[Excaliber]

If the difference in price was not a compelling issue for me I would go with the Shelby.

The main reason is because I would want to get as close to original specs as possible. The new Shelbys carry his name and the coveted CSX number, that alone means a lot to me. I would not spec my Shelby CSX with any of the new "modern" suspension components. Gimme the "real" stuff, and no alloy engine either, I want to keep it as real as possible.

If original specs were not important to me then I'd save a bunch of money and buy a Kirkham. They ARE different cars, even though they MAY share the same basic body/frame. Then again not ALL Shelbys have their roots with Kirkham. Shelby has certain assembly techniques and uses parts that are different than Kirkham. THIS is one of the things that make the car a Shelby not a Kirkham in disguise.

Is one assembly done better than the other? I would say there are equally as nice, but if I had to choose which assembly is better I'd lean toward Shelby, but thats just a hunch.