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04-08-2009, 05:26 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #732, 428FE (447 CID), TKO600, Solid Flat Tappet Cam, Tons of Aluminum
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Originally Posted by RodKnock
No one mentioned the seller's comment that "the original cost of the car was well over $200,000."  |
That's the heartache, you spend six figures (maybe not $200k) on your dream car, drive if for a few hundred miles, and then sell if for $50k because it ain't what you dreamed it would be. Hopes dashed, dreams shattered, tears on your pillow... yep, we've seen it all before.  |
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04-08-2009, 05:46 AM
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Location: Charleston,
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Cobra Make, Engine: SPF 2592, Shelby alum. 527
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Anyone notice the side pipes? Is that a two-piece muffler or a heat shield attached with screws? Nice collector. Pretty clean assembly. Anyone recognize the manufacturer?
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04-08-2009, 08:08 AM
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Exeter,
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Cobra Make, Engine: KMP 498
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Those are Kirkham SS Sidepipes- painted black. It is really a nice build- not my style but all the good parts.
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04-08-2009, 08:09 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Kirkham and Hurricane Dealer in Mexico www.kitcarsmexico.com
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Kirkham is now building the side pipes and headers, the last cars that I just bought from them has that kind of side pipes, the collector is perfect.
Alfredo Canalizo
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04-08-2009, 08:21 AM
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If I remember correctly, that car was built by Keith Craft Motorsports in Texas for a gentleman in Florida.
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04-08-2009, 09:34 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Driftwood,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Contemporary Cobra, 427 side oiler
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Originally Posted by 1985 CCX
My guess is that the owner has an upholstery shop.
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Either that, or in typical South Florida fashion, everything needs to have a "boating" patina. |
04-08-2009, 11:53 AM
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Location: Syracuse,
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Cobra Make, Engine: BDR 228, Roush 342R, 457HP/428TQ, modified AOD
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I wonder what the reserve is set at.
Any guesses?
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04-08-2009, 01:33 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: KMP 539, a Ton of Aluminum
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This is one very unique Kirkham and it will require one (or more) very unique buyers. it may be an over-generalization, but I think most Kirkham buyers want a Cobra that's near original spec than the opposite. This particular Kirkham will require some changes for those individuals that want a Kirkham and want it close to original spec.
Kirkham rollers are $57,000 and a very nice Kirkham sold on eBay recently for around $90,000. How about somewhere in between?  |
04-08-2009, 03:25 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Original ERA 427sc, Powered by Gessford
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Ahh come on guys, it's not that bad. Granted the interior has to go, but the rest of it is o.k. I think the silver paint looks pretty good, but then again silver was one of the finalists in my color choice so I guess I am partial to it.
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04-08-2009, 03:44 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #732, 428FE (447 CID), TKO600, Solid Flat Tappet Cam, Tons of Aluminum
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Chaplin
Ahh come on guys, it's not that bad. Granted the interior has to go, but the rest of it is o.k. I think the silver paint looks pretty good, but then again silver was one of the finalists in my color choice so I guess I am partial to it.
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Uhhh, I dunno.... 700HP for anyone driving much on the street might be just a little rough around the edges.  But yes, that can certainly be fixed. |
04-08-2009, 04:23 PM
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I never said the car was bad, just odd, unusual or strange. If the seller feels his $200K was well-invested, then the reserve will be high and it will unlikely sell, especially in this market. I'm still trying to figure out how $200K was spent, unless the bulk of it was the upholstery work. Kidding.
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Reason: spelling
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04-08-2009, 04:30 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Jacksonville,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Kirkham #570 w Shelby FE
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Quote:
Originally Posted by patrickt
That's the heartache, you spend six figures (maybe not $200k) on your dream car, drive if for a few hundred miles, and then sell if for $50k because it ain't what you dreamed it would be. Hopes dashed, dreams shattered, tears on your pillow... yep, we've seen it all before. |
Yep, a gorilla in a tux. Ultimately it's still a gorilla. 
You can't help but wonder if the person thought it would ride better with a more "refined" interior.  |
04-08-2009, 04:57 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RodKnock
If the seller feels his $200K was well-invested...
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Well put. Imagine, some folks even make fun of me for investing in that second roll bar.  It's basically the same thing.... |
04-08-2009, 05:22 PM
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Quote:
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Well put. Imagine, some folks even make fun of me for investing in that second roll bar. It's basically the same thing.... |
Although the 2nd roll bar may be an aesthetic issue for some/many, my view is that the 2nd roll bar was an important safety issue for you as well as others. However, the subject Kirkham's arguably unique upholstery bits are not safety-related as far as I can tell. In my book, different animals or snakes as it were.
Tangentially, a street Kirkham would interest me very much, in terms of a purchase, but then having no roll bar worries me a lot. |
04-08-2009, 05:47 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Kirkham - KMP493
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Chaplin
Ahh come on guys, it's not that bad. Granted the interior has to go, but the rest of it is o.k. I think the silver paint looks pretty good, but then again silver was one of the finalists in my color choice so I guess I am partial to it.
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But the car was already silver, why paint it silver. I can understand blue or black or whatever. But silver? |
04-08-2009, 05:49 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by acindrich
But the car was already silver, why paint it silver. I can understand blue or black or whatever. But silver?
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Because if you're going to do that to the interior you might as well paint it the same color that the metal is raw. |
04-08-2009, 06:14 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Original ERA 427sc, Powered by Gessford
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Quote:
Originally Posted by acindrich
But the car was already silver, why paint it silver. I can understand blue or black or whatever. But silver?
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probably faster and cheaper (not to mention easier) to paint than polish!
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04-08-2009, 06:16 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Kirkham - KMP493
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Good point. For 200k I'd buy two Kirkhams and leave em' both buck naked.
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04-08-2009, 06:22 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: SPF 2613 Titanium w/Black, Roush 402SR
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Here's a Kirkham FIA that the guy has only invested $170K in.  $99K buy it now price.
I think I saw this car on eBay a while back along with some posts on CC.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Shelb...QQcmdZViewItem
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04-08-2009, 06:24 PM
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Sorry to go to such an unrelated topic and here's where I'm going to look stupid, but, how does one post a new question? I'm in line for a Kirkham and want to get some advice from other locals (Utah) about the ins and outs of registering it.
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