[Turk]

Durt,
I can probably take the first part of your question, and maybe others can answer the rest.

It is safe to assume, Shelby CSX cars built with a Kirkham chassis and body do cost somewhat more."cost" is the wrong word. What I meant was they are "SOLD" for more.

How much more depends on who you ask.

If you take the Ebay prices for Kirkham( worst case scenerio) and the full retail prices of Shelby(again worst case scenerio), the differences could be in the thousands.

Then again if you get a good deal on one and not so good a deal on the other, the pricing gap could be considerably narrower.

To be honest about it, Shelby has been charging a premium basically for the same car for sometime.
How much that premium is, depends on which two purchasers you are talking to.

You will pay a premium for the Shelby name and the CSX number and a spot in the Registry.

That premium is nowhere near the amounts I have read about in these pages during the last three years. Most are overblown.

To some the name, the number and the Registry is not worth a dime. I for one can not blame them if I was after a nice car that was no better than a Kirkham.

A fair comparison can be made NOT by what I paid for mine and what Toy Collector paid for his.Each deal is different. there are trades involved, discounts to be gotten etc.

Call the Kirkhams and get their price and then call Bob Marsh and get his price. The difference is what it is.

I can't imagine one can go wrong with either choice.

TURK