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Hey - the Legate Special sounds pretty good to me. How could I not order one? Or do I get a gift of the first off the Kirkham line in recognition of services rendered? (Cheers David, guardsman blue will do just fine)
As you say, it would need the Kirkhams to do it, 'cos it has to be done right. Say no more....
Much as I admire and appreciate the full-blown 427 Cobras, I have always viewed them, as you point out, as the 10-gauge Winchester. Not my cup of tea, old chap, but undoubtedly effective.
In a land of Silly Fuel Prices, (and going up again next week, thank you very much) a 427 returning 8 mpg makes no sense at all. Even your average multi-millionaire would think twice. I am off to the Croft circuit in darkest Lincolnshire to photograph a private Cobra test and at 8mpg, the round trip would cost me approx. $698, whereas in my dull dull dull Eurobox, it will be $100 (and would cost about one-fifth of that in your fair continent). Hence most (but not all) 427s over here are trailer queens or garage decoration.
It will be interesting to see how much the two AC289s fetch in Monaco next weekend. I had planned to go, but other things get in the way as always. (Watch this space)
Goonight George
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