Panavia
When i was moving towards getting my Kirkham in late 2002, JohnnyMac from Jersey and I were begging David and Tom to do a Slabside. Alas, it was to be a few years later, so I opted for the S/C. Not that I'm unhappy, mind you...but I did want a Slabside first. David even tried to help me talk my wife into getting one for herself a couple of years later when we were there. He wasn't really trying to help me so much as himself...he figured if Cheerleader got one, he could talk his own wife into getting one. We both failed miserably.
Having driven both the 3" frame/leafspring and the hybrid, as well as a CSX leafsprung FIA, if you have any intentions of utilizing this little beauty for touring, go with the hybrid. The driving feel, comfort and handling are simply in a different league. While I have no doubt of one's ability to make a leafsprung car handle...Allan A. certainly made his CSX version handle amazingly well (up to the time he scratched the wall at Sears Point...more likely driver error
)...as others have said, adjustments, etc. are simply easier with the hybrid.
I still dream of a BRG with oxblood leather and a black top, radio, heater and a luggage rack out back. I would probably have a set of nice wires, and another set of FIA wheels for long trips. Hell, I might even trade the current tin can for that sometime in the future.
Good luck to you on this.
