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09-09-2011, 09:15 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Eagle,
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Cobra Make, Engine: 1966 Lone Star 427SC.
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Kirkham Diecast ?
Have the Kirkhams considered having a diecast company replicate their cars ?
Maybe they can't because of licensing the trademark or similar legalities ?
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09-09-2011, 09:17 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Tempe,AZ-High Point,NC,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Kirkham #684, 482FE, Mike Mccluskey build
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They should if you want and they want lets do it as a team venture.
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09-09-2011, 09:20 PM
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Great idea !
I believe they would sell very well. I wonder if anyone has approached them with the idea ?
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09-09-2011, 09:32 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2010
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Cobra Make, Engine: Kirkham #684, 482FE, Mike Mccluskey build
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I dont think so, but im totally serious you have a great idea and I would like to be part of it, send me a pm if you want.
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09-10-2011, 05:00 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Cobra Make, Engine: KMP532, KC427FE, TWM
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09-10-2011, 05:19 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Greenville,
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Cobra Make, Engine: 70 Shelby convertible, ERA-289 FIA, 65 Sunbeam Tiger, mystery Ford powered 2dr convertible
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Originally Posted by FUNFER2
Have the Kirkhams considered having a diecast company replicate their cars ?
Maybe they can't because of licensing the trademark or similar legalities ?
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Not diecast, but I'll bet that somewhere in his head is a billet "matchbox size" model of his full size creations. 
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09-10-2011, 10:41 AM
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kobra--Very nice, but I like the 1:18 scale...., so I can actually see it. lol
Billet would cater to their cars. How about their copper cobra. lol
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09-11-2011, 03:48 PM
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$498.....wow, won't be buying that one anytime soon. lol
The attention to detail is amazing though !
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09-11-2011, 04:20 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Meriden,
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA 427 SC s/n 718, 428 FE
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Take a nice Kyosho or other brand 1/18 scale SC Cobra of your liking, take it apart, strip the paint and repaint it with Model Masters Metalizer Lacquer. That should give you a nice, unpainted Kirkham Cobra in scale for your collection.
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09-11-2011, 07:22 PM
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Some day Sandwich will get bored and start milling one out of billet..........now that would be a 1/18 scale worth purchasing
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09-11-2011, 08:17 PM
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Location: St. Lucia, West Indies,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Unique 427SC 383 stroker
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No company is going to make a model of a replica of a production car unless the replica manufacturer specifically commissions it to do so.
Having said that, the Franklin Mint Cobras in REal brushed aluminum are about the closest thing you'll find unless you customise a regular Cobra die cast model yourself.
EDIT TO ADD: If the Kirkhams themselves set the skunkworks sights on a precision model of a Cobra (or a Kirkham), based on everything else they create, it would be a model that would set a new high standard for the hobby/collector industry.
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09-11-2011, 10:41 PM
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Join Date: May 2001
Location: Fresno,
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Cobra Make, Engine: KMP 184/482ci Shelby
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I sorta made one of the Franklin Mint's into my car. I sorta liked using a Shelby to replicate a Kirkham. Lends a certain panache (panoche?) to it.
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10-17-2012, 08:15 PM
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Kirkham made a Cobra replica with a diecast frame
only it was 1:1. Yes, life size. A rootin' tootin' replica that went way way beyond common sense. It was for a multi billionaire.
I heard that he had a beautiful book done on it (with polished aluminum covers naturlich) but I can't find the website that shows the book. The billionaire's daughter is a movie mogul, buying up Hollywood.
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10-17-2012, 08:33 PM
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Location: Bethesda,
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Cobra Make, Engine: CSX 6022, navy blue, period correct 427 SO
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Restoration hardware sold this car awhile back as well as a super snake model. When they went on close out sale, they were $50 ea.
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10-18-2012, 06:39 AM
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I guess the closest I'll get is my Franklin Mint's. The last one is from Kyosho.
I have several more detail pics if you want to see them. The Kirkhams need to have theirs made.
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