Most Cobra "kitcars" are not, in fact, most "replica" owners
take great exception to their car's being called "kits"....
Kirkham falls in that same category. They are replicas.
SAAC national recognizes 2 types of Cobras these days:
1) Original, as in built in the 1961-1968 timeframe, by S-A.
2) Authentic, as in built by S-A. The CSX 4000 and 7000 cars
are real, authentic Shelby Cobras.
Everything else is a replica. Here's an excerpt from SAAC's
webpage (http://www.saac.com)
As far as CSX4000 and CSX7000 cars are concerned, SAAC accepts these cars
as genuine Shelby American Cobras (as opposed to "original" Shelby American
Cobras). The definition we use to identify an original Cobra is one which
was, 1) built between 1961 and 1968, 2) at the direction of and under
contract from Carroll Shelby/Shelby American Inc., and 3) sold by Shelby
American or one of its franchised dealers. The only difference between
original Cobras and CSX4000 and CSX7000 cars is the time frame in which
they were built (1). However, all three factors separate Shelbys current
cars from all the rest of the Cobra replicas, AC MK IVs, COB/COX continuation
cars, etc. So, to our way of thinking, the current crop of Cobras are genuine
but are not original.
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Regards
Walt Boeninger - Nor Cal SAAC 67 GT500 | 67 Shelby T-A #31
http://www.norcal-saac.org 71 Boss 351 | 97 5.0 Explorer
mailto:walt.boeninger@hp.com 99 C5 Hdtp | 02 Mustang GT
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Chris Kantarjiev wrote:
>>>I love to watch real Cobras having at it; I have no interest in watching a
>>>bunch of kit cars playing. But that's just me.
>>
>
> OK, since you mentioned Cobras specifically, I'll ask you the question
> that I've been pondering lately: where do Kirkhams fit into the
> spectrum? Not really a kit car, certainly not being passed off
> as a Cobra, but ...
>
> If you don't know about Kirkhams, go visit
> http://www.kirkhammotorsports.com/home.cfm
> and especially
> http://www.kirkhammotorsports.com/history.cfm
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