Quote:
Originally Posted by olddog
I just looked at a Kirkham at the London show, with a V12 in it. The Valve cover said 800+ on it. I assume that was cubic inches. I talked to the ower's wife (let's say ultimately the true owner) for a bit. Every time she told me the manufacture's name someone would drop the hammer on a burnout. I gather the engine was some type of boat engine, and only a couple dozen or so were built. She said Kirkham special built the car around the engine. Now that was neat to see. I wish I had heard it run.
|
I've heard it run....
It sounds like a WWII fighter plane.
The owner (Jeff) is a local Az guy - (screen name here is azcobra12)
The engine is an 860cid custom offshore racing V12 built by Torque Engineering (they are out of business now)- The owner told us they re-cammed and de-tuned the boat engine to make about 1000hp for the street.
This shot was snapped by Bob Broberg a few months back (Bob is the OG-est of the OG Arizona Cobra dudes):
And a couple more (taken by IntCobra) back when the car was being built at Kirkham:
