The unofficial Kirkham office pool thread (guess the car)

[RedBarchetta]

Originally Posted by rodneym

My brother...said, "I'm not interested in going fast".

What led him there, Rodney? Was it the time that you he asked for a little push when riding in the wagon and you proceeded to shove him down that steep hill?!?

[Trueoo7]

You have to think out of the box...something you'd never expect... like a fiberglass bodied Cobra...Oh wait, they did that already. Nevermind

[Jamo]

Aw yes, but in a Stratos...

Had a client who kept a Dino (Ferrari) at his ranch in Blythe in the late 70s/early 80s...treated it like one would a Fiat, actually. Kept a shovel on the passenger side...leather torn, carpet nearly gone, the puddles of oil it left everywhere helped keep the dust down on the dirt roads.

But what a song it would sing.

[Got the Bug]

Originally Posted by Barnsnake

I think it will be an open-air track-day beast like the Atom.

I had no idea that the Atom is so pricey. They just lowered the entry level price to $49,980. Seems like a lot of money to me.

http://jalopnik.com/5453003/ariel-sl...price-to-49980

[rodneym]

Dean,
You've got it all wrong. He's my (10 year) older brother. And I can't remember how many times I got dumped off the back of our Honda 50 minibike.

Jamo,
My brother (as you may have guessed) has the Fiat Dino. He bought it in pretty good shape but you know how that goes. His cost per mile is, no joke, $30. And the mechanic is a family friend! And the song wears quick in my ears when we get passed by a Kia minivan.

How many 30k mile services can a Ferrari have with only 30k miles? One per owner. At least.

[RedBarchetta]

Doug,

Typical comment from casual Cobra observer: "Holy $#i%! Check that out!"

Typical comment from casual Atom observer: "WTF is that?!?"

Boy, if it's the Atom or a variant of same, I'm really going to be eating crow.

-Dean

[ROSS WEAVER]

Siata 208S

http://www.fantasyjunction.com/cars/...e%208-Cylinder

[FatBoy]

Originally Posted by RodKnock

RCR makes a 917 replica:

http://www.race-car-replicas.com/rcr917.html

Yes, but it's only got half an engine. a 917 should have a flat 12, not a 6.
The sound of a 917 is something very special, a '6 just wouldn't be the same.

[FatBoy]

Originally Posted by dcdoug

Can you put the V-12 out of a jag in it?

Waaaay too big.

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by FatBoy

Yes, but it's only got half an engine. a 917 should have a flat 12, not a 6. The sound of a 917 is something very special, a '6 just wouldn't be the same.

Well, then 427 Cobras should only have FE's and not stroked SB's.

Stop, I'm kidding, I don't want to start this month's "SB vs. BB, which is better?" thread.

[FatBoy]

Originally Posted by Jamo

What I WISH would be for Da Boys to bring over some of Gerry's Stratos reproductions...even start doing them in arruminum.

Jamo,
How can I put this, a Stratos is extremely cozy (read "cramped") in the cockpit. However, next to a Kirkham, one of Gerry's Stratos's, Strati (??) is bargain basement price-wise.

[jolsen42]

I kind of know , but I'm sworn to secrecy.

John O

[Trueoo7]

A Pantera would be nice...

[RedBarchetta]

Originally Posted by jolsen42

I kind of know , but I'm sworn to secrecy.

John O

Vee have vays of making you tulk!

[Rick 427 Cobra]

P-51 Mustang. At their prices , you don't need volume.

[Hank F]

Electric super car.
Hank

[Xavier]

Scarab would be nice, but its already being done as an expensive all alluminum replica so, I do not think it would be done;

http://www.scarab-motorsports.com/specifications.php

So it would have to be something that someone would be willing to pay more for, something already on the market and (I think) something that was originally aluminum - that their trademark.

So, what cars of that era were originally in aluminum that would fit the bill of interest with a price from 60 to 100k but yet is streetable?

[86Sebring]

Kirkham should be replicating these:

[Justin O'Rourke]

Could it be? Lola T70

[dcdoug]

Originally Posted by 86Sebring

Kirkham should be replicating these:

What is this? Kinda strange looking IMHO.