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Originally Posted by 1ntCobra
Well, that is certainly possible.
But let's take a look at a couple pictures of CSX1021 mentioned earlier in this thread.
Those pictures appear to be CSX1021 in Vegas prior to assembly.
There was an earlier thread showing CSX1001 coming to Shelby from "AC" as a much more complete car, but later CSX1000 series cars were shipped as mostly frame/body to Shelby.
Considering that Shelby is capable of taking a pretty much bare frame/body from their new source in England and then building it up, that Shelby would be equally capable of taking a bare Kirkham frame/body and doing the same. Whether Vegas chooses to do that or get Kirkham to supply a bit more complete package than what Shelby asks for from their friends in England is certainly possible. |
To add to my point, here are some more pictures I took at "SAAC Does Vegas X" several years ago:
I would argue that the above 3 aluminum body/frames were sourced from Kirkham based on their
oil cooler scoops. Like the current CSX1021 car, they seem to be pretty much just a frame and body.
The above picture is of CSX705?. The serial number is visible on the nose. Since it is not a CSX1000 series (I don't even know if there was ever a CSX1000 series FIA), it would be a Kirkham sourced car as well. Looks like a body/frame again. It does have a steering wheel, but that could have been installed in Vegas. Back on the picture of the 3 S/C cars, 2 of them have 2 steering wheels, but one does not.
I say that the above car is an "AC" sourced CSX1000 series based on it's
oil cooler scoop, the appearance of the panels before any body work, and hey let's see if Ron is paying attention... could that black frame paint be a little too glossy.
Ohh, I see another difference. In the cockpit, the "AC" sourced CSX1000 has an "FIA suitcase panel" (not to be confused with the FIA suitcase trunk dimples on small block cars). If you don't know what I mean, check out this thread, where FatBoy added this feature to his Kirkham:
FIA "Suitcase" Panel