[Excaliber]

Interesting post A-Snake. "Component car", a fitting term, not misleading and reasonably accurate. It could be applied to a number of replicas. Note that Shelby's, in this article, correctly state the car is also a replica, as we have come to understand the meaning of the word.

Like all other replica's if you were to use the strict definition of the word, a Shelby CSX glass series car would not qualify, nor would any glass replica. A few alloy body Shelbys are contenders, most being based on the Kirkham. Certainly the McCluskey examples (notably the Completition series cars), would qualify. Some of the early Kirkham's would also come close, or be spot on, to a strict definition of the word, "replica".

Due to popular demand for more modern parts and ever changing specs, few Kirkhams today, as well as Shelbys, even come close to a strict definition of the word replica. But in either case, they do retain the basic "components" that would allow for an extremely accurate build should that be desired.