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One other difference, actually there are many upon many, between the two cars is that the Kirkham does not adhere nearly as much to original as a CSX in terms of specs. A few examples are: 1) the Kirkham has one battery in the trunk. The CSX has two batteries behind the seats like the original, 2) the gauges on the Kirkham have the appearance of Smith's but actually have an LCD display for the odometer and fuel gauge (optional), the CS gauges do not, 3) most CSX's that I ran across have a Toploader for originality, but most later Kirkhams are setup for the TKO600. So, besides the alloy versus fiberglass decision, you will also have to decide on the level of adherance to the original versus subtle "modernization." Again, a very personal choice.