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Old 12-21-2014, 04:44 AM
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So search for them in the forum. There are two topics from a guy that worked for them and was going to take his work out on his own looking to size the market. I'd run away from this
I don't know about running away from them, since it looks like they are an established company with their Porche 550 replica.

However there are a number of things to consider:
- Apparently they are selling their first Cobra replica and it is not finished yet, but they have pictures on their website of completed cars, which obviously is NOT their car. I think David is being polite saying that the picture of the polished car from the eBay ad is probably a Kirkham. That picture is clearly a finished Kirkham. The picture of the blue car on their website looks like a FFR to me. The black car looks like a CSX4000 in front of the Shelby Vegas building.








- Their car is not as "authentic" as a Kirkham:
-- Their frame is not authentic, like a Kirkham frame. They are using a FFR frame.
-- The hood scoop looks wrong.
-- FFR style trunk hinges (as seen in live picture grabbed by patrickt)
-- Rear wheel arches look odd in picture below (but that could just be the lighting?)



-- Headlights and oil cooler scoop look a little odd to me (maybe its just the focal length of the lens used to take the picture?)



Let's think about value for dollar compared to a Kirkham roller:
- This car has a solid rear axle standard versus Kirkham independent rear suspension.
- This car has a FFR frame with presumably compatible suspension components from a Mustang (I guess) versus Kirkham with authentic frame, billet suspension, Wilwood brakes, etc.
- What is the finish on this car (painted?, filed?, brushed?, polished?) for their price versus we know the prices for a Kirkham for filed, brushed or polished.

There is not enough detail from their website to really figure out yet what their car is worth compared to what we know gets delivered by Kirkham.

Last edited by 1ntCobra; 12-21-2014 at 04:53 AM.. Reason: added a few more things...
 


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