to production
That Capri-Focus hybrid rings a bell, I think I remember seeing pictures of that a long time ago
@@full-service-history It makes sense seem of these "modern" (old now of course) ford headlight swaps didn't work as they where alot bulkier, and integrated into the design than others of there generation such as the mk4 Golf and Corsa B
Yeah, the Corsa B lights were definitely put in to a few too many cars (Mk3 Reliant Robin comes to mind)
is that bgm forza motorsport 3? and your outro music I recognise but I can't put my finger on
edit, Burnout 3!
Both correct!
The music….
What about it?
@@full-service-history its wonderful
Kit cars were huge in the 1970s. Kids today have probably never even heard of a kit car.
Yes, especially with marques like Westfield going bankrupt as recently as last year!
I plan to make a video on the biggest kit car maker, Dutton, at some point - which will likely be my longest video yet due to the sheer number of projects and businesses Tim Dutton has owned or had a hand in 😄
They all look utterly terrible
I like the early convertibles and the XJ-SS (although I'd keep it stock if I had an XJ-S), but yes beyond that point they look pretty awful
@@full-service-history Yeah, the DBS convertible looks good. It's mainly the Metro kit cars era / TT lookalike. The RS200 was a real wasted chance for them. What was going on with the ride height aswell.
I'm guessing since the Maestro engine had to fit under that tiny front bonnet, they had to raise the whole body up to fit it in
How many Banham Porsche 550 kits where made ? I've heard mixed reviews on the actual build quality ,
I don't know build numbers to be honest, but they seem to be one of the more common Banham models, which isnt saying much
@@full-service-history LOL Ok cheers